Nat

Well my friend Judy had a Washington airport story that made my 38 hour trip home seem like a luxury trip. She and her husband and small child were trapped in an airport two weeks ago for 3 entire days!

Despite its being a horrible story–12 cancelled flights; 4 times in a plane on the tarmac that never took off!–she reported the same experience that I did. She barely saw anyone get angry that entire time. I had the same experience this weekend in Dulles.

More amazingly, she’s just as impatient as I, and suffered a much worse ordeal, but she surprised herself by staying very calm throughout, just as I did.

I have a deep sense these days that we in our society are on the verge of a significant cultural transformation in how well we tolerate challenges and hardship. We are growing more emotionally stable and mature as a society. I believe this deeply.

We live in interesting times. Stay tuned.