Tragedy
When I was watching the evening news as usual last night, the reporter suddenly changed the subject to a breaking news saying the there was a flight from Air France was being vanished on the radar suddenly 3.5 hours later after take off. The news released that there were 216 passengers plus 12 crew onboard, flew from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, when crossing the Atlantic Ocean, the control tower received an automatic signal from the cockpit indicated that the plane was experienced for severe air turbulence during the storm and then lost contact and vanished on the radar.
I think the percentage of finding survivors is pretty low. It was really bad and sad. It is because it was not a crash according to the news, it happened just because it met the severe turbulence which may be caused to technical problem, that the flight may not be able to have thrust to fly again. This may lead to this tragedy occur. Really hope that their families and friends would be stay stronger and feel really sorry about their loss.
Air transports play a very important role in today's world, it can let the people travel from point A to point B in a relatively shorter time that no other transports can replace it. However whether you are a frequent flyer or first time traveler, you would never miss the chance of experiencing of air turbulence, the question is whether it is a mild, moderate or severe turbulence.
You know whenever my flight was being encountered the severe turbulence or passing through the storm, I'm not only can feel the aircraft shaking but also can hear the terrible sounds from outside, seems like those engines are fighting with the soaring turbulence. I used to think what if 'touch wood', something happen to my flight, what should I do? How the situation would be like before completely vanish in this world in just a few seconds? Am I going to be a survivor if have luck, what happen to my loved ones, how do they live without me or what are they gonna be if losing me even though I have bought the insurance, would it be enough for them. All these questions are spinning in my head that really makes me horrify.
Life is too fragile, we cannot control the time we die or how we die, just like we cannot control the time we born, everything has already been arranged since we born. This is fate, is destiny. No one can overpower it. All we can do is how do make the use of our everyday, be good, be happy without any regrets and wait for the day to come.
Bless you all!
P.S. More details at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/02/world/europe/02plane.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
