The narrator, a medical personnel, had to accompany an ill soldier in a helicopter to the base hospital. During the flight, the inexperienced pilot landed on a hilltop to show off to his village, panicking the narrator and sick soldier. After negotiations, the pilot reluctantly continued on but took a much longer route. They safely reached the hospital, but the narrator learned that overconfidence can endanger lives, as two similar incidents later occurred where inexperienced pilots showing off led to crashes due to lost control. The narrator was left psychologically scarred by the experience.