Oxygen Mask

When you are listening to the pre-flight emergency instructions, if you happen to be listening anyhow, you will notice they tell you to put the oxygen mask on yourself, before assisting others. It is our instinct, in survival, to help others. We need others to survive, and when a crisis hits, we act without thinking, and while we have strength, we help others.

We need that reminder, at the beginning of each flight, to help us remember, in the event of a crisis, that you need to ensure your own survival, first. If you manage to get your mask on your son, who was not capable of helping himself, your son will live. When you die, however, your son isn't going to be able to help others. If you ensure your own survival, you can save your son, hopefully, and a few other people.

My oxygen mask, right now, is my sojourn to peace. I need to survive, so I can help others with what I know and what I can do really well. I know how to put it on, and it’s not easy. I can help myself, but if your oxygen mask is firmly in place, would you mind lending me your hand?

If your mask is not well situated, either, I understand completely, you need to help yourself, first. Once you have saved yourself, come back for us.