Being who you are, and facing against the wind…
The phrase “against the wind” is quite interesting how it functions in nature and society. There are some wonderful parallels… Here’s one example:
One of the rules learned by an airline pilot is to fly against the wind when taking off or landing the aircraft, or when seeking to climb above a storm. People learned this rule from the birds. In ordinary flying the bird goes with the wind. But if it meets danger, it turns into the wind, even if it means flying directly into the sun.
–Lutheran Hour Ministries Online: Riding High
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“Kites rise highest against the wind — not with it.” –Sir Winston Churchill
The real question is: are we going to let the winds that blow from the troubles in this world dictate to us which way we should go? Are we to pay more attention to the trends of this world or the circumstances of our life than to the ordered directions of God? Can we continue on in the face of the winds of contradiction, or do we give up and flow with them? –Impart Ministries: Flying Against the Wind
Theoretically, the proper way to begin a glide is from the top of an incline, facing against the wind, so that the machine will soar until the attraction of gravitation draws it gradually to the ground. –Flying Machines: Construction and Operation: Chapter VI: Learning to Fly
Backing Fire – A fire spreading against the wind. —Smoke Management Guidelines for South Carolina
Wind at night is normally blowing in one or two dominant directions. Is your dog house placed to protect the dog house from the direction of the wind – and is the entrance of the dog house design placed to protect the dog? We often find that the entrance to the dog house is so big that the wall didn’t need to be there at all – it provides not protection against the wind. Choose a dog house design where the entrance provides protection against the wind. Place the dog house in such a way that it is further protected against the dominant wind directions. —Top Five Mistakes Dog Owners Make
Against the Wind sang by artists: * Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band * Willie Nelson —Lyrics
Against the wind we run to every place under the sun Weve got so much power inside We will never give up Against the wind we go towards the new shore together well forget the sorrow its forever gone –Stratovarius –Against the Wind
I want to see what it feels like to be without you I want to know the touch of my own skin Against the sun against the wind –Veruca Salt – Side of the Road
Even though I m up against the wind Stand And I know I will survive It is my destiny –Taylor Dayne-Stand
So sunspots act something like ships steaming against the wind. —‘Jet streams’ and ‘trade winds’ found in the sun