knocking on heaven's door
...e worry about “God’s Children” , and want to care for them, if she cannot trust him for one to keep her safe on a plane, and two , she cannot stand people talking to her on a plane. Ms. Lamott, spoke of the church woman, Ranola, with a tone as to suggest that Ranola’s fear and behavior were uncalled for and “visceral”. So in what manner does she have the right to criticize the man sitting next to her, and what he is reading on the sole basis that she had a different opinion? In a way I believe that she is hypocritical. As for the mentioning of a miracle, how is her journey and experience with her ‘neighbors’ a miracle. I do understand that she is making a parallel which I find interesting: both women, in times of need and importance overcome their fears and judgments. But to deem this a miracle, I’m not too sure. But off of the negative perspective, I must admit that I found it inspiring that despite her fears and antagonizations, she remained rather clam and learned to grow form such and experience. I know, for a fact, that there are very few times in which I would have time to look back and reflect on what I had seen and evaluate my actions in a similar light. To treat each other in such a manner as to either want to ignore,...