Hi Friends,
You tell someone you're going on a trip and suddenly your group chat is full of "safe travels!" messages. Like, everyone's saying it. And you're like, are people actually concerned right now, or is this just what you're supposed to type? I think it's both.
Honestly, we do worry more now. A flight delay doesn't feel like a minor inconvenience anymore, it feels like something could actually go wrong. And there's something about watching someone you care about get on a plane, or drive somewhere far, that makes you realize how little control you have. So you text them. "Safe travels." Like your words are going to somehow make a difference.
Sometimes people probably just copy what everyone else wrote in the group chat. That's real. But I think a lot of times, maybe most times people actually mean it. They're not thinking about plane crashes or whatever, they're just thinking "I want this person to be okay." And they're saying it the only way they know how.
So yeah, "safe travels" is kind of a small thing. But maybe that's the point? Maybe small things are how we tell people we care when we can't actually do anything.
Wishing you peace and happiness from my heart to yours!
Peace
Monita
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