Flying Airplanes

From what I understand two of the most important things about flying an airplane are taking off and landing. The thought I guess is that if you can get the airplane off the ground properly and get it back on the ground properly, that everything in between is relatively simple. Life is a bit like this.

We are constantly going from one destination to another in life. Birth - Start of School. Start of School - Graduation. Graduation - Starting a career. Starting a career - Creating a family. Creating a new family - . . . .

We must strive to get the 'airplane' that we are flying off the ground properly. And when it is time, put it back on the ground again.

Many sermons and writings have been done about 'the dash,' what you do with your life in between when you are born and when you die.

But today, think about starting well and finishing well.