I asked God, "How far do I have to go to look for him and be close to him? After all, in a way, the whole world - now twenty-five strong countries...are looking for him...."
God said- "You have to go till the end of the world for him...."
Amazed and confused I said- "But I don't know where is that..."
With eyes shining like a billion stars, God said- "So find out...."
And then, I ran. I trekked. I jumped. I crossed mountains. And rivers. And forests. And concrete jungles. Tirelessly I went ahead. Only in my quest to reach the end of the world. And to be in his arms- smelling his smells, singing his songs...
And then one night I reached a sort of a cliff. I walked closer to its edge. I felt as if I was seeing the infinite in front of me. Only darkness, zillions of stars shining- above and below me.
I felt- Yes, this is the end of the world....
Just then, I heard a plane land behind me. I turned back to see a dazzling British Airways flight.
It was magical- the pilot said he knew what my destination was and would take me there.
I hopped into the comfort of the flight. After what seemed like days of travel in an infinite space, I spotted a sparkling planet below. The pilot landed me there and lo and behold- there was the Malaysian Airlines flight which everyone was looking for. I spotted my beloved there...he came running and hugged me...we were both crying....
Through foggy eyes I saw the pilot of British Airways waving goodbye to me and he disappeared within seconds into the vast infinite...
I was glad to be united with my lover..having gone so much further to be closer to my lover....
"Go further to get closer"
................and we lived happily in that planet forever.
FLASHBACK TO THE PRESENT::
I had jumped off that cliff......that end of the world..................
.......and I woke up from my dream....
**This is my post for "Go further to get closer" contest by British Airways and IndiBlogger.
God said- "You have to go till the end of the world for him...."
Amazed and confused I said- "But I don't know where is that..."
With eyes shining like a billion stars, God said- "So find out...."
And then, I ran. I trekked. I jumped. I crossed mountains. And rivers. And forests. And concrete jungles. Tirelessly I went ahead. Only in my quest to reach the end of the world. And to be in his arms- smelling his smells, singing his songs...
And then one night I reached a sort of a cliff. I walked closer to its edge. I felt as if I was seeing the infinite in front of me. Only darkness, zillions of stars shining- above and below me.
I felt- Yes, this is the end of the world....
Just then, I heard a plane land behind me. I turned back to see a dazzling British Airways flight.
It was magical- the pilot said he knew what my destination was and would take me there.
I hopped into the comfort of the flight. After what seemed like days of travel in an infinite space, I spotted a sparkling planet below. The pilot landed me there and lo and behold- there was the Malaysian Airlines flight which everyone was looking for. I spotted my beloved there...he came running and hugged me...we were both crying....
Through foggy eyes I saw the pilot of British Airways waving goodbye to me and he disappeared within seconds into the vast infinite...
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I was glad to be united with my lover..having gone so much further to be closer to my lover....
"Go further to get closer"
................and we lived happily in that planet forever.
FLASHBACK TO THE PRESENT::
I had jumped off that cliff......that end of the world..................
.......and I woke up from my dream....
**This is my post for "Go further to get closer" contest by British Airways and IndiBlogger.
I loved the creativity... and another aspect is that this post hopes that the Malaysian Airlines flight is safe...!
ReplyDeleteAll the best for the contest!
Thanks a lot Nabanita! :D Yes..the focus of world's energy on finding the #MH370 flight made inroads into my dreams as well....!
DeleteYet U missed some points....(1) after jumping off the end of the world only I met my lover..meaning the now missing plane is safe in Heaven- dat's another planet in my post here...[In reality I want it to be safe & dreams have another way of symbolically saying the same thing!]
(2) the pilot of British Airways was God Himself...He saw I had reached "the end of the wrld" meaning I had already jumped off the cliff & wanted 2 grant me my wish.....
(3) British Airways is God's divine vehicle too!
(4) At the end of it all...I'm dreaming....:)
A really creative take on the prompt Amrita. All the best.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Khushboo! :D All the best to U too!
DeleteWow! What creativity! God Himself took you on the flight to reunite you with your loved one & the missing plane.
ReplyDeleteWonderful thought.
At the end it was all a dream.
Hope the dream becomes real and God ensures safety of the missing flight.
Best wishes Amrita
Thanks soo much Anita! Yes I hope God somehow may hv kept them alive....
DeleteAll d best to U too! U hv a fab entry as usual!
A very unique post indeed :) Loved the effort!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Bhavya! U have written a gr8 touching story as well...all d best!
Deletea very different take and well framed .. all the best for contest :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Ankur! All d best to U too! :-)
DeleteCreative Amrita. Never thought that you pulled MH370 into the story. Thats a twist !
ReplyDeleteThanks Krishna! :-D and I thought I was giving it away in first sentence only- search by 25 countries... :-P
DeleteCreativity and intense thinking . Nice share.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Karan! :-D
DeleteA beautiful confluence of love and God! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Canary! :-D All d best to U for d contest!
DeleteA unique take on the prompt. Enjoyed reading this one :)
ReplyDeleteHey thanks sooooo much! :-D
DeleteThat's so very creative Amrita..... a confluence of God , love and MH370 !..Oh..and British Airways ! lovely..
ReplyDeleteAll the best !
Hey thanks so much Maniparna! All d best to U too! Ur post is so heart touching...
DeleteI felt numb while reading the last paragraph, then was relieved to find you didn't kill him in your story! This will be one of the most liked posts, I am sure!
ReplyDeleteOmg! No I m not a killer of ppl...I m a people-phile so dnt wrry ever! :-P
DeleteThanks for liking my post Saket! All d best to U!
That was very creatively done, a beautiful angle mixing flights, love and travel - All the very best to you, Amrita! :)
ReplyDeleteHey thanks Arti! I wish U d very best too! :-)
Deletewow...good one!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Vishnu! :D
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