You see, Mangalore airport is located on a hill top which has been flattened to accommodate a runway , and therefore it has a shorter than usual runway, almost 1/4th shorter.
A pilot once told me that the shorter runway on top of the hill made it some what tricky to land.
You could always feel the added violence whenever a plane landed in Mangalore.
The deceleration was harsher, the brakes were more jarring and the tires screeched louder than in other places.
At these times, I used to wonder what it would mean if the plane crashed and if we all died.
Would I be ready to leave everything behind?
In a world of uncertainty...am I still clinging on to things that I have no control over?
And It finally happened.
Although not to me...
and I feel sad.
My heart feels heavy even though the loss is not mine.
I almost was a crash related casualty today morning.
ReplyDeleteI went out to get the morning newspaper, and as I was reading the newspaper (while walking) I crashed into a signpost.
"Man Crashed into a signpost while reading the news about the plane crash:This is not so much of a tragedy than it is a comedy!"
That would be my headlines...apart from getting laughed at by a bunch of (heartless) strangers.
:(