A world not too busy for an act of kindness.

In a world full of busy schedules, people and the attitude of "time is money" it was a pleasant surprise to hear from my sister and her husband who are awaiting take off (delayed) in Chicago not because of weather or technical difficulty but because they airlines/crew (Southwest) held the plane to make sure a passenger didn't miss his ride home. The part that makes this story special is that it wasn't just any passenger but a fallen solider trying to return home to Oklahoma and his family. Although we would all like to think we are important enough hold planes, delay schedules and put the bottom line aside but the truth is that time is money in today's world. Knowing this it was heart warming to hear of a act of kindness, an act of honor choosen by these individuals even though many are in a hurry to get home from the holidays. ♥

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The story ends just as sweet as it begun. When I spoke to my sister again she said that the Pilot gave a little speech as the crew loaded the solider and his "escort" (another solider) took a seat on the plane. He offered the escort solider the condolences on behalf of everyone on the flight and then asked everyone to stay seated when the plan landed in order to allow the solider time to deplane and return to the fallen solider. She said that it was an amazing site and feeling to know that any other time people would be bolting out of their seats, grabbing backs to stand in the aisle but not one person moved. Amazing! <3