It has been a hard decision for me to take whether I have to take
this job which has been offered to me 2000 miles away from my home town or
stick on to this current job in an MNC, tough decision to make. One thing
I knew at that moment that it's a big decision which will make a big change in
the way I am going to live. Like any other employee, I have found many faults
with my company and decided to say farewell to the no. 1 publisher in the
world. Hmmm... I think its October 27th..... I put forward my
unwillingness to continue in the company who printed the worlds most sold
book(Harry Potter). As per my contract with the company I should be serving two
months notice period which in my case I decided to reduce to 2 days. The
company did not accept my resignation, and they asked to reconsider my “ as they
termed” foolish decision to call off my day with RRD( RR Donnelly and
sons).It all happened suddenly that even I don't remember when I took
that decision to go to QATAR.........leaving my family far behind. I was a very
homely person until I finish my B tech after finishing the course I worked in
many places which were away from my home, so I learned that art of how to
control my emotions and how to live the life away from my dear and near ones. I
took this Qatar job as a challenge not for my technical skills but as a person
who loved to fly high in the machine which is invented by Wright brothers and
who loves going to another country far away from his country. 29th of October the
ticket to Qatar in their own airways is confirmed the first time I see my name
imprint on an air ticket its somewhat large technically perfect name
as given in my passport “ Sabarinath vijayasekharan Nair A,”
what excited me more is that the travel includes free food also.29th After
attending the first exit interview in my life I finally said goodbye to my
colleagues and returned my ID card with ID no 100498.Today night I will be
flying my first experience. I have been to the airport earlier also to drop my
friends, on those days I have only seen glimpses of an inside view of the airport
terminal, beautiful girls dressed in their company uniform hooooo from
that day I was dreaming about this day.I remember that night @ 1:30 am my
friend came with a black ambassador car an old one ….a perfect start for
starting a new journey. With my loving mom and dad, I enter into the car
...on the way, there is one temple which I used to go and pray... I suddenly
realize I can only come here after one year, the car passed the temple and
began its journey.I can see my mom and dad's face looking so sad ...its that
time in every parent's life they don't want to experience their son
is going far away from them they will never feel my physical presence for
the next 1 yr, but I will be always near to both of them. I can see huge street
lights and some flashing lights, the old ambassador is now near to the airport.
I can see other cars carrying large baggage overtaking my car and going towards
the airport. Finally, my car reached the destination I took my luggage and said
goodbye to my parents …...”GOODBYE” most felt one deep from my heart .. I used
to say goodbye when I am going out from my home especially to my mom, but this
time it's like ….. I prayed that time my god, please give me the strength
otherwise I will cry out … I smiled at them ( I was actually crying
)... I never want to turn back but no son can..... I turned back and watched
them until I reached the entrance of Thiruvananthapuram Airport.I
entered the airport and gone with the airport procedures after waiting for some
time we got a call from the airport to check in and its the time to enter the airplane
for that moment my mother and father's face flashed past my face, and I feel
like some lightning strikes and I can't move an inch ….suddenly I saw a
beautiful lady dressed as per my liking is going in front of me (:-) ...it
suddenly wakes me up ... I started to follow her..... she was an air
hostess in that Qatar Airways flight...One bus came and took all the
passengers near the airplane...as the bus was nearing its destination my heart
was beating faster and faster....the bus stopped near the airplane... I never
came much closer to this marvelous machine...a huge one...............Yes, I
put my first step on the Qatar Airways flight... a huge machine waiting to take
me away from my family who is still waiting outside to take a glimpse
of the airplane which is taking their son away far away from them.A beautiful
air hostess welcomed me into their flying office ....and she showed me the way
to my seat it was a window side seat ...hoooo how lucky I am the first journey,
and that too on window side seat...i looked outside through the small
window ...... I felt like my world...where I have born and lived has been
reduced to this small little cabin ....The Pilot announced about our travel
plan and ....the safety instructions are shown on an LCD panel just in front of
my seat....i prayed for the last time ... I took a deep breath ...for the last
time i felt the air around me (the feeling that i will never experience
again)...The pilot turned on the huge engine and the Wright brothers ....baby
started its journey .....In my mind i said Ta Ta to my mom and dad
for the last time......:-( if those who knows me ...will be asking u have
missed one lady ....yes ...friends ....i remember ......my sweet sister she
always loved me more than i did ... she didn't came to drop me to the
airport bcaz she loved me so much .....she is always been my support and
she knows everything about me.....and my baby....VISHNU...i call him as "VIKRI"..my
family knows the secret behind that ....and off course Vinod etten....with
whom my sweet sister is leaving happily.........he has helped me a lot to take
this decision to fly abroad. As the aeroplane separated its bond with the
runway i experienced my first journey through sky..............Time passed away
as it was very dark outside i couldn't enjoy the scenery and i was not in
a mood to enjoy that also ....i slowly fallen into my first sleep in midair....
“ I would be the first person who decided to quit a Good Job only
because I want to experience the journey through sky …....the journey which
all going to change my life, as this huge machine passes through the dense
cloud formations I was hoping that the dark clouds which are now hovering
around my life will clear.”
