A trip is a sensory experience: we are transported by magical places and moments, and experience incredible adventures. Of course, it’s not all about journeys to heavenly or breathtaking destinations, but we generally associate the idea of departure with a moment of happiness and relaxation. But there are also those who travel constantly for work, not for vacation. Whatever the motivation, traveling requires a certain degree of preparation and organization: sometimes, it can be extremely stressful.
Such is the case of the woman in this story, who found herself in a difficult situation, having to deal with her small child.
Carolina Lemos Cortez was on a plane on the Sao Paulo-Belo Horizonte flight, and next to her was her 5-month-old daughter.
The woman was grappling with all those countless tasks that always “accompany” a parent, especially the mother of a toddler. Between tidying her luggage and all the “clutter” associated with items intended for a baby’s care and entertainment, she was very busy.
She was so overwhelmed that she couldn’t find a way to eat her breakfast: she’d just been served, but “only” two hands weren’t enough to eat her meal and take care of her little one at the same time, who had started to throw a tantrum. She was exasperated, exhausted.
That’s when her “savior” arrived: steward Mauricio Félix. He noticed that the mother was struggling to juggle her baby and was trying to get a bite to eat, so he simply stepped in.
He offered to hold the little one so Carolina could eat her breakfast in peace, then helped her again when she had to collect her things.
An apparently very kind gesture, but one that marked a real turnaround for the woman: a moment to herself, a break, peace. She was so touched and grateful for the man’s gesture that she decided to take a photo and post it online, but she didn’t expect it to generate a myriad of comments and reach tens of thousands of people!
Many were positively astonished and applauded this small yet meaningful gesture.
Carolina herself devoted a long post to thanking the kind steward from the bottom of her heart: “For me, attitudes like Mauricio’s are the embodiment and representation of what compassion means,” she finally concluded. What do you think?
