desire vs action
My preacher told me a story about 3 boys who wanted to go swimming in a local watering hole.
The first boy stripped down and ran up to the waters edge and jumped right in. He shrieked as the shock of the water rippled from his toes to the hair atop his head.
The second boy ran up to the waters edge, stepped into the water, hesitated; then did not jump in like the first. He could see the first boy having the time of his life, but he couldn't get over the cold. He slowly walked towards the deeper water; first his ankles; then his knees; then his waist; but no further. He just couldn't do it.
The third just walked along the edge of the watering hole; never getting anymore than his ankles wet, content with watching the others.
Each of these boys had something in common. They all had the DESIRE to go swimming; but only one of them took ACTION and jumped into the water.
This story can be related to our lives at Flight Options. Many of us have valid concerns, justifiable issues and legitimate complaints. Just like the 3 boys, some of us take action, others go half way and some sit on the sidelines. We all have the DESIRE to see changes; now it is time for ACTION. This is our time.
My story might draw criticism; however, it helped me open my eyes.
My preacher told me a story about 3 boys who wanted to go swimming in a local watering hole.
The first boy stripped down and ran up to the waters edge and jumped right in. He shrieked as the shock of the water rippled from his toes to the hair atop his head.
The second boy ran up to the waters edge, stepped into the water, hesitated; then did not jump in like the first. He could see the first boy having the time of his life, but he couldn't get over the cold. He slowly walked towards the deeper water; first his ankles; then his knees; then his waist; but no further. He just couldn't do it.
The third just walked along the edge of the watering hole; never getting anymore than his ankles wet, content with watching the others.
Each of these boys had something in common. They all had the DESIRE to go swimming; but only one of them took ACTION and jumped into the water.
This story can be related to our lives at Flight Options. Many of us have valid concerns, justifiable issues and legitimate complaints. Just like the 3 boys, some of us take action, others go half way and some sit on the sidelines. We all have the DESIRE to see changes; now it is time for ACTION. This is our time.
My story might draw criticism; however, it helped me open my eyes.
. I assure you that the CPTs I fly with enjoy the experience AND they know how I feel about the OT issue completely. If they tell me that they worked/are gonna work a day of OT, I tell them that I thik they are screwing those of us that are waiting for upgrades and compound many of the management problems we are faced with. We don't argue, piss, or moanm to each other for the rest of the tour and it leads to some good discussion for the many, many hours we spend together. I am not pissed at the world (but you can still think that if you'ld like) its just that I think that working OT compounds many problems we are faced with today that the company is trying to work on: vacation, upgrade time, day 8 travel, fleet size, duty time, etc. Selfishness and self seeking do not help us as a whole.
