Certain moments

I boarded a plane; my final destination was Belize, but I had a stopover in Miami. I got on the plane tired and upset because I had been up since 430am, so I would make the 820am flight then. I did not sit where I would enjoy the trip. Anyway, I slept for the most part of the flight, when we landed in Miami the young lady who sat by the window kept crying and I looked at her several times but did not want to ask why she was crying when all of a sudden, she said ” I am sorry” I turned to her and asked why she was apologizing, she said because she was crying. I told her to never apologize for her feelings, then asked why she was crying. She told me that it was her best friend’s birthday who died 6 months ago, and the death had been so hard on her she decided to take some time off to go to Miami, but messages were coming in about the deceased birthday and it made her sad. I told her it was ok I understand, and I relate to her feelings because my sister died 2 years ago, and I still cry almost every day and I still have misplaced feelings about it. I told her it is ok to cry and from experience it does not get better, but we just learn to live with it and when those days come it is best to embrace those feelings, cry when she needed to and do not apologize for her feelings, she thanked me and said we were meant to sit next to each other because I made her feel better. Shortly after we disembarked. Suddenly, I felt better and realized this moment was meant to be. I was supposed to seat next to this lady and my sadness made her feel better my situation was supposed to encourage her and her feelings in that moment.