[Jeff Higgins]

Oh, I understand that, motion. I travel for work, and it certainly adds perspective. I've been well out of my comfort zone on many, many occasions over the years. And I'm comfortable with that, if that makes any sense...

By the very nature of what I do, much of our time spent overseas is in third world countries that do not have the capability of maintaining and repairing their own aircraft. I have spent an awful lot of time with those far less fortunate than us, and not just by way of observing them from afar, but rather working shoulder to shoulder with them. It can be a very sobering, very enlightening experience.

India just strikes a chord with me that is far different than anywhere else I've been. Of all the places we have been, India offers the sharpest contrast between the haves and the have nots. There is an awful lot of money there, yet so many live in abject squalor. It is the only country to which we travel that we are required, under federal law, to undergo anti-corruption training before we go. Their caste system ensures the rich will continue to get richer (with our money) while the poor get poorer (if that's at all possible). I find it heartbreaking on the one hand, and infuriating on the other, but in the end, just depressing as hell. Everyone should see it at least once in their lives; if it doesn't move them, nothing will.