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---- 老的定義 ----

承認自己老 是人生很重大的轉折點

好處是 

         你不會去做這個年紀不該做的事, 不會像年輕人一樣, 肆無忌憚的闖蕩, 漫無邊際的追逐        

你懂得收斂, 懂得知足, 懂得放下, 懂得感恩

當一切都慢下來的時候, 你開始回顧整個生命

你的時間空間變大了, 你感受到存在的可貴, 生命的有限

你珍惜一切, 深怕失去你僅有的

然而缺點是 

你不再重視外相上的美感, 言談之間美的的特質

你放棄追求生命動力的來源, 活下去的崇高理想

你不重視打扮 

覺得老了就可以有個肥胖的肚子, 寬鬆的腰胯

你把形象徹底放下甘心做一個傳統的老人 

其實 老是 

人生真正的黃金年華 

你有錢有閒,有經驗有智慧

你有洞察人心的能力, 判斷事情的智慧 

你很容易看到人生的無常起落, 把握當下抓住機會

你知道, 人生已沒有多少的時間與機會讓你再繼續徘徊, 讓你再重新來過

因為每一次都可能是人生的最後一次 

每一天都可能是人生的最後一天 

家父說 

他活到近八十仍覺得自己的心無異於孩提時代 

仍覺得自己像小孩一樣單純 

他一生無病無痛 快樂達觀 凡事正面取角 從不麻煩別人 

一生受宗教洗禮 經常從閱讀書卷中獲得喜樂 

這是一個身體老 心卻不老的實例 

幾天前我跨越了人生五十歲的大關 

這是一個青黃交接的年紀 

可以稱得上是壯年 也可以叫中年 也可能是老年的開端 

但如何去定義"老" 呢 ?

當你開始喪失了生命的動力, 喪失了浪漫的激情 與健康活躍的身心

這就是老的開始 

身體會老可是心可以不老 

年輕的定義 完全取決於你對生命的態度  

能夠讓身心保持在健康快樂的狀態就叫年輕  

我拜訪過王永慶在台灣為老人興辦的長庚養生村 

 在八九十歲的老人圈內 看到不少形同三四十歲的年輕人

什麼叫老 ?

一位三十歲的年輕人可以把身體糟蹋的不如一位七八十歲的老人

筋骨僵硬, 手腳無力, 精神萎靡, 生活沒有目地

嚴重者, 可以讓心情沮喪的形同垂死的老人

什麼是老 ?

老真的必需從實際的身心狀態來看待 

不是從年紀來分辨 

  說真格的 您老了嗎 ?

 以上是一位剛屆滿五十歲年輕人的心聲 

一位可以一口氣做上一百七十下伏地挺身 

仍妄想 飛單引擎飛機 冒險環遊世界的年輕人 

    ---  天空舞者 ---

美麗的人生

天空舞者

沒有遺憾

愛一定要讓對方知道, 在對方還能夠聽, 還能夠看, 還能夠想, 還能夠感受的時候, 讓對方知道. 不要等到對方已經癱瘓, 失去知覺, 失去記憶, 失去感受的時候才來表達, 到此時一切都已枉然

遺憾來自失去雙向交流的機會, 沒給對方機會表達他對你的感受, 淪落空乏的失落感, 造成一種生命未完成的遺憾.

愛要即時, 千萬不要等待.

天空舞者 

一生難得

一生難得有一把好的工具, 一位知心的朋友, 一位善於啟迪的老師, 有智慧的父母, 恩愛的終身伴侶.

今早, 我用一把小剪子剪掉手指邊一小塊乾裂的皮膚時, 赫然發現這一把伴隨我多年的小工具所帶給我的方便與少苦, 心中萌生無限的感激. 我試過好幾把剪子, 唯獨這把剪起來乾淨俐落, 真的看不出它有什麼特別, 可是它卻有其它工具所達不到的效果. 我有一個隨身攜帶的小盒子, 裡頭裝有三樣東西, Bandage, Neosporin 及這把小剪子, 除了上飛機時必須將它放入行李箱外, 其它時間永遠與我形影不離.

一生之中能伴隨我們的東西實在不多, 能跟隨我們的, 一定有它很特別的意義與緣份. 好的朋友, 老師, 有智慧的長者, 父母, 永生不逾的伴侶, 更是難能可貴, 珍惜這一份際遇, 即時的表達對他們由衷的愛與感謝, 不要讓機會錯失.

天空舞者

成長的可貴, 就是解決生命問題的能力與日俱增, 越老越懂得調適身心, 令心開闊, 並常處於滿足快樂的狀態. 有些人年僅四十, 便已具足八十歲的智慧, 有些人活到八十還不如一個十歲的小孩來得快樂. 智慧的增長何其重要, 何其難得, 何其珍貴!

儲備生命的資糧好比買保險, 不要超越自己所需要的份量, 用不到的部份就叫屯積, 就叫呆滯, 就叫浪費. 生命誠短暫, 千萬別浪費在不必要的屯積上面.

生命必須去使用才叫真實, 沒有目地的生活叫呆滯, 呆滯與不必要的屯積一樣, 同是生命無謂的浪費. 

利用有限的生命好好的做自己想做的事, 不要期待明天, 不要等到資糧富足了才開始做, 明天永遠是未知數, 有多少人過了今天卻沒有明天. 趁雙腿還能走, 腦筋還能想, 眼睛還能看, 做自己一生想做的事, 去自己一生想去的地方, 並好好的愛自己一生想愛的人.

生命裡頭有太多的東西可以學習, 有太多美麗的地方可以造訪, 有太多智慧的朋友可以結交, 有太多的事情能帶給我們微笑與快樂, 這當中唯一欠缺的就是時間. 很多事情都可以重新來過, 唯獨時間不能.

聖誕佳節即將來臨, 回顧這一年, 問問自己有沒有好好的活過, 如果有則繼續努力, 如果沒有, 則給自己一個新的希望, 好好的珍惜新的一年, 當做是生命最後的一年, 好好的做自己一生想做的事, 完成自己一生想完成的事.

我有一位鄰居, 在壁櫥上貼了一張他一生想做的事, 每完成當中的一件, 就用鉛筆劃掉, 到如今, 他已完成兩次騎機車橫跨美洲大陸的壯舉. 能遇到對生命有相同體驗的人實在不多. 認識他, 心中又多添了一股喜悅.

您的選擇是什麼?  當生命的終點抵達時, 誰能夠欣慰的道出一句 ---- 哇! 這一生沒有白白走過 !!

 天空舞者

長相廝守

長相廝守是一門藝術, 有其特定的條件, 其中份量最重的莫過於相處中所獲得的滿足與快樂. 相貌肢體總會衰老凋零, 然精神的美感卻可以因為年紀的增長而愈加豐碩. 年輕時是靠物質的美在鞏固精神的不足(尚未完全體會生活的藝術), 年老時是靠精神的美在鞏固物質的不足(體能健康日益衰退).

生命的本質固然是無常多變, 但美麗的生命卻是可以營計, 珍惜每一個可以展現美感的機會, 把最美最好的對待送給對方, 將可以在無常多變的本質中創造永恆. 

天空舞者

I met angels from time to time, who rendered their hands and advises to others, and I like to play Angel myself, when ever there is a chance to reach out my hands.

One time, I helped a guy jump started his car in a parking lot, he offers me some cash for return, instead of taking his money, I said... "Thank you for giving me the chance to be an Angel today, some day you will be an Angel for some one else, good luck".

Love opens up our heart and Joy is the biggest return for love.

Skydancer

Some one forwarded this story to me today:

Come with me to a third grade classroom.....

There is a nine-year-old kid sitting at his desk and all of a sudden, there is a puddle between his feet and the front of his pants are wet. He thinks his heart is going to stop because he cannot possibly imagine how this has happened.

It's never happened before, and he knows that when the boys find out he will never hear the end of it. When the girls find out, they'll never speak to him again as long as he lives.

The boy believes his heart is going to stop; he puts his head down and prays this prayer, 'Dear God, this is an emergency! I need help now! Five minutes from now I'm dead meat.

He looks up from his prayer and here comes the teacher with a look in her eyes that says he has been discovered.

As the teacher is walking toward him, a classmate named Susie is carrying a goldfish bowl that is filled with water. Susie trips in front of the teacher and inexplicably dumps the bowl of water in the boy's lap.

The boy pretends to be angry, but all the while is saying to himself, 'Thank you, Lord! Thank you, Lord!

Now all of a sudden, instead of being the object of ridicule, the boy is the object of sympathy. The teacher rushes him downstairs and gives him gym shorts to put on while his pants dry out. All the other children are on their hands and knees cleaning up around his desk. The sympathy is wonderful. But as life would have it, the ridicule that should have been his has been transferred to someone else - Susie.

She tries to help, but they tell her to get out. You've done enough, you klutz!

Finally, at the end of the day, as they are waiting for the bus, the boy walks over to Susie and whispers, 'You did that on purpose, didn't you?' Susie whispers back, I wet my pants once too.

May God help us see the opportunities that are always around us to do good...

Remember, Just going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in your garage (hangar) makes you a car (an airplane).

If a pilot is tired of flying, he is tired of living.

To most people, sky is the limit, but to pilot, sky is their home.

I was a little sad this morning.

Scotty passed away, the 86 years old Aerobatic pilot went into coma and never came back. I don't know the exact date he died, may be right before I went to Oshkosh AirVenture about two weeks ago.

Scotty came back to Sunrise Aviation to say good bye a couple weeks before his death, he knew his time is coming, he gave away some of his stuff to friends at Sunrise Aviation, may be included the camera I modified for him. Ty (note) use it to record the Aerobatic flight for him. Scotty was so happy that he could record clear audio with the video during his flight, I was so grateful to be able to do something for him.

He had tripple bypass two years ago, he wasn't gone for long, he came back flying again within a couple of months (I was a little worried). His final death might be related to his liver cancer, but I believe, if the Pitts hasn't been down since May, he may still be alive and flying like a wild bird in the sky. He was so enjoyed flying that Red Pitts (see home page) and I often took the flight after him. I saw him landed a few times, he would put the airplane down to the number aggressively and touch down the runway as gentle as a feather touching the ground. He tried Extra-300 a couple of times after the Pitts was grounded, but it didn't work out for him.

Scotty had set up a great example for life, he had gotten the best out of his life. From World War II Air Force pilot to 2007 aerobatic pilot, I name him the oldest aerobatic pilot in the world. He is the guy rather die in the sky than lie in the Hospital bed. I'll miss him, I'm so glad I have a friend like him, I'm very proud of him.

Note: Ty Frisby, the unlimited aerobatic pilot/Alaska bush pilot, has once said --- "I've learned so much by flying with Scotty". Ty was the co-pilot/CFI for Scotty, a Chief Aerobatic Instructor at Sunrise Aviation.

Skydancer 天空舞者

Beautiful People

God really treat us well.

He gave us three chances to become a beautiful person.

-- A beaufiful face, a nice looking face to show ourselves to the world, if not....

-- A healthy and strong body (or good figures) to show ourselves to the world, if not...

-- A good heart, the loving kindness, to show ourselves to the world.

If you have all three of those, you are one of the luckiest person on the planet; if you have two, you are still the luckiest person on the planet; but if you only have one, you are still able to show your beauty to the world, make you a beautiful person.

skydancer 天空舞者

Farewell Joan, you've finally free yourself, was it just like I described 26 days ago ---- Entering a complete silence and peacefulness when crossing the line.

I'll miss you.

Skydancer 天空舞者

Don't be afraid to cross the line

If you are really sick and life has no better meaning but to give up, don't be afraid to cross the line, it's so peaceful and tranquil on the other side, it's the most peaceful place I've ever been in my life.

To Joan, my dearest friend

--- Skydancer ---

I've Been There

I've crossed the line between life and death.

During my inverted accelerated spin on 1/23/2007 --- The moment when I pulled out of a dive and turned from negative 3G into positive 3G force, the slowing heart rate and compressed blood in my brain rushed out suddenly and caused me to lose consciousness. I blacked out for about 3 seconds due to the lost of blood pressure and oxygen in my brain. I suddenly entered a tranquil state without any discomfort and thoughts. When the sensational feeling came back to me after the blood and oxygen had re-stored in my brain, my first thought was --- Wow! what a peaceful and completely silent moment I have gone through. I didn't feel any discomfort or suffering within it, It was a completely quiet and peaceful moment, I couldn't describe with a better word but to call it ---Nirvana.

--- Skydancer --- 

--- No time for fear ---

I had an in flight engine failure once and made an emergency landing at the local airport. A couple of my friends asked me the same question -- What was in your mind during that cretical moment ? were you fear for your life ?

My answer was -- there was no time for fear.

It's true that when survival is the only option, everything else becomes irrelevant, there is no time nor room for worry, for fear or nervous. Full concentration is the only choice to get you out of that life and death situation.

So, when you still have time to worry, to fear or to get nervous, the threat isn't big enough yet. When you still have time to feel the pain, the injury isn't severe enough yet. When you still have time to worry about the death, you still have plenty of energy to fight for the survival.

--- skydancer ---