On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 12:40:31 GMT, "Gary Drescher"
wrote:

"Bela P. Havasreti" wrote in message
...

Giving up on something you truly believe in, or really want to do
is NEVER an option.

Sure it is, unless your goals are not very ambitious or interesting. If
they are, you will want to do much more than is physically possible in a
finite lifetime, and will often need to abandon some things you really want
in order to pursue other things you really want.

If you truly desire to become a certificated pilot, you will do so
no matter what obstacles are put in your path (including driving
65 miles).

I think you're confusing true desire with infinite desire. It would be
foolish to cling to something you truly desire if the obstacles cost much
more than your goal is worth. Sometimes it makes sense to persevere through
adversity; sometimes it doesn't. We need to make intelligent tradeoffs.

--Gary

I'm not confusing anything with anything Gary.

The person in question appeared to need a "pep-talk" and some
re-assurance that the temporary set-backs and difficulties will be
worth the reward in the end.

Don't know about you, but when I give a pep talk, I don't use phrases
like "make intelligent tradeoffs" or tell folks they may be foolish
for chasing their dreams. Not to mention the fact that becoming a
private pilot (in the US at least) needn't be categorized as an
un-attainable goal, only available to the superhuman and/or filthy
rich.

Another poster stated it much more eloquently than I ever could.....
Flying is an addiction. Once you have tasted flight, forever will
your eyes look skyward, and all that jazz. I think most folks who
take up flying strictly for business purposes still end up getting
"hooked" the same way we all have.

If someone doesn't understand that after 18 hours of dual instruction,
they deserve a little encouragement. If they still don't understand,
they need yet more encouragement grins.

Life is short, and then you die. Those on their death beds rarely
ponder over what they've done over the course of their lives, but tend
to ponder over that which they didn't do, or could have done.

Bela P. Havasreti