Charlie was a fighter pilot in Vietnam. The enemy shot Charlie down during his 75th combat mission in the war. He ejected from his jet and parachuted into enemy territory. Charlie spent six years as a prisoner of war.
When Charlie was released, someone recognized him when he got back home to the United States. A stranger asked him, "Are you, Charlie? Didn't you fly jets from the Kitty Hawk? Charlie was confused. He didn't know how this man knew that. "I packed your parachute," the man said. "I guess it worked!"
If that parachute hadn't worked, Charlie would be dead. Someone Charlie did not even know held Charlie's life in his hand. Charlie kept reflecting on how many times he must have seen the guy. He never talked to him because Charlie was a fighter pilot, and the stranger was "just a sailor."
None of us succeed alone. It takes a team for us to achieve. Many people have a hand in our parachutes. Are we taking the time to acknowledge, thank, and reward them? It is easy to ignore the work of many. It takes
