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HenryMakow.com – Aug 8, 2023

“I will not apologize for being a nervous flyer. It’s not natural for seventy-five tons to be hurdling through the air at 500 mph. You’re basically riding a wing attached to two jet engines SEVEN MILES ABOVE THE EARTH.”

This “confession of a nervous flyer” was written in Dec 2020 when I fled the coming COVID lockdown in Canada. The article illustrates how we are all prisoners of our ego and its lizard-like programming (fear of dying, greed, lust, power, fame, etc.) This voice in our head depresses us (lowers Consciousness.) On my way back to Canada last May, I detached myself from the nervous voice. I called him “Mr. Chickenshit.”  I would ridicule him when he spoke. Control your thoughts.  I am applying this to all my ego’s programmed addictions (listed above.) Joy wells up naturally from the soul when devoted to God’s Purpose for us, however, we define it. Life is sacred.

Confessions of a Nervous Flyer (Humor)

by Henry Makow PhD

“What do you recommend for someone who’s terrified of flying?”

I know you all regard me as a spiritual avatar but when it comes to flying I am just as neurotic as the next guy.

Not “me” exactly but “he.” The voice in my head.

He’s afraid the turbulence will cause the plane to go into a nosedive.

“Turbulence is just wind,” he reasons, “planes never crash from it. Imagine waves lapping up against a boat.”

But he’s still clutching the armrests.

He could never be a pilot: “This is your captain speaking. We’ll land in the desert and wait for this nasty turbulence to subside.”

He tries to strike a deal with God. He promises to give up some bad habits if only he lands safely!

And he heaves a sigh of relief when he does land safely, promises forgotten.

BACK SEAT DRIVER

 

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