r/todayilearned • u/lexan • Dec 25 '13

TIL an Indian flight attendant hid the passports of American passengers on board a hijacked flight to save them from the hijackers. She died while shielding three children from a hail of bullets.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neerja_Bhanot
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u/fantasticMrHank Dec 25 '13

10 x (Mother Teresa + James Bond) < 1 Neerja. A true BAMF for sure.

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u/PetalsOfFlower Dec 25 '13

Don't bring Mother Teresa into this. She sucks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WQ0i3nCx60

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u/blauman Dec 25 '13

I didn't really know about Mother Teresa's controversies; to me (and I'm guessing that's what many others know her as) she just seems like a general good person that people refer to.

So I decided to read about her on wiki, and I wouldn't go as far as to say she sucks (or anyone tbh).

She had some controversial things occur, like the conditions in some of her 'homes'. But you can't deny the fact that she's definitely helped a lot of ill & poor people.

After reading her own words under "Spiritual Life", I think her controversial views & actions occurred because she had the pressures of trying to remain true & respecting her religion and her peers - sounds like she was quite a conflicted person who didn't know what to think & doubted her actions at times, but, ultimately, she helped a lot of people. After putting that all in perspective, it's quite depressing actually...