Up, Up, and Away!

"I believe I can fly, I believe I can touch the sky ... spread my wings and fly away" (RK)

Are you ready to fly?

Many people are afraid of heights.
Why? Why wouldn't they want to grow? Want to become great? Want to fly?

The last time I traveled by plane (which was several years ago), I kept my eyes glancing out the window during takeoff. As we rose higher and higher, and the people and objects became smaller and smaller, we soon enough rose above the clouds. 
And a thought hit me.
When a person looks down from an airplane, it does not appear as if he is going too quickly. However, to those of us on the ground, when we look up to the sky, those planes move mighty fast! 
Our Gedolim don't view themselves as being any greater than anyone else. When they look at us, they don't feel that they're going any faster than the rest of us. Yet, in truth, they are flying high above us all, above the clouds. Therefore, when we look up to them, we clearly see and recognize just how much faster they are flying.
However, the beauty of our Gedolim is that they can take us along with them - as passengers upon their planes - and bringing us higher and closer to Hashem. If we truly desire that closer connection, we must know that our Gedolim can assist us. They can bring us there. And, we never know, maybe we'll end up flying ourselves!

"Some people just know how to fly."
Wanna learn?

Say to yourself ten times today:
"Hashem, please help me find the right guide in life so that I can grow closer to You!"