It was early hours on a Tuesday , when I boarded flight in Mumbai where I discovered the secrete of staying young . Are you curious to know how to stay young ? You can find the answer in the question itself. Can't find. Let me share an real story to answer this...
I found something different in this flight, excitement and enthusiasm filled all over the place. It doesn't take much time to know the reason, it was 30 wonderful kids on board . Always, I see professional minds, with deep routed thoughts of how to handle the day's meeting, customers. Even those face forget to smile. Some times I see all of us as programmed machines. No one talk , always the atmosphere in the flight is very silent in the morning hours. But that's was not today.
I found my seat... This time I was traveling with 3 beautiful ladies. One to my right around 21 years old looks like she is working in an IT company. She is already into her own world. On to my left was this 12 year old girl who can't be tied to her seat by the seat belt. Her name is Aditi. She had already initiated conversion with me. And I can't resist looking at my third lady in my hand ... Book Wise and otherwise by Sudha Murthy. Now the announcement came from pilot deck, that we are ready to fly, but he doesn't know that I am already flying.
As normal practice the flight air hostess started explain the safety features, normally no one look at them, but this time the curious boys and girls are jumping to look at the safety demonstration. Even air hostess found excited , with a smile on their faces. The boy sitting on the front row was jumping to see if there is any difference between 2 air hostess demonstration. He was also questioning the emergency light asking whether it will work . I had the same question , but haven't had courage to ask. As we get older, we accept the status quo, and our curiosity towards knowing the truth disappears .
Aditi asked me where I am working and what's my name and why I am going to Bangalore. Looks like she is going for 4 days study tour to Bangalore . She said this is the first time traveling without their mom. But she is excited as always.
Now breakfast time. in this flight we have to buy our food.i haven't ordered, but Aditi wanted to buy something , she ordered cup Maggie. She took Rs. 100 from her purse, I can see that she had around 300 as her pocket money. Upon giving the money, she turned to me and said it was not fair to charge for breakfast, as we have already paid for the tickets. I had the same question, but it am used to the system.
As we end out conversation, she wished me all the best and we departed.
On the return flight in there same day, it was very quite flight. Looks like familiar faces, tired after day long meeting. All sleeping !!! No excitement or conversation.
But I m glad that I found the secret of being young, it is in being curious. Curiosity keep us young. Thanks Aditi for sharing the valuable lesson.
I found something different in this flight, excitement and enthusiasm filled all over the place. It doesn't take much time to know the reason, it was 30 wonderful kids on board . Always, I see professional minds, with deep routed thoughts of how to handle the day's meeting, customers. Even those face forget to smile. Some times I see all of us as programmed machines. No one talk , always the atmosphere in the flight is very silent in the morning hours. But that's was not today.
I found my seat... This time I was traveling with 3 beautiful ladies. One to my right around 21 years old looks like she is working in an IT company. She is already into her own world. On to my left was this 12 year old girl who can't be tied to her seat by the seat belt. Her name is Aditi. She had already initiated conversion with me. And I can't resist looking at my third lady in my hand ... Book Wise and otherwise by Sudha Murthy. Now the announcement came from pilot deck, that we are ready to fly, but he doesn't know that I am already flying.
As normal practice the flight air hostess started explain the safety features, normally no one look at them, but this time the curious boys and girls are jumping to look at the safety demonstration. Even air hostess found excited , with a smile on their faces. The boy sitting on the front row was jumping to see if there is any difference between 2 air hostess demonstration. He was also questioning the emergency light asking whether it will work . I had the same question , but haven't had courage to ask. As we get older, we accept the status quo, and our curiosity towards knowing the truth disappears .
Aditi asked me where I am working and what's my name and why I am going to Bangalore. Looks like she is going for 4 days study tour to Bangalore . She said this is the first time traveling without their mom. But she is excited as always.
Now breakfast time. in this flight we have to buy our food.i haven't ordered, but Aditi wanted to buy something , she ordered cup Maggie. She took Rs. 100 from her purse, I can see that she had around 300 as her pocket money. Upon giving the money, she turned to me and said it was not fair to charge for breakfast, as we have already paid for the tickets. I had the same question, but it am used to the system.
As we end out conversation, she wished me all the best and we departed.
On the return flight in there same day, it was very quite flight. Looks like familiar faces, tired after day long meeting. All sleeping !!! No excitement or conversation.
But I m glad that I found the secret of being young, it is in being curious. Curiosity keep us young. Thanks Aditi for sharing the valuable lesson.
