Small Kindnesses While Traveling

"It is better to travel well than to arrive."
― Buddha

Air travel has become much less pleasant than it used to be.  Gone are the days when my grandmother flew smartly dressed, hatbox in hand, and posed coming out of the plane, looking very glamorous.  These days, it seems that what we find are lots of lines and endless grumpiness.

So...  I was delighted on a recent business trip to encounter kind people sharing small kindnesses that brightened my day:

§  The airline representative who directed me to the shorter security checkpoint.

§  The security person who gave me the toiletry bag that I was leaving behind complete with my contact lenses, solution, etc.

§  The gentleman on the plane who asked me if I needed help putting my suitcase in the overhead compartment.  Even though I said I could manage, he stood up from his seat and helped me.

§  The security person who told me that I had a "prohibited" item in my bag -- a small snow globe.  He carefully examined it and checked it for explosive residue, and then to my delight, let me keep it so that I could bring it home to my son.

How wonderful to find kindness in the sometimes maddening experience of air travel!