Those last few seconds

When I fly I always feel so secure. I rarely ever think about the large bodies of water the plane is flying over or how I'm flying thousands of feet in the air and I definitely don't think about the possibility of the plane crashing. No, I'm the girl who sleeps through the take off and landing and misses meals because I'm asleep. I've even been known to sleep through entire flights. My Mom envies me to no end for this ability. She is deathly afraid of flying and every flight she takes is "horrible". The stories she tells me about her flights are just crazy. Is it really possible that every flight is horrible? I can't tell you how many strangers she has grabbed hugged on her flights because she was terrified something was going to happen.

Most of the time flying IS safe but when something does happen it's a reality check for me that sometimes things can go wrong. Like they did on the recent Air France flight from Brazil to Paris. I've been following the story for a few days praying & hoping that officials would find survivors. But this morning my heart sank when I read officials reported to families that there was no hope of finding survivors. No hope. Can you imagine.

As I think about the people abroad that flight I wonder what went through their minds in those last few minutes or perhaps seconds. I can't even imagine the hysteria abroad that flight or the desperation passengers must feel before a plane goes down. There is some speculation that if the plane lost control and started spiraling down into a storm cell, the plane would begin disintegrating, the engines and wings would start coming off, the cabin would begin falling apart. My god, if this is what really happened I would hope that this last memory be erased from their minds so they may be at peace.

My sympathies go out to all the families & friends mourning their loved ones.

Comments

[Shannon Balloon]

I just wanted to say hello. I was so surprised to see you comment on my blog. I always think it's just my Mom and Mother-in-law who read it :) I've been a fan of your blog for a long while so I was flattered that you check mine out. Enjoy your time in Belgium - I miss it very much!

Shannon

[Tera]

Yes, my heart also goes out to the families. I can't imagine the excitement you feel waiting at the airport waiting to reunite with a loved one only to be told you'll never see them again. Absolutely horrible.

And now they are suggesting it was an attack. That would make it even more difficult, knowing it wasn't an accident, but humans killing off other humans...and for what?

I have also always been content with flying. Still, when something like this happens, it puts a little niggling doubt in the back of your mind. My son is flying to the US in 3 weeks alone. It makes me feel a bit cautious and fearful.

[Lydia]

Hi from a fellow blogger in Belgium. I am also the one who used to fall asleep from takeoff to landing on every flight. But now, with a new plane that seems to have disappeared over the middle of the ocean, I don't think that I will travel peacefully again until the cause is found. What a tragedy, and how difficult for those left behind...