Friday, August 8, 2014

Ground-to-Air Kindness

"Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter."
―Izaak Walton

I woman I know travels for business, but she is something of a Nervous Nellie in the air. On a flight to a recent business meeting, she managed to calmly deal with a rerouting based on the plane's not having enough fuel to reach its destination.  But on her return flight, a bumpy ride made her very anxious.  Having purchased the in-flight wireless, she began casually texting several people.  One of her friends answered and kept her company until the plane made it through the turbulence.  Her friend sent her a prayer, told her entertaining stories about her children and sent a funny photo.  She accompanied this woman during the scary part of the journey.  Having company -- even virtually -- made the woman feel that she was not alone and that is always appreciated during a rough ride.

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