Topical blog post: “A place to learn”

Airport is a place that I hate and love a lot. 

 

 I hate, because it takes people far apart.  Standing in front of the departure gate, you can see people cry, sob or even force themselves to smile.  On this side, a couple is saying goodbye to their kids who are going to study abroad for couple years.  On that side, a wife is kissing goodbye her husband who is going to a business trip for couple months.  Many kinds of separations happen in front of the departure gate; many tears dropped, many weeping sound can be heard there.  I left my family and came all the way to the United States by myself.  I will never forget the atmosphere in front of the departure gate on that day.  I couldn’t stop crying, and I had so much love that I didn’t know how to tell.  Separation makes people understand how important to cherish people, things, and time.  Farewell always brings people to introspect what they have missed and what they have done wrong. 

I love, because it puts people together.  Standing in front of the arrival gate, you are able to see people with happy face.  Kids who study abroad come back for vacation, husband is back from his business trip, and friends come to visit.  Happy reunion appears at the arrival gate; joyful greetings and delighted laugh can be heard there.  However, by that time, people may start forgetting how to cherish… until another departure takes place. 

 

Airport is a place full of laughs and tears, a place that I hate and love.  But, it also is a place for us to learn how to cherish everyone and everything you have anytime and anywhere.