A Proud Moment In My Life Essay

When it comes to life alone, who wants to think of death, when there is still the moment to live in? Certainly not me. When it comes to my reflection on the life that I have lived for 17 and a half years, there is obviously something that has both brought me the greatest amount of success and happiness. “What is that?”, you may ask, continue reading, and you will find out. Although I personally believe that there is life after death, I don’t think that death is something that we should strive for, because we are all given the gift of the moment that we are all living in right now. Although, I have had an experience that has brought me both the utmost success and happiness in my life thus far, that I know for sure won’t ever escape the grasp of my mind. My whole life from the time I was a little kid, up until today and going forward, I have dreamed of being an airline pilot. This idea first spurred when I went to visit my uncle in Boston and flew on an airplane for the first time. I was mesmerized, not only because of the feeling of the takeoff and landing, but also all of the cool switches and

I started up the plane, went through my checklists, and was once again off the ground and in the air. Landing after landing passed, and soon my instructor called and said that we would be taxiing back to the ramp area. Upon arrival, he hopped out, signed my logbook, and briefed me on what I was to do. This was it, this was my moment of glory. Nervous and shaking, I stuttered and said that I understood what he had said. I taxied back to the runway, and this time at the end of my radio call tacked on, “Student Pilot”. I was cleared to take off, and took the runway. I took off and landed, and repeated this two more times, and then taxied back to meet my instructor at the hangar. Upon exiting the plane, a smile from ear to ear grew on my face, and I couldn’t stop