Little Things

Little Things

I always give my seat on Public Transportation to a Woman, the Disabled, the Elderly or anyone I believe is in need of it:

I remember when I was on a Trolleybus in Russia (which were jammed packed with people sometimes hanging out the door) and offering my seat to an Elderly Woman.

She got mad at me for some reason (and yes I was fluent in Russian at the time so understood what she said) and so at the next stop I gave it to a World War 2 Veteran – the Russian World War 2 Vets usually wear their medals even on their coats so you know who they are – and he took it and was grateful.

When I was in High School I went during the Summer from New York to Augusta, Georgia (by plane) to visit my Sister. When I was to take my return flight home there was a Soldier (who was stationed at Fort Gordon – today Fort Eisenhower) who couldn’t get on a flight home to New York to visit his Family on Leave so I gave him my plane ticket (for free of course – it was when you could still transfer tickets with no problems) and I took an 18 hour bus trip home instead of my 3 hour flight.

When I was flying to Aruba with my Mom we both gave up our First Class Seats to an Elderly Husband and Wife (the Wife was in a Wheelchair) and sat in Coach for the flight there. My Mom was using a Wheelchair too.

Little things like giving up your seat can make someone else’s day.