Pilot and passenger

We are simultaneously pilot and passenger.

We navigate, but we do so within the context of larger world where we have less control. Locally, we are pilot. Globally, we are passenger.

In both situations, it’s easy to forget the balance of our responsibilities and limitations.

Try as we might, we can’t pilot a sphere in which we’re a passenger. Influence it? Yes. Control it? No.

And on the other side, if we play a passive role in the parts of our lives where we’re the captain, we’re effectively sleeping at the wheel.

Pilot and passenger. We’re wonderfully both at the same time.