(Essay #3 in a Series)

How might the following be a metaphor for your Daily Life?

        You take a sip of your ginger ale and lean against the headrest. Behind you a 5-year-old starts kicking your seat and the parents are arguing with one another. You look at them imploringly... blank stares. “Unbelievable” you think to yourself and close your eyes.
        Suddenly, the plane takes a lurching dip, and does not recover. You’re losing altitude and fast…
        Everything is shaking. A soft moaning sound is coming from somewhere and you realize that it’s you.
        The bright-yellow masks drop down.
        The grandmother in the seat beside you is gasping for air and you are becoming light-headed. Your hand reaches for her mask and you try to place it on her. In her terror, she is resisting you and as you begin to lose consciousness you realize that you have failed to get the mask over her face…