A pilot of an airplane over the ocean has been told that due to a fuel leak and a small explosion, his airplane will not have enough fuel to reach land. The fire, now put out, has also destroyed rescue equipment. He is in despair and tells the passengers that they will all likely fatally crash, or drown before rescue can arrive. You happen to be an expert in this particular class of plane and you know that a backup, protected fuel tank exists. They were somehow apparently not made aware of this in their training. You dart to the front of the plane to try to relay that information. People on the way get upset that you're disturbing their final prayers. You finally get to the cockpit and see the crew all despondent on the floor, weeping.
You start to say you are pretty sure there's a way out of this mess. One that involves no suffering. It literally requires pulling off a panel and manually switching two valves. You won't know it's working until the original tank is empty and the source auto-switches to the now-enabled backup tank, but at that point you'll see that it's working.
They get more upset and tell you they don't need advice right now, they just need your love and support. They tell you to please go back to your seat and to not bother anyone anymore, to let them grieve in the precious moments they have as they face and anticipate their approaching suffering and death.
Once you're back in your seat, and sit there among all the crying people, you realize this is all needless suffering. You start to explain to the person next to you. They half hear you and respond, "Your idea might work, but everyone is in shock right now. You need to give them time to absorb this daunting situation and what they are going to need to live through in the coming minutes."
You say to yourself, But that's the point. There's nothing to be in shock about. Nothing to face. You need to listen. There is no emergency. Nothing to grieve, no one to say goodbye to. You need comfort? No, you need information. Not later. Later is too late. I hope you can make use of the love and support you need right now in time to begin to consider that you might have never needed to be in this state in the first place. There's nothing to actually be afraid of. Please, let me show you.