An Airbus 380 is on its way across the Atlantic. It flies consistently at 800 km/h at 30,000 feet when suddenly a Eurofighter Typhoon appears.
The pilot of the fighter jet slows down, flies alongside the Airbus and greets the pilot of the passenger plane by radio: "Airbus flight, boring flight isn't it? Take care, and have a look here!"
He rolls his jet on its back, accelerates, breaks through the sound barrier, rises rapidly to a dizzying height, only to swoop down almost to sea level in a breathtaking dive. Then he loops back next to the Airbus and asks, "Well, how was that?"
The Airbus pilot answers: "Very impressive, but now have a look here!"
The jet pilot watches the Airbus, but nothing happens. It continues to fly stubbornly straight, at the same speed. After five minutes, the Airbus pilot radioed, "Well, what do you say now?"
The jet pilot, confused, asks: "What did you do?"
The other laughs and says, "I got up, stretched my legs, went to the back of the aircraft to use the bathroom, got a cup of coffee and a cinnamon cake, and I made an appointment with a stewardess for the next three nights -- in a 5-star hotel, which is all paid for by my employer. "
The moral of the story is when you are young, speed and adrenaline seem to be great. But as you get older and wiser, comfort and peace are not to be despised either.
This is called SOS... Slower, Older, Smarter.
Dedicated to all my friends who, like me, can appreciate the S.O.S. approach.
