Chapter 35
As if on cue, the plane hit some turbulence and the pilot turned the seatbelt sign on. Cecelia, who seemed to be hiding in the galley, made the announcement. Collin and Sofia ushered folks back to their seats.
From Sofia's perspective, not much had changed with Cecelia's aggressiveness, which could be heard in her tone and volume on the PA.
That wasn't true for the souls around row 16.
Though most were now sitting in silence, they were all thinking.
Thinking about their backpacks. And what they were going to do with them.
The conversation between Buddy and Jon now turned to what Buddy referred to as “earning your spurs.”
If you're going to live with a loving backpack, there were some hard decisions to make; there were some tough conversations to be had. There were some life changes that needed to occur.
The wisdom of the backpack was not given; it was earned.
And it started with a decision.
“Jon, my daddy used to say, ‘To decide not to decide, is to decide not to.'”
Jon thought about that.
“We can't just go on thinking about what we're going to do with our backpacks. We have to intentionally decide what we are going to do, and then do it, correct?” Jon asked confidently.
“Another ringer!” Buddy replied.
“So,” Buddy continued, “the questions that remain are all about what you and I are going to do with our backpacks.”
For the remainder of the flight, the two new friends went back through each and every topic Buddy had promised to return to.
On personalities: Buddy ...
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