The Cycle of Life

I was at the airport picking up a family member today. While I was waiting for my guest to arrive, I was purposefully observing people at the airport. It was quite interesting! Some were eagerly standing by the gate waiting for their guests. When their guests arrived, they passionately hugged each other, smiled at each other, and looked happy. As I was seeing these warm exchanges at the “Arrivals” zone, I couldn’t help but think about the “Departures” zone of the airport where people were sadly saying goodbyes and leaving.

I had never noticed how the airport so clearly demonstrates the cycle of life under one roof. Arriving, beginning, saying hello, and then, departing, ending, and saying goodbye.

And of course, what matters most is the quality of our stay between arrival and departure.