Today I met my new friend Todd. He is 46 years old but has the pure joy and wonder of a 6 year old. It was his very first airplane ride. He was headed to FLL to meet his brother for some special doctors. Todd was carried onto the plane and you could tell he was nervous. The first thing he said loud enough for the whole row to hear was “I’ll probably throw up!” The man sitting between us quickly got up and moved which honestly made me smile.
I sat with Todd and talked him through the takeoff and landing. As we lifted off he couldn’t stop saying “OH WOW! OH WOW!” over and over as we climbed into the clouds. When the stewardess handed him a Coke and told him it was free his eyes lit up and he said he was going to tell all his friends about this trip.
People around us smiled as Todd looked over every inch of the plane in amazement saying “I have only seen an airplane on TV. I never thought I would be inside of one.”
We were the last to get off the plane since I had the window seat and Todd needed his wheelchair and assistants. Just as I was about to leave he called out “Ms. Sue I will never forget you for helping me through this. I will think about you for the rest of my life and tell my friends how nice you are.”
Be kind to others. You never know whose heart you might touch and how much it might mean. Be blessed. 😊