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August 4 - 10, 2019
Yet Another Plane
I’m writing from the seat of yet another plane. Only this time, I fight tears and aching heartbeats the whole way home. Though not nearly as far as some flights, this one is much harder to accept. My last week and a half were so full of bliss and happiness that I really wish it wasn’t over so soon.
If you’ve ever been in a relationship, it may be unfamiliar. To have less time together in person than not, to have a mere few days a year to make the most of your time with a person. These are the realities of mine, unfortunately. Space is more frequent than closeness, and many times only words are our means of expressing love. Time is precious, and hard to come by. Half the time, it is hard to remember what it feels like to be in the same room as them. Yet for about a week, only one week a year, there is only happiness. There is only love and time and all the connection we could ever need, just for a moment. Even with the looming presence of a trip short-lived, every moment is worth that entirety of pain and loneliness that exists the rest of the year. Now, it hardly sounds worth it when I say it that way. I find myself constantly looking forward to our next “Hello” and what it will bring, all while trying to get by on my end until that time comes. This year was worth the pain, and the bliss it brought me can tide me through yet another one.
The time with him and his family, all welcoming me in, was warm and felt like home. A part of me never wanted that to end. On my way over, the laundry list of things that could go wrong taunted my mind, yet the comfort of knowing I was accepted satisfied my heart and mind; all former worries disappeared. By his side, there was no such thing as failure. I wish I knew how to help others see it. See that after so much stress and worry, the world was right for a moment and my life could go on without either ever again. I know where I want to be, and this time together proved that. I belong beside my best friend, who is always there to comfort me and ease my worries, no matter how small. I belong with this person who stays strong for me, and encourages me to be better than I am. All fear of the future is calmed, all pain from the distance does not exist. I want to keep that feeling forever. For now, there is pain. There is pain because I have known bliss; there are tears because I have been happy. There is longing because I yearn for more of what has made me immeasurably pleased.
Now, I sit back where we started and nothing is the same. Going back to mundane loneliness is foreign and unwanted. Yet here I will sit, continuing to work hard to make “us” a reality again. More than ever I have a drive to chase my goals and get somewhere. I always believed that to love someone else you must love yourself first. So, until I can hold my love again I will better myself. That way, one day, I can better us both by being stronger. Perhaps there will be less tears and heartache, but somehow I doubt it will ever be easier to part ways. Regardless, ten days have provided me the strength to make on through another year. I intend to use it wisely, and hopefully will find myself on a plane again soon, wherever it may lead me.
I’ll find you. I promise.
On another plane headed to Reno.
Thing at work where I try to move as slowly and smoothly as possible
Pakistan sends another plane to ferry stranded nationals from Yemen
Pakistan sends another plane to ferry stranded nationals from Yemen
Islamabad: Pakistan is sending another plane today to bring back its nationals stranded in strife-torn Yemen, officials said.
It is the second plane being sent after an earlier flight brought back about 500 people on the weekend.
According to an official of Civil Aviation Authority, the aircraft will go Djibouti where about 200 Pakistanis are being taken from Aden through a Chinese ship.
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