Miles apart?

One of my teammate is leaving back to India today. He is a very young guy who is married and has a kid. A month after his baby was born, he had to leave for the UK. Another month later, his wife had to leave for the US. Their daughter was growing up in India. Almost a year after that, the father in him went crazy and decided to go back. Maybe the mother is flying back too. I wish them joyous moments of togetherness..

This is a very ordinary story these days, with the husband and wife living in different countries for long periods of time. There are those who have to undergo this because they don't have a choice. But its mostly those, who make a choice and decide to go, to make their future better. No, that is not wrong. I may do the same thing. Money is such a big necessity that you sacrifice many things for it. And a year of separation may not look like a big deal when you know that you can buy a house and live more happily after that.

But still it does not look right too.. What we lose is our 'time' together. And we may not be able to get it back another day with dollars or pounds. Today is what we have, tomorrow is never in our hands.. I pray that we never have to make such a choice.