“I aM” in IMPOSSIBLE makes it POSSIBLE
Several years back a close friend was amid a career obstacle. A dynamic personality, not at ease by assuring words alone, needed an out of the box justification. An asset to any organization, full of life workhorse was restless.
So one day while we were at one of
our regular calls; he said, "I can't sit still like this, I move; I used
to run continuously, at times so fast that objects were blurred beside me. I realised which city it was as car number
plates whizzed by me. I was always
hopping on and off aeroplanes and should have been flying now".
Out of the blue, without a pause, I
asked him-"hey tell me from your experience, what happens when the plane
has run quite a bit on the runway just before it takes off?" He thought I was mad and did not understand
my strange question. So he asked me to
complete my crazy illustration.
I promptly replied, "It slows
down and stops; then it runs like nobody's business and before one realises it
flies into the sky, higher and higher".
It took less than a second for this sharp mind to connect the dots and he was quite pleased with this straightforward illustration. To my good fortune, he has not only started that fast run but is already flying high into the skies.
Are you feeling like you have
stopped? Stuck in a situation? Not moving at the same speed? It is your pause moment. Take a deep breath and wait.
Don't ever limit your imagination; keep striving. Dream the most impossible because there’s only an “IM” before possible.
(I”LL Make it) POSSIBLE When it looks (IM) POSSIBLE.
RESET NOT SETBACK
Most of my trips are on holidays as I don't travel on work. The return journey from Pobitora, Assam,[1] in January this year, gave me a new experience. My aircraft began moving in the opposite direction before it could start taxiing and gather speed on the runway to takeoff.
This was
possibly a regular phenomenon but for a vacationer, it was a first. In fact, it
took a second to figure out we were going backwards. I asked my husband, who
walks into airports like they were his home (he is an auditor!) and also a
couple of frequent flyer friends. Well, they all dispensed my observation as
immense creativity.
So I
asked my niece, Head Cabin Crew, at Emirates to validate the incident.
Thankfully she said, I was right and maybe the plane had been parked too close
to another one or some obstruction wherein a backward movement was necessary. I
searched the internet and found, it was rare but did occur while pulling away
from the gate. Also known as reverse thrust. I realised airports, flights
and tarmacs were not a novelty for them. Poor guys, they travelled far too
much.
No! We
need to step back and taxii slowly, steadily and calmly to the right
spot before we ascent. Never hesitate to
back off. We can always use the occurrence to fine-tune our position before
soaring again. A reverse thrust
dealt appropriately can propel our flight safely and smoothly to greater
heights.
A step
back is never a setback if you choose not to sit back.
Seize the moment to stop and retrace your path. Deskill, unlearn, take a
beating; then make a U-turn- re-skill, learn afresh and soar the skies.
A Setback is to Reset.
7 comments:
Thanks for writing this. Setback is reset. Wow what a wonderful thought
It happened to me in 2010 to a great extent when I switched from Kolkata to Murshidabad. I pulled back myself like an arrow before being released from the bow to take up a new assignment.
Again it happened this month when I had to withdraw from a certain situation due to the ongoing crisis and hope to return to my trajectory by first quarter of next year.
Awesome. Yes you certainly will.
Thank you GD
You said it will take 4 mins but your writing compelled me to reread and ultimately I spent 10 mins.
Keep up the good work and keep inspiring us.
Place: Kolkata
Date: 15.06.2020
Thank you
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