A Refreshing Outlook

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Yesterday I was on a flight from Newark, NJ to New Orleans. Unlike what I usually experience the flight was on time. I took my seat and was browsing through my WordPress posts when something unusual happened. The pilot came out of the cockpit and announced he had two questions for us. Whosever can answer the question will get a gift.

I am a million miler on United airlines. I fly almost every week and had hardly seen such an enthusiastic pilot before. I smiled in blithe embracing the welcome change. He was holding a united blazer pin and an old style United fact card. He said, when flying was fun the airlines used to give such souvenirs to the kids, a tradition sadly long lost. And with that, he spelled the first question

β€œHow many positive commandments exist in the Torah?”

I had no clue what he was asking…

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10 thoughts on “A Refreshing Outlook”

  1. You are right sometimes unexpectedly simple gesture goes a long way! Btw congratulations on winning that card!!

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