The day we left on
our trip we found our tickets from Santiago to Easter Island were business class. I searched online for
the agent with the cheapest flight through farecompare.com and we booked our
flight.
This was my first time in business class with seats that lay flat; it
was great. I found my entertainment screen not working. The flight attendant
tried resetting it a few times, but I still couldn’t watch a movie. They gave
me a form and wanted me to write a complaint.
I felt bored, and napped for a
little while.
When we were coming in for a landing on Easter
Island, there was storm. The airplane prepared to land and headed
down, but it suddenly flew up, just before it touched the runway. The captain
announced conditions were too bad to land, and we needed to wait about 15
minutes to see if it improved. We watched our airplane circle on the GPS screen.
The airplane was shaking in the bad weather, and sunk a few feet suddenly. A
lot of passengers screamed at that moment. Steve was searched an airsick bag to
prepare.
My left hand held tight with Steve’s right hand. The airplane still
couldn’t land and had to make one more circle, and the airplane was shaking
often.
That moment, I had a thought: can I accept my death now?
My answer was:
yes. It was automatic: I silently chanted the ‘Heart Sutra’.
I always prepare
myself. I hope I am mindful and in peace when the moment of dying comes.
Luckily, the wheels touched down, and there was applause from the passengers.
I
asked Steve, what his thought was that moment. He said he was counting breaths (one
of the meditation methods).
I appreciate I visited Easter
Island, and would like to share some photos with you.
我們要出發到Easter Island的那天，才發現所訂的Santiago (SCL) –
Easter Island (IPC) 來回票是business class商務艙，我是上綱查farecompare.com看那個代理的機票價最低，就在某代理綱訂購。
第一次坐可全躺的商務艙，很棒。可是，我的娛樂營幕不能操作，要空姐試弄幾次，還是無法看影片，他們給我投訴單寫問題。
我開始覺得睏，小睡了一會。
飛機在Easter Island上空時，下著大雨。當飛機已漸漸下降要到跑道時又突然漸漸上升。機長說必須延遲約15分鐘，情況好才下降。營幕上顯示飛機繞圈，突然飛機震盪，往下沉了幾尺，很多人發出驚呼。Steve開始找吐袋作準備。
我的左手握著Steve的右手。飛機還是不能下降又繞了一圈，而且飛機不時在風雨中震盪。
這時我心理想，如果現在我死了，我可以接受嗎？
答案是可以、沒有什麼遺憾。自然的我默念起心經。
我總是做好準備，希望可以在死時那刻平靜、正念。幸好飛機的輪子著路了，掌聲響起。
我問Steve那時的念頭是什麼，他說他數息。
感恩可以在這一生旅遊Easter Island，與你分享一些照片。
Vinapu
Vaihu/Hanga Te'e
Akahanga
Rano Raraku
Tongariki
Papa Vaka
Te Pito Kura
Anakena
