Good Wednesday to all ka.
As you may know, my Learn Plern Plern podcast series for August is about listening. Again, Fulbright alumni always have willingness to share their experiences. This week, our guest speaker, Ton, was a TG flight attendant for 13 years and has now become an ajarn at NIDA ka.
This is how the story goes ka:
On a flight from Bangkok-Sydney, two Indian passengers were on their way to visit their two kids in Australia, one daughter about 40 and one son about 17-18 years old. Two hours before they reached the destination, the mom died on the plane after lifesaving efforts.
Their children were paged and led to the plane. Once the son saw his mom lying on the floor, he knew right away what happened.Out of shock and deep grief, he cried loudly while walking to be alone at the restroom area. Ton was asked to comfort the boy to calm him down.
Ton told me he was saying to himself he could only listen. The son was pouring out many things on his mind when Ton acknowledged by saying, 'I know', 'I'm sorry'... In about 10 minutes, the young boy stopped crying, gave him a faint smile, and walked to join his family.
It may end this story here but it didn't ka. Ton went to get his prayer beads with a cross to give to the sister. He told her it was Sunday and it meant God had welcomed their mom to His Arms.
I was in tears with mixed feelings ka...feeling so sad yet touched with how Ton handled such a tough situation. I asked him how he knew the family was Catholic. He said the parents said earlier they planned to go to church with the kids.
The story shared taught me the following:
- Listening with his heart of empathy soothed the son's shock and sadness.
- Listening attentively helped him connect much more easily with the children from his own background to express and offer what was most meaningful.
Over to you to see what you think and how you feel ka.
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