Not long ago,I was waiting in a crowded airport lounge to get on a flight. Two chareidim/ chassidim, call them what you like, were there too. As we boarded the packed flight i noticed, to my dismay, that they were sitting near me. And, they had not booked seats next to each other (cheaper? last minute?). And one of them was sitting next to an only partially dressed young woman. I was fully expecting to be emabarrassed by a scene. Shame on me! The young chassid took a small sefer (couldn’t tell exactly what- Mishnayos? Gemara with impossibly tiny print? other?)out of his bag. He kept his eyes on it and sat quietly. And that was it. For the duration of the flight. Yes, there are a lot of good people out there. You just have to be lucky and get a seat near them!
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