I've been that guy before. I was flying out of New Orleans alone, and in no hurry. The lady came over the speaker while we were all waiting to board "Flight 1765 has been overbooked, if you would like to volunteer to take a flight with a layover in Dallas, please come to the counter."
American Airlines was going to give me a free flight to use some other time for the inconvenience, so I accepted. "just stay close by Mr. Fletcher as we complete our boarding".
As it turns out, Flight 1765 may have been sold out, but not everyone showed up with their 'ticket to ride'. So after everyone else had boarded, me and 2 other lucky saps got on the plane and attempted to find a seat, and a little bit of space in an overhead compartment while the rest of the passengers stared at us, as if it was my fault we hadn't pushed back from the terminal.
Have you been there? Maybe, like me this past week, you were the one with a comfy aisle seat and an open seat next to you. Don't make eye contact, put your stuff on the seat and spread out... I don't know why we don't act more inviting when we're in that situation. I can't help thinking that if Jesus was sitting with an empty seat next to him...he might even scoot to the middle and let you have the aisle seat.
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