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"      For some of\u00A0us, flying seems like second nature. We even take it for granted when there happens to be massive delays, rolling our eyes when we hear that\u00A0thirty more minutes was tacked onto the departure time.\u00A0But not everyone has the luxury of jet setting, and,\u00A0sometimes, flight attendants forget this fact, too.\u00A0 Michael Ray Huerta, a flight attendant\u00A0for Delta Airlines, shared a\u00A0beautiful encounter with a man who had never taken\u00A0a plane before on his Facebook page, and Internet users everywhere are falling in love with the sweet story. Huerta called it, &amp;quot;the most meaningful experience I&amp;#039;ve had in my 2+ years of flying.&amp;quot; On a flight from Nigeria to Atlanta, GA, Huerta approached a man in an aisle seat who motioned for some help. The patron told the attendant\u00A0that he needed to use the toilet to relieve himself, to which Huerta pointed to the back of the plane where the lavatories were situated. But then he repeated his statement, this time pointing towards his lap.\u00A0 A little confused, Huerta again pointed to the back of the aircraft, figuring the man simply didn&amp;#039;t understand him the first time. Yet the man continued to point towards his lap and eventually grabbed his seatbelt, which is when the flight attendant realized he didn&amp;#039;t know how to unbuckle the contraption.\u00A0 Huerta immediately apologized for his mistake and kindly\u00A0showed him how to release the buckle so he could\u00A0use the lavatory. &amp;quot;I shared this story with the crew shortly after and we were all humbled by the experience,&amp;quot; Huerta said on his Facebook post. But that&amp;#039;s not all. He gushes about how sweet and generous the patron was during the 12-hour flight, and how he was &amp;quot;always offering a genuine thank you&amp;quot; as he enjoyed his meals and the entertainment. About an hour before the plane landed, the man came up to Huerta in the back galley and stood in awe, looking over every crevice of the plane.\u00A0 Jumping on the opportunity to learn more about this first-time flier, Huerta began asking about his life. Now it&amp;#039;s time to break out the tissues because this one&amp;#039;s a doozy: &amp;quot;In his decades of living,&amp;quot; Huerta said in his post, &amp;quot;today was this man&amp;#039;s first time in an airplane, his first time seeing a seatbelt and his first time leaving his small village. As a mathematics and geography teacher, he&amp;#039;d always dreamed of visiting the United States. So he saved money his entire life so that one day he could purchase a flight, a new suit and a camera.&amp;quot; The attendant goes on to say, &amp;quot;Today was that day, and today I had the distinct honor of being able to serve him on the first leg of that journey. I&amp;#039;m moved to tears that I could be so lucky to meet this man. Of the thousands of passengers I&amp;#039;ve ever served, of the rich and famous, successful and powerful, frequent travelers and million milers, serving this one man\u2014in coach\u2014was the greatest honor I&amp;#039;ve had as a flight attendant.&amp;quot;\u00A0 Next time we&amp;#039;re\u00A0stuck in the airport with a layover, maybe we should\u00A0think about this story and realize how lucky we\u00A0truly are. [via DailyMail.com] "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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