"Flying is hours and hours of boredom sprinkled with a few seconds of sheer terror"
- Pappy Boyington
About this Quote
This quote by Pappy Boyington speaks to the experience of flying, which can be a thrilling and amazing experience, but also a long and tedious one. The quote recommends that most of the time invested flying is spent in monotony, with just short minutes of fear. This might be interpreted as a metaphor for life in basic, where the ordinary and daily tasks use up the majority of our time, while the moments of worry and enjoyment are few and far between. It might also be interpreted as an alerting to those who are thinking about using up flying, that it is not all enjoyment and experience, but rather a great deal of hard work and devotion. Ultimately, this quote functions as a reminder that life is a balance of the mundane and the interesting, and that we must appreciate both.
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