"Eyes of a Child,"
By Lane Wallace
(To His Young Son)
Published in Flying Magazine, February 2000.
I'll run my hand gently over the wing of a small airplane and say to him, "This plane can teach you more things and give you more gifts than I ever could. It won't get you a better job, a faster car, or a bigger house. But if you treat it with respect and keep your eyes open, it may remind you of some things you used to know . . . that life is in the moment, joy matters more than money, the world is a beautiful place, and that dreams really, truly are possible.
And then, because airplanes speak in a language beyond words, I'll take him up in the evening summer sky and let the airplane show him what I mean.
