Airplanes

Besides pilot, there are two things I love about airplanes. Take off and landing. But today, I want to add up one more things on the list. It's witnessing aircraft disembark just few meters above your body.


I was snoozing in lonelyman's car on the way back to my house after an exhausting day.I thought it's time for me to hit the sack when he woke me up, instead he asked me to get out from the car and said "This might be the first and the last time for you to experience this, come!". I was thinking..what?? But I went out from the car anyway. No. We were not in Shah Alam but we were in some place nearby KLIA.It was pitch black, no light at all and silence was everywhere.
"There will be one coming soon" he said. From distant I could spot lights. And it got nearer and nearer. It's like..you are all alone in a dark place, feeling scared and lost and suddenly you could see lights..blinking beautifully. Just like when you're lost but you see hope coming.


It was fast. Everything was fast. The lights blinked faster. The wind blew faster and my heart beat faster. I could feel my heart thumping when the airplane drawing near, making roaring sound and I could feel the wind blowing my hair. I could feel like some energy was moving me. When she was exactly above me, I looked up at the sky. There she was, the iron body invaded the sky, the night. When everything used to be quiet, calm. When everything was peaceful. It was beautiful, mesmerizing. My feelings? Beyond words. I tried to find suitable words to inscribe it but every word wouldn't fit in. It's just indescribable.


On my way home I felt a lump in my heart. It was dazzling..it was. It's like..it was dark in the beginning. Dark, gloomy and cold. Everybody would relinquish on moments like that. Not much things can be done. But then she came. She was huge, loud and making chaos through the lonely night. At times, when we are at home, on hearing planes up above the sky we would snicker coz the noise disrupt us. But, if you see it in a different perspective..from my perspective last night. It was different. Despite the decibels, she landed beautifully, bringing hopes to people who were longing to see faces of their love ones.


To me, it's like a metaphor. When you feel like you are lost and you see something is coming, something that may stir up your serenity don't give up, don't feel down. Be brave and face it. Perhaps when it's over, you would treasure life more than you ever did.


No matter how bad things are, there are always lights at the end of the tunnel.