The Final Flight Of A Lifetime

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It was about a day back on my usual break of Friday and Saturday of the week from work. I was busy having a good nap that afternoon, when all of a sudden, I got a dream which evoked some memories of what I would regard as the 'Final Flight Of A Lifetime'. That same night we packed all our suitcases and belongings to head back to my one and only beloved motherland of 'Sharjah'.

As we boarded the flight after having done all the clearances and completing all the necessary requirements for our travel, a very familiar sound filled the air and atmosphere in the midst of the vast multitude of people sitting on their respective seats to travel to the destination country we were all headed to. It was the sound of the wheels of the aircraft that were coming off the aircraft body as the plane prepared to land on the airline runway of Sharjah International Airport. As the plane touched the ground with it's wheels, a sudden rush in the momentum of the aircraft, with the accompanying sound at an alarm bell's pace, before it could be reduced by the pilot taxing the aircraft on the runway. At that moment- a galore of memories struck and hit my mind- of how how I went through the struggles to become who I am ('The True Meaning Of Change' from The Perceptionist), how I achieved all the milestones and destinies of my life, and more importantly the ever arching goal that I had of coming back to the U.A.E had finally been fulfilled.

This was the day I was waiting for, a day I had worked hard restlessly through the three years of spending my life in Goa pursuing my higher education and to finally be seeing it achieved was what had made me really thank the greatest of greatest heavens as I just couldn't believe it that my wish had been fulfilled and my goal had been accomplished. As the plane headed to the airport to be connected to the airbridge heralded with the sound of the rudders followed by the sound of the intercom and the theme song of the airline playing in the background, I instantly felt my heart open up, and a gleaming smile immediately captured my face, slowly and steadily my eyes to follow.....and the rest is history!

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