Different Perspective

772 Words2 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: The dangers of not wearing a seatbelt essay

I was nervous and effervescent at the same time. I glanced briefly at the plastic card peeking out from the seat pocket. It mentioned something about using my cushion as a floatation device, in the event we had to set down or crash in water. The stewardess was rambling on about air travel safety; fasten your seat belt; seats in upright position, trays folded up and secured, carry-on luggage stored away in the upper compartment, oxygen masks dropping, etc. The pilot mentioned the temperature, traveling air speed, approximate time of arrival and the current weather at our destination. His voice faded away as he encouraged us to sit back, relax and enjoy the flight. I tried to pay attention, but the air conditioning knobs, light switches and a fascinating airline merchandise catalog lured my attention away. I perused the SkyMall catalog noticing it offered the world’s largest crossword puzzle, giant deer antlers for trucks and other interesting items, however it was time for takeoff.

The great beast lumbered forward. The jet engines screeched, and after several turns, we stopped at the end of the runway. The great beast began to shake, as she lurched forward, picking up speed; hurling down the runway. Buildings flew by, dashes on the runway flashed like signs as the nose began to lift. The great gold, red and orange beast stepped gently into the air. The great beast was aloft, and my stomach sank down to my knees. I chewed on my gum furiously trying to clear my ears. I looked out my window as we crossed over Interstate 20. The vehicles looked like my old “Hot Wheels” cars. The great beast seemed to slow down, and I thought for a moment she was going to drop from the sky, as she turned east towards the Metrop...

... middle of paper ...

...tter of perspective.

But then I consider how different life would be if I saw God as holy and perfect and myself as a sinner? How different would life be if I compared my thoughts, words and deeds to God’s thoughts, words and deeds? How different would life be if I said, “I confess ___________?” How different would life be if I blamed myself for my actions and not others? How different would life be if I saw myself and my ways as a source of overwhelming weakness and God as a source of overwhelming power? How different would life be if wrote down my sins and confessed them out loud to God? How different would life be if I said, “I am weak, but You, O God, are strong?” How different would life be if spent some quality time at the cross? How different would life be if I took my list of sins with me? Sometimes, all we need is a change of perspective.

Show More
Related

  • The Importance Of The Dual Perspective

    1121 Words  | 3 Pages

    The first framework that would be beneficial when working with this population is the Dual Perspective Framework. The Dual Perspective Framework is a model that charges the social worker with assessing and understanding the client’s world. While doing so, one must take into account the client’s relationship to not only their immediate family and community, but also to the larger societal system while considering and comparing values, attitudes, and behaviors (Prigoff, 2003, p. 80). Another way to explain the Dual Perspective was presented by Dr. Nimmagadda as part of the diversity section of this course (2015). The contrasting views are also known as the “Nurturing Environment” versus the “Sustaining Environment.” The “Nurturing Environment” can be identified as the individual’s family or immediate extended family, while the “Sustaining Environment” can be identified as how an individual feels other’s view them in the social environment (Nimmagadda, 2015). An individual can evolve and change according to their experiences and interactions in both environments.

    Read More

  • Christology

    543 Words  | 2 Pages

    When a person is saved from hell to heaven by the grace of God and the death of Jesus Christ he becomes a new creature. The things he used to be must be left behind and he must strive to become Christ-like (2 Corinthians 5:17). Jesus Christ was the only blameless, sinless, perfect human being to ever walk the face of the earth. There is no possible way for anybody to achieve such perfection. The only way one is able to ever come close is to put away all things of this world, and live only for Christ. You must walk for Christ, talk about Christ, live for Christ. In doing so you will come up against persecution and hardship from outside forces, however one must endure. You must suffer as Christ has suffered. You are after all the reason for Christ’s suffering. Had he not willingly gone to the cross, there would be no salvation. There would be no eternal life. God cannot look upon us unless we are covered in the blood of Christ.

    Read More

  • Eastern Airlines Facing Bankruptcy

    1259 Words  | 3 Pages

    pilots and flight attendants are going to give us what we need. I know it's

    Read More

  • Essay On Color Guard Leadership

    501 Words  | 2 Pages

    I was smiling and laughing while many on the plane were vomiting. This was the most fun I’d had on a flight, but not everyone seemed to share my excitement. They had good reason for anxiety; we had endured a turbulent, and were now circling Columbus unable to land. This started my experience at Winter Guard International World Championships in my junior year.

    Read More

  • Augustine And Christianity: The Story Of Saint Augustine's Confessions

    1395 Words  | 3 Pages

    Such as sins we do, no matter how young or old you are, you will eventually make bad decisions. We aren’t perfect but no matter how bad our sin is; we shouldn’t take pleasure of it because this can worsen us. This bad bodily habit can result for continuous confessions. This confession is one long prayer and must confess all of your sin’s to God. This will guide you to a stronger belief in God. Like Saint Augustine all his sins made him praise to God who mercifully directed his path and brought him out of misery and error. Overall, he wants his audience to believe that God is the creator of everything and most importantly the savior in all of us. However, times have changed and that the confession was written a long time ago. Nowadays many people don’t have a religion because people are more open with their feelings. For instance, exposing their sexuality. Many churches still don’t accept same-sex marriage and that the bible is somewhat unfair. Yet sins are constant, but religion can change over time. I personally think that everyone has their own savior, not just relating to a God or any type of religion. It could be yourself, your significant other, family, friends, etc. In the end, religion does not matter, just know the basic principles in life and that is: don’t hurt others and always be

    Read More

  • Spirit Airlines Research Paper

    1116 Words  | 3 Pages

    Flight 673 is now boarding.” A Spirit employee calls hours after the original flight time. Getting in the designated line with 151 people who have inhabited the airport for hours, they start to board the plane. At the front of the line, the Spirit employee takes the plane ticket and scans in before allowing the passenger to pass through and onto the plane. As soon as they step foot on the plane, they are welcomed by a flight attendant and set out on a search for their seat. Once locating their seat, the passenger shimmies their way in, their behinds or fronts in other passengers faces. Arm rest close to their sides and feet shoved half way under the seat in front of them, the passenger attempts to get as comfortable as possible. After everyone has boarded, the flight attendant begins to give the mandatory instructions, speaking at a million words per minute as all the passengers just nod and pray their plane makes it to their destination safely. The flight attendants begin to come around and ask if anyone would like anything, once the plane settles in the air. Picking up the menu, the passengers will see that all cool beverages, including water, sell for three dollars and snacks ranging anywhere from two to four dollars. Noticing the “Value Meal” deals, they debate the worthiness of purchasing more to save up to four dollars at most. Their stomach roaring like thunder, they decide to order a lightly salted snack and cup sweating beverage.

    Read More

  • Grace And Gratitude Analysis

    741 Words  | 2 Pages

    As a surrendered life to Christ, my intentions on earth are good. However, I live a human life, wretched and sinful by the simplest measures perhaps unrecognizable to most, yet blatantly known to God. In this truth I find comfort. I know that no matter how hard it gets when attempting to behave as Jesus would have me in the face of any and all adversity, “God gives me Grace!” He already knows my heart and my failures even before I experience them. He set up a way for me to be redeemed and to overcome through His son, Christ Jesus. He did this for me through grace, and He offers His love and blessings to me regardless of me. I can’t buy God’s grace. I can’t gain God’s grace by doing good deeds. God freely grants it to me, and you, simply because He loves us, who are undeserving of His love. This act of grace is nearly unfathomable as a human being! My entire being melts to ground at His feet where I wade in pool of gratitude for this benevolent undeserving gift, His grace. The moment we start to think that we deserve His grace because we are good or righteous, is a moment when we are seriously misguided and in danger. We are not perfect. We are not God. The best of us are like filthy rags when compared to His holiness. “…all our righteous deeds are like a filthy garment; And all of us wither like a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.” Isaiah 64:6

    Read More

  • Opposing viewpoints

    639 Words  | 2 Pages

    The death penalty is a highly controversial and hotly debated topic. The death penalty is completely obsolete in western English speaking countries; the only exception the United States of America. Capital Punishment is only used in cases of treason and in murder 1. Supporters of the death penalty believe that putting a killer to death gives the family of the murdered knowledge that justice was served. The opposition to the death penalty believes that the punishment is too “final”: it offers no possibility of rehabilitation. Both sides, however, recognize the need for a change in the justice system regarding capital punishment. The common issue is finding a punishment which is harsh enough to deter crime but still offers the chance of rehabilitation. The standard form of execution is use of lethal injection, in which the convicted is bound to a chair and injected with sodium thiopental to cause unconsciousness, pancuronium bromide to induce paralysis, and potassium chloride to stop the heart. Texas is the state most liberal in their use of the death penalty, with 34% of the national total since 1976. The death penalty has been a part of civilization for all of man’s existence, starting in Ancient Greece and Egypt and continuing on through today.

    Read More

  • Point Of View: The Lesson

    1650 Words  | 4 Pages

    Point of view is an essential element to a reader's comprehension of a story. The point of view shows how the narrator thinks, speaks, and feels about any particular situation. In Toni Cade Bambara's "The Lesson," the events are told through the eyes of a young, mischievous girl named Sylvia who lives in a lower class neighborhood. The reader gets a limited point of view of view because the events are told strictly by Sylvia. This fact can influence the reader to see things just as she does. The strong language gives an unfamiliar reader an illustration of how people in the city speak. Bambara does this to show the reader that kids from lower class neighborhoods are affected by their environment due to lack of education and discipline, that how different one part of society is from another, and that kids learn from experience. We also get an insight of Sylvia’s feisty, rebellious nature and her lack of respect towards people with an education.

    Read More

  • FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE

    2317 Words  | 5 Pages

    In my 205 I was asked to consider how and why my writing changes from one community to another. This essay represents the results of that exploration.

    Read More

  • The Bike Ride

    728 Words  | 2 Pages

    Pedaling my bike, I swerved left and right, dodging all sorts of trash which littered the desolate ground beneath my feet. The car was gaining ground fast; its ebony visage glaring at me like some hell-spawned demon. A cold clammy hand seemed to envelope my body. I knew I could not escape.

    Read More

  • Airport Observation

    754 Words  | 2 Pages

    The heart begins racing the moment the car pulls into the airport parking lot. The smell of jet fuel, automobile exhaust, and hot tarmac combine to assault the senses with images of exotic escapes and the kind of freedom that can only come from airports. I feel the thrum of the engines at takeoff and the vibration of the plane during the flight in my skin. I see people listening to MP3s and playing video games. I hear the couple behind me chatting about the weather in Florida and the possibility of rain. I recognize the smell of fading perfume that women are wearing. Chanel, Windsong and White Diamonds clash with the smell of popcorn and Quizno sandwiches.

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: My Journey To The United States

    762 Words  | 2 Pages

    My heart was pounding as I boarded my flight leaving the Bangkok International Airport. A flight attendant in a grey dress with a red bow draped over her shoulder announced; “Welcome aboard flight AA350 to the United States.” My journey began that day.

    Read More

  • Description of My First Flight

    836 Words  | 2 Pages

    The stewardess then directed me towards the back, away from the cockpit. I looked at my ticket and at what seat I'd be sitting in. I had to duck in and around people putting their luggage into the upper compartments and look for my number on the back of my seat that matched my ticket stamp. As I walked past one of the windows, I glanced out and saw the right wing. It somehow gave me reassurance that I'd be fine and I'd soon be having the time of my life. "I'll soon be in the air."

    Read More

  • A Memorable Cruise Ship

    951 Words  | 2 Pages

    We got into our lines, behind groups of excited families and happy little old men and women. As the line ascended up the ramp onto this enormous water vessel, pictures were taken of every group of passengers. Smile, laugh and look happy! Riiight. As a matter of fact, I was pretty anxious. I'd never been on a boat like this, and especially not for a whole week.

    Read More

More about Different Perspective

Open Document