Frances Bean Cobain thought she was going to die when her plane caught fire, and we’re so glad she’s okay
Many people get nervous while flying. And now Frances Bean Cobain has opened up about her harrowing experience on a plane last week. She was a passenger on board an Air France flight that experienced severe engine issues. One of the engines actually caught fire, necessitating an emergency landing.
It sounds so terrifying, and we’re just glad to hear that Frances is okay. She chose to talk about it on her own time, with a post on her Instagram account that detailed how she felt during and after the ordeal. She may come from rock royalty, but she sounds like she has her head on straight.
A post shared by Frances Bean Cobain (@space_witch666) on Jan 9, 2017 at 7:37pm PST
Her caption is more of an essay, with some very meaningful reflections on life and love included. She began with detailing the experience of boarding what should have been a normal flight.
“I’ve avoided talking about this because telling strangers struck me as a fruitless endeavor. But enough time has gone by to where I’ve sat with what this experience should mean on the grand scale of living my day to day life. So here it goes: A week ago on September 30th I boarded Air France flight A380 (the irony being I changed my previously booked flight to this one that very day, so I could get home earlier.) This would act as the moment that would alter everything I thought I knew.”
This next part just sounds so scary — she watched the wing ignite!
“I have woken up everyday for the past week just grateful to wake up. When I felt the plane tilt, saw the wing directly in front of me catch fire, and basically came to grips with my own mortality I made a deal with myself. I promised myself that if I made it through, that I would no longer try to escape the moments of my life. I would no longer indulge in societal cliches & I would let the people I love know how much I love them everyday.”
Her story ends on a really hopeful note. We’re glad she decided to share with a bunch of strangers, because we found it inspiring.
“Thinking I would never see my mom or my boyfriend or my grams or my pets or my friends again, sparked a renaissance of the soul / mind / body / spirit. So I’ve entered the phase of my life where every moment is truly precious. All the mundane “crippling” anxieties I once let dictate how I functioned have dissipated. I was jolted awake and awake is where I need to stay in order to live authentically. As cheeseball as that sounds. It resonates at true. To me. As you were.”
You can read Frances Bean Cobain’s whole post below:
We’re so glad she’s okay!
