Cultural shocks are always entertaining
to discuss. During my second month in Germany, I have planned a trip to Rome.
In Munich airport, while I was standing to check in my baggage, I came across
a beautiful girl who resembles that of a model from the fashion world. I
glanced at her intermittently and smiled within myself. Suddenly, her eyeballs
grabbed my attention and she also responded with a smile. My joy knew no bounds
and I could feel my heart flying high with new born wings. I started praying
God to place me next to her seat in the flight.
But, God has no heart. She was placed many rows behind me in the plane. God is not to be
blamed completely either because I have an exceptional track record when it
comes to such scenarios. Whenever I take a train, the whole compartment is full
of men and elders. Taking a flight will ensure the same in the rows
around me. I used to comfort myself thinking that I am destiny's child. Throughout my journey to
Rome, I cursed God and myself for my bad luck. When we reached Rome, I waited
for her at baggage carousel in the pretext of picking my baggage. She came and
stood at a distance waiting to pick her suitcase. To everyone's surprise, the
flight officials announced that our luggage is coming by the next flight and we
have to wait for an hour at the baggage carousel. I felt that an unexpected
twist in this story is created by God to give me a chance.
God has a beautiful heart and he bestows
opportunities to the right people! Now, it is my turn to grab this opportunity.
Without wasting my time, I gathered the courage and slowly moved towards her to
introduce myself. When I lifted my head, I was taken by a big surprise. I saw
another equally beautiful girl beside her and both of them compete
fiercely with each other for the best model in a fashion show. Oh my God!
How did I miss the second girl? Attempting to judge between those two girls, I
was puzzled to conclude whom I should talk to. It has become the decision of my
life at that point. After a brief thought, I decided to go with my first crush
and walked towards her. I could see the twinkle in her eyes as I approached towards
her. I thought that she is unable to forget my first smile. As I increased the
pace of my footsteps both the beautiful girls hugged and started kissing each
other. This glance gave me a big jolt and my mouth and eyes were wide open without my knowledge. The new born wings of my flying heart were chopped off mercilessly. I told myself
"How can they do this? Both are very beautiful, yet..."
God is cruel! Unable to come out of
the shock, I still moved towards them. As I got a closer view of them, I
reduced the pace of my footsteps and slowly moved past them. As I took ten
steps beyond the girls, I heard a conversation and stopped by. A guy spoke to
the second guy "Both the girls are extremely beautiful and can get any guy
on this earth. How on earth can they do this? They are really mad." On hearing
this, my lips moved wide with a slight smile. I felt that he spoke my mind. The second guy answered "Shut up! It is their choice. You do not
have any right to comment on their private life." His response reverberated
through my ears and I came to terms with this fact that each person has the
right to make his/her own decision. Who am I to intrude into their private life
or personal decisions?
Since then, I preferred not to discuss or
create opinions about others' personal lives. This experience helped me stop
gossip about others and respect each individual with varied diversity.
