Upset at not being able to jump?

[quade 4]

In light of recent events at; New York, Washington D.C., the aviation community, the financial community and with fire, police and other rescue workers, I think it's very important to try to not act like a spoiled child whose favorite toy has been taken away.
If you're reading this in the safety of your home or office, then nothing in your life has appreciably changed in the long run.
Simply put, the inconvenience of not being able to jump out of an airplane while this tragedy goes on is not that important.
Grow up.
If you can't jump this weekend -- give blood so that some people may be able to continue to live.
If you can't give any more blood -- donate what you would have spent on jump tickets and beer to the Red Cross.
Paul
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[Michele 1]

Thank you, Paul.
Thank you, for the reminder that while I have been deeply touched and hurt by Tuesday's events, I have not bled, I have not died, and I have not been injured. Others have.
Thank you, for the reminder that while my life has changed, but I am still alive to breathe, to love, to play and to jump. And others aren't.
Thank you, for the reminder that I can help, I can make the difference between life and death for someone. That I can make a difference to those people who have lost someone they love. That I should make that difference.
Will I jump this weekend? I don't know. But I do know that there will be other days which I can jump, if not this Sunday. There will be other bright blue, laughing, sweet, life filled days for me, eating a burger and drinking a beer after rejoicing in my life at 12,500. The days have ended for so many, and will end for many more in the months to come.
Thank you for the reminder. What a shame that I am the first to respond, that there are only 38 views of this post prior to me. And, sadly, thank you for that reminder, as well.
(Edit. Michele sez: Well, I jumped the gun a tad bit there. There is another thread that contains the conversation and response...sorry to those posters. But it should be read - and thought about).
Ciels, every day -
Michele
"What of the dreams that never die? Turn to your left at the end of the sky".
~e e cummings~