Listen To Those Whispers Of The Soul

I have been wanting to narrate this story since a very long time. I have been waiting to write it as beautifully as it was said, or as beautifully as it was felt but I just failed in making it perfect. Yet I dare to tell this story in my own way.. good or bad..

And he said “what is the difference between me and everyone if I take you literally? I have been watching you since college. I can hear the unsaid whispers of your heart.  I felt like you wanted me to wait. 

August 21^st, 2017, Frankfurt

Having seated in the Lufthansa flight to Miami, I was restless, confused yet excited for several reasons. My missing home, family and friends made me restless but my awaiting Fulbright journey gave me all the excitement. I sat in the middle seat of a row thinking if someone would come to the aisle seat next to me or not. I secretly prayed that nobody should come so that I can take that comfortable aisle seat. (Prayers for little things. I know :p) Just in the nick of the moment, a beautiful lady entered the flight and took the seat next to me. Her gasps made clear that she was running and was hurried to catch the flight. I offered her some water which she politely denied. I am looking at her from the corner of my eye and appreciating her charm and skin tone (:D) There was something so alluring about this lady more than her beauty. The flight took off and I slept for a while. I checked on the girl in between my naps and saw her writing a journal (A beauuuuutiful notebook) . Finally I woke up to have some food. We exchanged smiles while eating and then she broke the ice and started a conversation. That’s when a beautiful heart knocked my soul and said it’s story to me. She asked me about my education, research and fellowship and appreciated my work and passion. Then I asked her why she was going to US. She said that she was a German model and she said that she was going to meet her boy friend  who had been waiting for her for the last four years. He was a German too who settled in US for some Tech Job. She was going to surprise him on his birthday. Then she said that this boy was her college friend who proposed her when she was 24. She asked him not to wait because she has a very compelling career and she doesn’t want to get into this right now. “This is very unlike a Westerner”, I said and bit my tongue if I had offended her. I felt extremely bad that she would take me wrong. I am on my first International trip and I had no clue of what to talk and what not talk. Then I corrected “I mean you people are clearer than us that a compelling career need not stop you from loving someone”. Then she said that she always had the fear for relationships as her parents were separated in her childhood. She also said that she is a deep person and can’t fall in and out of relationships easily. She wanted a serious one and she knew that this guy is as deep as her. But she wanted to set things right before her marriage. And she said, “You know , I was surprised to know last month that he is still waiting for me. Waiting for me to say YES. I have been in touch with him but wondered if he was dating someone. I secretly prayed that he should not date anyone. (she giggled)I asked him what made him wait so long? I literally said NO. MOVE ON. Then you know what he said? He told me that being a techie, he wouldn’t take literal meanings but he takes deduced or inferred meanings. He is witty. Isn’t it? ” (She smiled and blushed). I smiled in acknowledgement. Then she continued, “and he said “what is the difference between me and everyone if I take you literally? I have been watching you since college. I can hear the unsaid whispers of your heart.  I felt like you wanted me to wait.  And no harm in waiting. I have confidence in myself too. If not you, I would find someone else. That’s not a big deal.” And he winked. All this on a video call.” She almost had tears in her eyes. She was all calm yet with that spark in her eyes while narrating this story. “So this year, he is turning thirty and we are planning to get married too. “she blushed showing her ring that he sent her. I congratulated her and asked her about how she felt. She said that she was different from others and hesitant due to her family disturbances. And she continued, “What else do I need? He loves my negatives and insecurities and made me build trust and faith by waiting for me. Now I know how to love him. But the beauty is, he knows that how I can love him. That is why he waited”. Suddenly I felt like this couple is giving me wisdom lessons for life. And when she started explaining little details of her life, about the German history etc. Flight landed in Miami. We hugged each other and bid good bye. I was so lost in her wisdom and patience and faith for love that I forgot asking her phone number. I even forgot her complicated German name (I am extremely bad with names). This would be the biggest regret of my life. Hopefully, I would meet her again. But she gave me a beautiful story to refresh and tell the world that people like her and her fiancé exist. May god bless them with all the prosperity and happiness !!