Charles Plumb was a U.S. Navy jet pilot in Vietnam. After seventy-five combat missions, his plane was shot down, and Plumb parachuted into enemy territory, becoming a POW. He survived his ordeal, however, and eventually returned home. While eating in a restaurant one day, he was approached by a scruffy-looking man who said, “You’re Plumb! You flew jet fighters in Vietnam and were shot down!”
“How did you know that?” asked Plumb.
“I packed your parachute,” the man replied. “I guess it worked!”
Plumb couldn’t sleep that night, thinking about the unknown man who’d saved his life. From that day on, he determined to always take notice of—and say thank you to—those who “pack his parachute” each day.
Make the most of each day by thanking those who “pack your parachute” and by making an effort to do the same for someone else
