to a frightened child beside him.
I think about that boy carrying the silver wings into adulthood and becoming a pilot.
And I think about Grandma returning to the same window twenty-seven years later.
Then moving aside so another nervous child could share it with her.
Airlines divide cabins into classes.
First.
Business.
Economy.
Some seats are wider.
Some recline farther.
Some come with better food and nicer glasses.
But I learned something on Flight 212.
The best seat on an airplane isn’t always the one that costs the most.
