Once, a girl was born in the big, dignified family of 11 members. Respect is the only necessity of the family. Birth of a she child called for a reason for a grand jubilation. Everyone was in high spirits as if they had won all the happiness of life. Baby girl must be the luckiest one. She is the first child in the family. She got everything she wanted in the childhood. She dreamt of something, she used to get it the other day. Every one treated her like a princess. Excessive care, attention and love made her adamant. Each and every time listening to what she is saying, what she wants; fulfilling all her stupid little desires. They have never let her see the outer world. How dirty the world is, she simply can’t believe this fact. She was living in her own world of fantasy where she had all kinds of luxury and materialistic happiness.
On completion of her higher school she told her parents that her ambition is to become a white collar officer i.e. an Indian Air Force pilot. Her parents took that as one of her other stupid desires. But she was damn confident and stubborn to become the flying officer. When she entered in the 11th grade, because of heredity she developed a need of spectacles. So she dropped the idea to become the IAF pilot. But flying planes was her biggest desire since the time she used to travel in the wide body airliner to spend her summer vacations. Sitting at the window seat with wide open eyes watching the wing changing its shape, filled her with curiosity equalizing the Maximum Take Off Weight. After clearing senior secondary exams, she revealed again that she want to be an aviator. But this time she wanted to be a commercial pilot. This brought a thunderstorm in the family.
Girl revolted, screamed, wept, starved and finally was gifted with the grand present i.e. the family’s permission to take up flying as her career. Girl started to fly airbus in her dreams from that day itself. After rigorous flying training of 8 months, clearing 5 written commercial pilot license (CPL) exams in one go and off course spending a handsome amount on flying lessons, she finally achieved CPL. Now again after gaining CPL she started dreaming of flying airbus, this time more clearly and strongly as now she has become legally eligible to fly one. As and when she got the license, Indian aviation industry got hit by recession. But nothing could stop her world of fantasy from growing. She waited for 2 long years.
And then gradually realized that there is no such value of her in the family. No one actually wanted her to become a pilot. No one is worried about her career. Her morning started with taunts and her days ended with curses. Her mother regretted that why they permitted her to go for CPL and spent a hell lot of money. Now when the girl demands for something which can give her piece of delight like new clothes, new handbags, new accessories or new shoe wear, they tell her that they have already spent so much on her so they can’t take her expenses said by a person having an empire of crores makes no sense to me. Does regular taunting can solve her problems? Cursing her that why she opted to be a pilot and burned their hard earned money with no results can help her in any way? Killing the ray of hope and discouraging her at every point. Will all this help this girl? She is imprisoned in the golden empire where no one can hear her silent sobbing, where no one can see her watery eyes, her hidden tears, where no one can feel her internal fear.
She tried to gain confidence by doing something that can bring her fame and return back her lost confidence. She joined online radio station and earned a little bit of fame. Everyone in the family was satisfied about it as it is an ONLINE radio where she can work sitting at home. She has to stop working as radio was becoming a hindrance in her aviation studies. So she quit radio to be back on her flight track. She then decided to write poetry regarding what flying a plane means to her. When in an excited tone, she told her mother that she writes poetry expecting a ray of pride on her face, mother’s expression and words of discouragement i.e. “what is the use of writing? You can’t earn out of it?” literally was a slap on her face. But she continued writing. After being mentally tortured on daily basis she is still rigid like a rock that she’ll be a pilot one fine day.
Once she got a job offer from Corporate Airlines. She was so happy and thought that this is the end of the journey to success. Alas! Again her life took a U- turn when her family didn’t allow her to work for corporate stating that they want her to work for commercial airlines only. Again this makes no sense to me. She roared, cried and pleaded but no one in the family supported her for the same. Then she decided to take classes (as a teacher) on aviation subjects so that she can grow her knowledge. When she told her family she wanted to take classes, what they said “For that she’ll have to travel a lot.” The place where she’ll be taking her classes is far off from her place. Making a girl a pilot and worried about travelling a long distance again made no sense to me at all. How can they be such hypocrites! She wants to hangout and sometimes party with friends so that she can release her stress but her parents never allow her to move out of her home stating, “Outside world is not safe.” Haha once again this is senseless. Care and imprisonment are two different things which I think they are unaware of.
Now tell me do her parents really want her to become a pilot or they are just making a fool out of her? Do they really love, care and understand her? Are they not selfish? Are they doing justice to her? Are they killing her ambition? Are they making use of her innocence?
And what should a girl do? Should she elope from her home? Should she keep watching what is happening with her, silently? Should she stop hoping? Should she wait for her second phase of life, i.e. marriage? Should she kill herself? Should she accept the failure? Should she regret that why she sat in aircraft even once?
Moral- Wealth can’t give you all happiness in life. Family support is the biggest pillar of one’s life. Parents should support their children when needed otherwise they can lose them. All that glitters is not gold.
"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return."
