How He Saved Countless Lives

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Found on Know Your Meme
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/objection

   Yesterday my girlfriend and I were flying back to LA after a lovely 5 day vacation in Washington. I begrudgingly chose United Airlines to fly with only because they gave me a gift card for having a 13 hour layover a few months back. We got through the first flight without a hitch. The second flight though was delayed a few hours, but not for a usual reason. 

   All the passengers of the flight piled into the plane and took their seats. Once the pilots got to the plane from another delayed flight, we rolled out and taxied to the runway for the take off. While we were heading towards the runway, there was a very strange repeating sound that came from the airplane. Nobody paid much mind to it since the staff did not seem worried. 

   After a few more minutes of this, a man rang the help button above his seat. When nobody came, he rang it again and again until the attendant went on the intercom and stated, "Please be patient, we will help you once we take off. If this is an emergency then press the button again". Immediately he pressed it again and the attendant came over. 

Found on The Idea Hunters
http://www.theideahunters.net/2014/10/19/answers-to-sales-objections/

   A few words were said and the plane taxied back to the terminal. The man was a plane mechanic for the company and said it was unsafe to fly. The passengers were angry and complained that he wanted to get it looked at. He was ushered off the plane, but he didn't stop. He went up to the supervisors and forced the mechanics to look at it.

   Everyone stayed on the plane. Most were irritated, some were inquiring, some were anticipating what was going on. An hour later we were cleared to go and taxied back to the airstrip. They said nothing was wrong, but the sound was gone.

   For speaking up, that man might have saved all of our lives that day. He utilized his knowledge and spoke up when no one else was going to. The crisis was averted. 

   Standing up for something will always have a negative push at first. It might even last longer than you logically thought it would, but the end result could save peoples lives or change the world. Think about that the next time you feel you should speak, and stand up for what you believe in.

     Brad Slaughter is a Co-Owner of Try-Fun Fitness & Training, Writer for Inside My Inquisitive Mind, Producer, Entrepreneur and trained in Social Media Marketing By Corsera. 

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Justifiable Killing

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Found on ShadowsFall
http://shadowsfall.org/mandogandgun/?p=2133

    What makes killing justified? I see shows, movies and real things that happen on the news and it drives me to think about this. 2 instances that have happened recently come to mind.

    We've all seen the violence that has been flooding the news as of late. Even though this has been happening for a long time, the big rush of media springs from the #blacklivesmatter movement. The killing that has happened has been horrible. Innocent lives were taken, I feel on both sides. When the cops got shot by snipers and I started seeing the comments praising what happened, I questioned the motives and thought process of those who praised it. Were those cops not innocent? I think so. Not all cops are bad, just like not all Muslims are bad, just like not all of the Gay community are Democrats, just like not all White people are bigots and racists. 

    I've been reading an excellent book written by William T. Vollmann called "Rising Up and Rising Down". The premise behind the book that has been combined from a series of 7 volumes resides around all types of violence. He tells stories from the past or personal stories of his travels to extremely violent places and talks about whether or not each instance was justified. This book has helped develop my sense of critical thinking on these subjects. After reading through suicide, which was a very powerful chapter that solidified some beliefs that I had, I've reached the chapter on killing for a cause. I feel this chapter reflects on a plethora of events that are happening today.



   Now, back to the previous paragraph, I don't feel it was justified on the premise that the lives were innocent. Those cops were not the ones who did the horrible deed. The killings on both sides were spurned from hate, not from justice. 

   The second instance is not based in reality, but still makes me think about it. On the show "Bloodline", spoiler alert sorry, John kills Danny to protect his family and his name. Danny has been trying to bring down the whole family due to a childhood event that happened and putting his family in danger from the illegal and criminal acts he caused. Even with all of that, was killing Danny justifiable? Gandhi and MLK would probably say no, but Malcom X and Socrates would probably say yes. It makes you think though. What would you do if you were in that situation? It's easy to choose from just an immediate emotion reaction sitting in your chair, but if you really place yourself in that situation...What would you do?

     Brad Slaughter is a Co-Owner of Try-Fun Fitness & Training, Writer for Inside My Inquisitive Mind, Producer, Entrepreneur and trained in Social Media Marketing By Corsera. 

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