Thoughts vs Action

One day as I was waiting to pick up my husband from the airport I was super excited. I would be seeing him after 2 long years. He was away finishing his pilot training. Yes a aeronautical engineer & now also a helicopter pilot. While waiting for his flight to arrive and give him a surprise I had one of those experiences that changes people‘s lives. It happened just two feet away from me. A middle aged lady was standing with 3 kids and waiting for someone to arrive, we struck a conversation as she shared the names of her 3 kids. We spoke about general weather and airport parking costs. Suddenly I noticed a man, carrying two bags, coming toward me. He stopped next to me to greet his family. First of all, he laid down his bag and came closer to his younger son (about six years old), they gave each other a warm, loving hug. Then the father looked in his son‘s eyes with words: “I missed you so much, it‘s so good to see you, son!“. The boy smiled and said: “Me too, dad“.?Then the man talked to his older son (nine or ten years old). “Oh, you are quite the young man, I love you very much!“ and cupped his face. Then they had the most tender hug too. Afterwards the father said “Hi, baby girl“ to his baby daughter. She was squirming excitedly in her mother‘s arm and watching her returning father all the time. The man gently took his little daughter, quickly kissed her face all over and then held her close to his chest. The little girl laid her head on his shoulder in pure contentment.?After several moments the?man looked at his wife and said “I‘ve saved the best for last“ and shared with her the most passionate kiss. They stared at each other, beaming big smiles. They reminded me of newlyweds. What love,?I thought to myself as I smiled at them. She introduced me to her husband. and I in my amusement asked “Wow, how long have you been married?“. “Been together fourteen years, and married twelve of those“ . “Well then, have long have you been away?“. He replied with joyous smile on his face: “Two whole days!“.?I was stunned, as I imagined that he had been gone for several weeks at least. I could only say: “I hope that my marriage is still that passionate after ten years“. The man looked straight into my eyes and told me something that changed my life: “Don‘t hope, friend, decide!”

Reflection by Dr Anjana?https://www.dhirubhai.net/in/anjanavinod

Reflect in life and see how often we wait for some magic to happen in your life, to make your relationships more exciting. We land up complaining of the spark missing and taking each other for granted. "A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short." Remember family is not an important thing. It’s everything. The irony of life is you never know what you had until it's gone. Truth is you knew exactly what you had, you just thought you would never lose it, or took it for granted while you had it. We forget “the homemaker has the ultimate career, all other careers exist for one purpose only and that is to support the ultimate career.” No family is perfect, we argue, we fight, we even stop talking to each other at times, but in the end Family is Family. The love will always be there. Let's go ahead in life and not take for granted our family members and closest friends to be automatically there when we wake up?every morning instead just go ahead & tell them & show them If you love at every walk of life