First-Class Flying

Above all things, reverence yourself. ~ Pythagoras

The movie Defending Your Life suggests that when we leave this world we review the experiences in which we succumbed to fear rather than choosing love.

As the character Daniel reviews his life, he realizes that he consistently denied his own good, until the following event:

After a devastating divorce, Daniel was left with a small amount of money and an airline ticket for a vacation in the Orient.

When Daniel arrived at the ticket counter for his pleasure outing, the agent told him, "You have seat 38B."

"Does that mean I’ll be sitting in the back of the plane between two other people for ten hours?" he asked.

"I’m sorry, sir, there are no other seats available."

"How about in first class?"

"There is one first-class seat left; to upgrade will cost an additional $3,000."

Daniel deliberated for a moment, then exclaimed, "I’ll take it!"

Do you love yourself enough to give yourself what would make you happy?

Can you trust that your happiness will not take away from another’s good, but will only add to the sum total of joy in the universe?

Asking for what you want is not selfish; it is your responsibility.

The more you honor yourself with beauty, play, and joy, the greater will be your capacity to love and serve others.

I accept the best that life has to offer.