On 26th Jan
2015, when I saw the Republic day parade , our Prime Minister Narendra Modi standing
his head high with Barack Obama and our
National Anthem being played......I had tears in my eyes. It’s so true that
“MISSING SOMEONE IS A PART OF LOVING THEM.IF YOU ARE NEVER APART, YOU WILL
NEVER REALLY KNOWHOW STRONG YOUR LOVE IS.”
I miss my country so much, the samosa and jalebi treat on every republic
day. And so I want to share one incident from my life which made me a better
person and say proudly that INDIA AND INDIANS are GREAT.
It was the day when I
was leaving India for a better opportunity to a foreign land. My flight was
from Kolkata to Mumbai and then from Mumbai to Luxembourg. My flight in Kolkata
got delayed for almost 3 hours and I still had no idea how long I will have to
wait neither the crew members of the Airline. I was getting very restless as I
was alone with my kid unable to connect with my husband due to weak signal. I
was desperately trying to square things with crew member as any further delay
would make impossible for me to catch the flight to Luxembourg.
But they didn't seem to
be very considerate. However my fellow passenger understood my problem. One of
them came to me and asked details of Lufthansa Airlines, called his son and
asked them to inform about my situation. Another lady was taking care of my son
while I was busy talking to the crew members. Soon all the passengers even
those who were not of the same flight started questioning and arguing with the
crew members. Obviously everyone was agitated due to the delay but the most
surprising part was when they all said “we won't board inside the flight until
this ma’am (that’s me) is given a confirmed ticket to Luxembourg and accommodation
in Mumbai" as they also felt it was impossible to catch flight now. The
manager of the airline had to officially mail me and my husband that if I miss
my flight they will arrange the needful. When I reached Mumbai only 45 min was
left for the flight to take off and I had to collect my luggage, reach International
terminal which was 4 km, and check in with all legal formalities. But I made it.
Thanks to all my fellow passengers.
The incident is very
small but the way it happened was very dramatic and touching. Each passenger
was so concerned for me , they made me feel like one of the family and hence it
reminds me one of the quote by Swami Vivekananda ” If there is any land on this
earth that can lay claim to be the blessed Punya bhumi ,to be the land to which
all souls on this earth must come to account for karma ,the land to which every
soul that is wending its way Godward must come to attain its last home, the
land where humanity has attained its
highest toward gentleness, toward
generosity, toward purity, toward calmness, above all the land of introspection
and of spirituality -it is INDIA.
And I AM A PROUD INDIAN.
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