Brag point, or it’s supposed to be a self confidence builder.
Trouble is, it will spiritually go over like a lead balloon if it isn’t for the sake of God.
People want to brag they got to the tip of Mt. Everest, and yet forget that they get on an escalator to heaven when they fall on their knees. Because God gets the glory and that becomes a buzzkill to pride.
My dad flew over from India and back several times in a C-46...