Longing

The cool, fresh breeze gently blew across his face, wishing him a perfect good morning. Recharged from a peaceful sleep, he got out of bed to the sweet music of birds with just one thought…. May be today, it could happen.

Since the last few weeks or even months, he had been thinking about, planning for and time and again rescheduling his time. Just to go out for a few days with friends and family.

In the hustle and bustle of the city, due to his hectic job and rising workload, he had kept delaying and postponing it.

And just like every day, today too, he hoped that he could get some time off.

 

Everyone was enjoying to their fullest. Many of them were exclaiming wow! Amazing! He was in Germany. He was the tour manager for a famous travel company, leading a group of enthusiastic travellers.

The atmosphere around him was quite energetic and cheerful. But sadly, he was not.

It had been his eleventh or may be the twelfth visit to Europe. There for, all this was known to him. As his profession demanded, he had to remain away from his family and this was a fact which he had gladly accepted… still… This. While all others were having fun together with their families in a foreign land, he strongly awaited his home.

 

The boy jumped happily out of his school buss as it halted before his building with a loud honk. He had finally scored well and the teacher had announced him as the class topper!

Climbing 2 steps at a time, he bounded through his house to his father, proudly waving the report card in his hand with an expectant face and said, dad, here it is! Now, let’s go get the cycle!

His dad just smiled and said, let’s go!

 

 

Be it the wish to travel or to simply spend some time with family at home,

Or the expectant promised reward, this longing is what helps us to find a purpose to live for, to wake up to another of the many hopeful tomorrows. Isn’t it so?

Weather it be the desire to do something we love since many weeks, months or even years such as recultivating a once cherished hobby or the craving for a particular type of food,

This longing, is an emotion which, at some point of our lives, all of us do experience.

However, the most unbearable longing, in my opinion, is the wait to meet someone you genuinely love…

 

Have you ever experienced something similar? When was it most intense? Would be glad to have your thoughts in the conversation as well!