The date was set. Our aluminium wings were set to fly and
we needed to prepare for take-off. We methodically gathered our treasured
belongings and neatly packed it into our trusty travel bags. Looking at our
organized heaps of clothing, we wondered what deserved to go with and what
deserved to stay behind. Our hearts felt heavy like bricks were weighing them
down. Leaving meant leaving our families behind, it meant missing out on
never-to-be-repeated moments. Jetting off to somewhere new has limitless
possibilities- golden good or blackish bad. One would just have to rise and
fall with these ups and downs and remember to accelerate through the bumpy
turbulence.
Why do we leave? Why do we sacrifice those precious one-snap
photo moments? We leave in search of exploring the world from a bird’s eye
view, to see how the land layers itself across the mountains and deserts; to
see how the ocean demands its presence as it powerfully sits like a King across the distance. We leave to
witness different cultures and religions and how those people perceive the
mysteries of the world. We left to grow our gold
so that we can plan for a better future which includes us in these exclusives
so that we can be home for as long as the Almighty grants.
When we arrived on distant dirt, we thought that zero
expectations meant no disappointments, right? Wrong. Even without any
expectations, humans have this subconscious way of encoding things in their
busy brains which ultimately have dozens of expectations. With expectations, it
can either come with a sigh of elation or frustration. This air pocket in the travel plan seems
depressively out of place. Nothing seems as it should be, the way it was
promised on one’s home’s soil. Accelerating as we built momentum, our wings were
shaky and our seat belt was firmly in place.
Communicating through sound waves via trusty Skype
allows relief from foreign troubles. This only occurs through soft love and
support and less harsh instruction and sarcasm. These sound waves and videos
allow us to soar between clouds; it allows us to fly freely and be ourselves
high above sea level. We’ll share our moments of energized excitement, rusty
stress and gloomy sadness. Don’t worry, our wings will always naturally climb,
always move with the force of the wind, we will always find our way to our desired
destination, God-willing.
The seat belt sign is illuminated for now as we are
passing through troubling wind speeds. Our carbon fiber wings move steadily
right and then…left. The powerful engines beneath our wings force out the
pressure to propel us forward. After a while a silky voice says that strong
winds are behind us and we can admire the fluffy clouds outside the small
glasses. The glorious sun is about to shyly open its eyes. Our white wings
prepare to land, it prepares to slow down and take a deep breath in to bring us
to a gradual stop. The sun yawns as it stretches its rays across the awesome
sky and we begin our new adventure. Our titanium wings have been pushed and
they have been weathered through the changing sky. Our engines are checked on
the gravel ground and we are ready for take-off, we are ready to persevere
through the turbulence.
