When people miss planes
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
The above photo was taken by Peter Wynn Thompson and is from the New York Times web site, from an article about American Airlines’ flight cancellations. When I hear about cancelled flights, or when I see big traffic delays, I can’t help but think about the feelings and frustrations of the people who are caught in these situations. This is more about me and my experiences than anything else, I suppose, but it makes me wonder who, among those "stranded", is trying very hard to get home to a child they haven’t seen in a while, or to a marriage or relationship they are trying to save, or to a parent who is not well, or may be dying. Is this too morbid? I ask myself. I don’t mean these thoughts to sound morbid… but it’s part of life, right? That at any given moment, among a cancelled flight that was to carry 300 human beings to another location, surely one or two of them need to get somewhere so bad that it hurts. Something to think about when you’re caught in traffic or one of many passengers thwarted, that perhaps someone else who is feeling frustrated is really just desperately in need of help.
