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Our view:
In memory of the CAFB airmen |
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Where do you plan to
be at the age of 25? How about 39? Do you plan
to be married with kids? Do you plan to own your
own home and a golden retriever?
Whether you foresee your future as being on Wall
Street or at Wal-Mart, everyone that they have a
future. An early death at the age of 25 or 39
seems cruel. Those were the ages of the pilots
who were killed last Wednesday in the T-38C
Talon crash at Columbus Air Force Base. Most of
us here at the W are only a couple of years the
younger pilot's junior. Can you imagine not
living more than two or three more years? The
idea makes final exams seem far less important,
doesn’t it?
The Spectator staff would like to dedicate this
issue to Major Blair Faulkner and 2nd Lt.
Matthew Emmons, who died far too young. It
doesn’t really matter whether the cause it was
electrical equipment or human error, two men
lost their lives and we mourn them.
In memory of their and other lives lost too
soon, we recommend a little carpe diem.
Especially in a time of high stress such as
exams, it is hard to step back and realize that
nothing you do or don't do will bring about the
end of the world. Not to say that tests,
projects and exams are not important, but in the
big picture of life, however long it may last,
they honestly aren’t the most important things.
What is the most important are the people you
love, the legacy you will leave and the type of
person you are. In memory of the pilots of the
CAFB crash, we encourage you to live as you will
wish to have lived when you are dying. |
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