Growing up is largely a matter of growing out of that condition: we soak in impressions, and as we do so we dethrone ourselves – or at least most of us – from our original position at the center of the universe. We are born, each of us, with such self-centredness that only the fact of being babies, and therefore cute, saves us. The experience is at once exhilarating and terrifying. You can’t help but have a sense of mastery as your airline of choice detaches you from the ground, lifts you above the traffic jams surrounding the airport, and reveals vast horizons stretching out beyond it… But as you gain altitude, you also can’t help noticing how small you are in relation to the landscape that lies before you. …Taking off in an airplane makes you feel both large and small at the same time.
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