Making Wishes Come True Above The Sky

November 20, 2023

Back when you were a kid, have you also imagined clouds as fluffy cotton pillows floating through the sky? I remember watching a kid's show back in the day where the main young character hopped onto the clouds. I imagined the softness of it, and I wished I could touch the clouds too someday. When I watched a TV show where there were treasures at the end of the rainbow, I wished to climb the rainbow and slide down to the end to find the treasures too.

Admit it or not. That's how we think back in the day, making impossible things possible in our imaginations and believing those fantasy stories on television. Is there heaven above the sky? I guess you thought of that too when you were a kid.

When I was young, I wished to ride a plane to see the clouds and sky above. I wished to experience what it felt like to cross through a sea of clouds. I wanted to know why the sky was blue. Although it was explained in school, I was always curious.

Believe it or not, It was only in 2013 when I first rode a plane. I was twenty-four years old. Although it was only a domestic flight, I felt like my wish about seeing clouds above the sky had come true. I felt like I was in a state of euphoria the whole course of my flight, but nervous at the same time. However, since I wasn't in the window seat, I failed to take photos of the clouds during my very first flight.

My first flight was followed four years later, when I dreamed of traveling abroad. So each time I fly overseas, I always take the window seat to watch the clouds from above, hoping to spot a rainbow or catch the sunset. I was very happy on my recent flights to Manila, Tacloban, and back to Hong Kong as I witnessed the sunset and spotted a rainbow for the first time.

Can you imagine this beauty? It was a magical golden hour. It was as if there was a surge of awe and happiness that awakened my soul. I couldn't keep myself from taking photos of it. On my next flight, I spotted a rainbow. Childhood memories flashed through my mind. It was the very first time I saw a rainbow after many years.

In the middle of overwhelming emotions when crossing the sky, there is a sense of calmness and humility. That's another reason why I always take the window seat, and I don't really care if I pay an extra fee just to get one.

Seeing the beautiful scenery above somehow helps dissipate the stress and whatever sad emotions I'm dealing with inside me. I feel like the world is so small that I could easily cross from one end to another. I cross vast oceans and mountains in just one sitting. How amazing it is, right? How much more if I see the sunset and rainbow up close. It was a wonderful journey.

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