Shownotes
Wisdom-Trek / Creating a Legacy
Welcome to Day 1342 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.
This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom
The Lost Pilot – Humor Unplugged
Wisdom - the final frontier to true knowledge. Welcome to Wisdom-Trek where our mission is to create a legacy of wisdom, to seek out discernment and insights, and to boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before.
Hello, my friend, I am Guthrie Chamberlain, your captain on our journey to increase wisdom and create a living legacy. Thank you for joining us today as we explore wisdom on our 2nd millennium of podcasts. This is Day 1342 of our trek, and it is time for our 3-minute mini-trek called Humor Unplugged. Our Thursday podcast will provide a short and clean funny story to help you lighten up and live a rich and satisfying life - something to cheer you and provide a bit a levity in your life.
We are told in Proverbs 15:30, "A cheerful look brings joy to the heart; good news makes for good health." We are also encouraged in Proverbs 17:22, "A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength." Consider this your vitamin supplement of cheer for today. So let’s jump right in with today’s funny, which is titled...
The Lost Pilot
Hank was flying his Cessna 182 one late afternoon when he got blown off course due to a prevailing headwind. Once he was able to make the correction and get back on course for his small home airport, he realized that he was over a military base and very low on fuel. At about 8 p.m. just as it was getting dark, his plane started to sputter due to lack of fuel, Hank spotted a runway in the distance and headed that direction so that he could make an emergency landing.
Hank tried to talk with the tower on his radio, but he received no replies. What Hank did not realize was that it was at a top-secret government Air Force base. As soon as he landed and brought his plane to a stop, Hank was quickly surrounded by armed military police and roughly taken inside for interrogation. The interrogation was grueling because the Air Force commander wanted to make sure it was an unplanned landing, and he was not a spy or terrorist.
The interrogation lasted all night as they tried to break Hank and get him to confess. At 6 a.m., being reasonably confident that Hank was not all that bright and did not pose a threat, they finally refueled his plane and let him go with his promise never to return.
Wouldn’t you know it though, four hours later, he returned and landed on the same runway? Military police once again met him on the runway and surrounded his plane. This time both Hank and his wife Margaret got out of the plane with their hands in the air. The Commander strolled out to his aircraft with a stern look, and his loud voice bellowed, “Hank, why on earth did you return after we made it very clear that this was a restricted airbase?”
Sheepishly hank said as he looked towards Margaret, “I know I promised never to return, but I brought my wife Margaret. And now you have to convince her where I was all night...”
I hope that brought a smile to your face today. If it did, pass your smile on to someone else, we all could use a kind smile. Our Thursday thought is "my job is so Top Secret even I don’t know what I am doing."
God will judge us for everything we do, including every secret thing, whether good or bad.
As you enjoy these nuggets of humor, please encourage your friends and family to join us and then come along tomorrow for another day of our Wisdom-Trek, Creating a Legacy.
If you would like to listen to any of our past 1341 treks or read the Wisdom Journal, they are all available at Wisdom-Trek.com. I encourage you to subscribe to Wisdom-Trek on your favorite podcast player so that each day will be downloaded to you automatically.
Thank you so much for allowing me to be your guide, mentor, and, most of all, your friend as I serve you through the Wisdom-Trek podcast and journal.
As we take this trek together, let us always:
- Live Abundantly (Fully)
- Love Unconditionally
- Listen Intentionally
- Learn Continuously
- Lend to others Generously
- Lead with Integrity
- Leave a Living Legacy Each Day
I am Guthrie Chamberlain reminding you to Keep Moving Forward, Enjoy Your Journey, and Create a Great Day Everyday! See you tomorrow for Philosophy Friday!