"Flying has changed after 9-11 but at the end of the day, it definitely beats sitting in an office doing a 9 to 5. ... I know that this is where I need to be." - Trina Holden, Flight attendant, Air Tran & Continental Airlines
I was reading this article about 'a day at Atlanta International Airport' on the CNN website and I was touched and had goosebumps. Aviation has always been my passionate field and it makes me feel alive. When I see a plane pass by, I stand still and see it as far as I can or when I stand near a runway in sight and see a plane touch the earth or kiss the skies, it gives me a feeling I can not put to words. In the article, Ron Levitz (who I quoted above) has a similar story as mine, only that he got the dream of flying and I haven't. He said he loves flying and always wanted to do that...trust me, I would love to spend the rest of my life on airplane than on the ground. I know where I want to be, where I need to be and its only a matter of time, prayers, patience and hard work that I get there, Insha'Allah!!! Planes are my first love, and you know what they say about first love right?
* A piece of advise. If you are emotionally charged and are writing, DO NOT listen to music or do something else like talk to someone besides writing because it takes the feel and mood away (as it sort of did to me) *
So coming back to the article I read, it really touched me because the article talked about how different people's lives are and an airport is the best place to see this mixture...
- A cleaner cleaning the toilets who people see with less respect and think how much better they are not realizing how dependent they are on that cleaner, a duty free shop assistant who answers to every customer who asks a question frustratingly knowing that not every customer buys the product ( some people like me are just asking because they love it but know they can't buy but want to have the feel of the item ).
- A steward and air hostess seated in a nice restaurant in their uniforms having coffee smiling at each other and who seem to be the happiest people on earth ( some people like me who love to read people may even say 'oh having beautiful women by your side comes with the job :p).
- People see a pilot walking by with shoulders raised in pride because of all the respect and dignity that he deserves because of the job not realizing he is the same guy who isn't any less than like a soldier or in fact more than a soldier because he attempts to defeat death every single day; and in his scenario, death of all other people he is flying with who are his responsibility.
- A certain someone with a weird or rather unique dressing style like mine (literally I mean mine..shorts, an easy going t-shirt or even sleeveless will do and slippers) with headsets around lip singing the song he is listening to and roaming with a camera in hand not bothered about what people think yet he knows they think he must be an idiot believing that he is doing the right thing by being himself and that makes him cool (well being myself is indeed definitely cool because today, I see more masks than faces), yet what these people don't know is that this 'idiot' also has a heart that feels pain, and that we all fight pain in different manners.
- A someone seated quietly in one part of the airport wandering and looking at the planes ahead endlessly; what people do not know is that a memory screen (that is only seen to that person) is rolling right now and the airport, that moment has stood still and the only thing that is visible is that screen. A screen that reminds of moments that are gone forever but not lost because they are deeply stored in the heart and this 'quiet someone' is going to attend the funeral of that person (who featured on the memory screen), but doesn't shed a tear but is broken, in fact shattered inside...
- A young girl, carrying her barbie doll in her arms and hugging it (as if it were real) and who is excited about travelling, probably its her first time on a plane. She keeps telling the barbie about her travel so far, at one point even points the barbie in the direction of the planes and points her finger to it saying 'that is our plane'. The neighbor (not the parents) may randomly smile thinking of their childhood days or another may say to themselves 'why can't adults just be happy for no reason like this young kid is'.
- A business man who travels so often that it is difficult to count now, seated in one place in a suit and tie (yes that is right, he needs to show the world he is different and that he is from a world that thinks dressing matters most and that they are more important or talented than that 'weird looking kid in shorts', which isn't true at all.) doesn't care and bother about what is going around and is on the laptop or tab checking the world news or business trends or auditor's reports, basically working. What most of such people do not realize is life is about loving family, especially those who makes us happy and alive (TRUST ME..I HAVE REALIZED THIS AFTER COMING TO MAURITIUS..I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE DAY I GO BACK AND HUG MY PARENTS..I JUST CAN'T WAIT)!!! Appreciating life, people in life, loving them and showing the love is the most important thing besides faith and ethics in one's life.
So indeed an airport has a lot to say... "Just takes an eye to read and a heart to understand/feel" - this happens to be my answer to the question 'how did you read me?'..So yeah I guess this is all that I can write..I hope you enjoyed reading, felt emotions with which I wrote this and the next time you are at an airport, remember, we all have a different story and each deserves respect, even the cleaner of the toilet.
"Humanity isn't in loving those who are superior but those who society thinks are worthless, but indeed, no one is worthless"
Cheers,
Champ!
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