Pilot's loneliness from "summary" of SUMMARY - The Little Prince By Antoine De Saint-Exupéry by Shortcut Edition
The protagonist of the story is a lonely pilot who meets a mysterious little prince living on an asteroid. The two of them form a special bond as they explore the nature of life, friendship, and love. They discover that being lonely can be a beautiful thing, and that friendship is the cure for loneliness.- The short but frequent times of rest between hassles can make loneliness more intense. Rest cautiously, yet it can bring more apprehension, expecting the next difficulty to appear all at once. Pilots may find themselves questioning the nature of their place in the world under these conditions, feeling extremely cut off from society and people.
- Piloting can be lonely; as a pilot, you spend much of your time alone in the cockpit, without interacting with other people. But even if you find the solitude liberating and comforting, it all comes at a cost - deep down, pilots still experience loneliness from not having others near them.
- Despite working as part of a team, such as an aircraft crew or air traffic controllers, the intricate experiences of flying require pilots to go within their own mind and focus deeply on themselves. As a result of the intensity of soaring through the sky, many pilots become too consumed with controlling the aircraft and feel increasingly removed from their colleagues.
- During flights, communication and physical interaction with those on the ground is limited, implying pilots feel somewhat stranded in the silent clouds during operations. Even when pilots connect with one another they must maintain an air of professionalism, making it difficult to form meaningful relationships with their peers and resulting in a persistent sense of alienation from both members of their team and the outside world.
