Friday, November 21, 2014

Entitled to do So


The crowd at the Honolulu airport was very heavy last Tuesday. After checking the luggage, one must enter the TSA line which stretched well out the door.

A Hawaiian Airlines representative saw me leaning on a cane, and escorted me to the front of the line. I appreciated the consideration because the leg was getting sore; nevertheless I did feel a twinge of guilt for not waiting my turn.

Could this trip's accident have foreshadowed a not-so-distant future of infirmity, disability placards, and loss of independence? Being able to cut to the front of the line is a seductive pleasure, and I hope that I never ever feel that I'm entitled to do so.

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