Charles Lindbergh was the first aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. In the last phase of his life, he reminisced about his younger days a lot; he felt like he was losing confidence and going negative as he was getting old. One day, he went to the museum to see his airplane which he rode when he crossed the Atlantic Ocean in his youth.
With the museum director’s permission, Lindbergh got on the plane on display and was absorbed in his thoughts for a while. Then he was very surprised, looking at the pilot seat; there was neither an instrument panel nor an altimeter in the plane. Then the museum director said,
“You still think it’s surprising, don’t you? You crossed the Atlantic Ocean by this plane which is just a lump of metal. The idea of flying itself is so amazing.”
Then Lindbergh realized why he felt he was getting old. The reason he felt that way was not just because he became aged or weak of body, but because he did not even try something that looked impossible. From that moment, he lost his youth.