ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. as we commence anew on today's journey, i'd like us to reflect on how individuals can transform completely, becoming unrecognizable from their prior selves. just like cities passing below us might from this altitude, people have the capacity to change in ways we might refuse to acknowledge if we only remember their pasts as examples of who they once were. let's celebrate the possibility of positive change as we cruise towards our destination.