He is awaiting your response. When I started out in aviation some years ago I quickly sensed that you had to have what it takes. Tom Wolf summed it up in his book, the right stuff. The prevailing attitude since WW II up until very recently was the super intelligent pilot who could handle any situation, charm the girls to his advantage, party all night and then operate like a star the next morning. Although in reality we all knew this to be far from the truth we somehow perpetuated the myth so as not to offend the peers in this exclusive club.
Mental health is probably as important an aspect of any aviator's life as any other.
Some recent incidents have highlighted this. The sad truth is that the supermen of the skies face all the same doubts and questions as the rest of the population. In fact we are in a unique position to question the world we live in That we fly safely for hours on end in a man made machine that buzzes with electronic life and intelligence is a miracle in itself. We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too seldom, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom. We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.