From the lady on the Plane Train speaking in her soothing monotone , "Please hold on as our train leaves the station" to country music crooning to me that "I Hold On," I've been thinking that this is really profound advice. It's like the Army's "Few Good Men" or Nike's "Do it", "Hold On" might be my personal theme this summer.
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"Please hold on as our train leaves the station."
Bodies go flying….everytime.
MARTA newcomers are initiated the first time the train pulls out of a concourse stop. There's always at least one person who falls over. "I'm cool," they're thinking…."I've got great balance" Through the air they go! The Plane Train takes no prisioners. I then watch the victims carefully, they always hold on tight when the conductor tells them to after their first free fall.
Last week two goofuses tumbled in front of me. The man squished his own kid and the little girl almost landed in my lap. As a veteran Plane Train rider, I sit on the bench that says seniors and handicapped. No way do I want to fall victim to the acceleration whims of the train…I hold on.
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"Hold on" is what most of us do for a living. I wish I could say that I'm ahead of the game. I wish I could say I know where I'm going. (Folks, I 'm lucky if I can tell you where I've been yesterday!) Frankly, I am ready to draw social security and I'm still thinking about my future career(s). No, I'm not sure what I want to do next. But, I'll hold on.
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Dierks Bentley sings about his old truck and that "it's the miles that make the man". We all need to Hold On-- but maybe with just one hand. The other hand can be used to reach for the stars. As Dr. Wally Askew always wrote, "Whatdoyouthink?"
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