Air Commodore James Aseidu Aniagye was a Jet Pilot. In a combat mission his fighter plane was destroyed by a missile. He, however, ejected himself & parachuted safely. He won acclaims & appreciation from many.
After five (5) years, one day he was sitting with his wife in a restaurant. A man from another table came and said. "You are Captain Asiedu! You flew Jet fighters, you were shot down"
"How in the world did you know that?" asked Asiedu.
"I packed your parachute before you you flew," the man smile and replied" Asiedu gasped in suprise and gratitude and thought, " If the parachute hadnt worked, I wouldnt be here today"
Asiedu couldnt sleep that night, thinking about that man, he wondered how many times he might have seen him and not even said, "Goodmorning, how are you?" or anything because he was a fighter pilot and that person was just a safety worker.
So Brethren, "Who is packing your parachute?" Everyone has someone who provides what they need to make it through the day, weeks and months.
We need many kinds of parachutes when our plane is shot down- we need the physical parachute, the mental parachute, the emotional parachute, the spiritual parachute and the financial parachute. We call on all these supports before reaching safety.
Sometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us, we miss what is really important.
Appreciate someone today!
