Airport wisdom
Travelling offers plenty of opportunities to observe,
interact and learn many new things from people and places.
The other day, I was at the airport waiting to board the
plane and suddenly a medical emergency came up and it was delayed. Tired and
restless passengers joined as groups and started conversing with each other. I
happened to be with passengers from the US, Belgium and Switzerland. Our talks
led to an interesting question to each other, why we were travelling where we
were travelling to!
The elderly person from the US was a citizen of Indian
origin, but still keeping connections with his family and friends. It was too
cold where he was living and since at his age he couldn’t withstand it, he was
moving on to India for a few months.
The traveller from Belgium was travelling for the first time
and he was full of expectations towards his holidays from the fascinating
stories he heard from his friends who came before.
The third person, who was from Switzerland, was proceeding
to India after a brief stopover in the United Arab Emirates. He told us that
his daughter, when she was a small child had read about the UAE, its history
and culture. From then, she was keen on visiting the UAE at least once.
What she did was to find an educational programme that
suited her and was utilising one full semester period in the UAE.
“With this visit, I could see my girl in the UAE and then
proceed to India, which is closer to UAE and fulfil my dream of visiting the
historic and cultural abundance,” he said.
Keep trying and do it when you get the chance — however long
it takes. I am sure, your goals and dreams will come true, if you keep an
attitude of this sort.
Ramesh Menon
To read it in original, please visit Gulf Today online
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