Originally Posted by
kaos
SH flying is not a job, it is an art believe it or not?
the prize is immense and the only real cost is your investment of time.
Personally I don't want a balanced life, it is too interesting to have an unbalanced one.
I haven known many people with a similar philosophy. They were all airline captains who lived alone in their late 50's usually in a two bedroom apartment. No families and their net worth was mostly limited to a 1970's era corvette.
Each one could tell you exciting sounding stories about life as a CIA contract pilot or their years living in Japan as a 747 captain for some company you never heard of before. In my estimation life is an investment. These guys moved around the world like gypsies never accumulating a real life. In the end all they have is a lot of hollow sounding stories and a solemn loner personality
Not a happy sight I can assure you. A balanced life is friends, family, home and financial security. Not everyone ends up a calcapt. It is my opinion that the majority don't. It is easy to get suckered into the adventure seekers life, but to me it suckers you away from what really matters. Your life should be your art. Flying is just a job don't let it rob you of the most valuable things.
SkyHigh