One of those miles that I have ever traveled till now brought me to Phoenix, Arizona in the year 2012. I was aghast when the flight landed. If India was near by I would have taken to run and would never, ever, glanced behind. The whole city was made of a dry reddish brown compared to the green and colorful New Jersey.
Maybe this is a huge mistake, my Pilot had landed the plane in some desert in the Middle East. But there it was, the name "Phoenix, Arizona" written all around. Normally my travels are full of nasty surprises, but this one was totally uneventful. It scared me. I was in Phoenix after all.
I had some time of adjustment as I had stepped into a new project, and had to do my due diligence,so until the formalities were over I could chill out and enjoy flexible hours of work.
One of those days I returned home at 1.00 PM. It was hot and I was at the bus stop waiting for the bus to take me home. The temperature was around 102°F, hotter than Chennai, I hated Chennai for its 81°F, and I am just not able to state my love for Phoenix.
Well, I was at the bus stop exact at 1.25 PM and checked the bus schedule, I smiled, "On Time!, will be at home in another 5 minutes", I checked my watch again: 1.30, "Its getting hotter, hope the bus comes soon," 1.35 PM, "Has the bus left? Maybe it was earlier than I thought." Now It was a BIG "OH NO!!!"
Retracing a few hours back, when I told my friend that I would be leaving early, he had cautioned, "Be careful while you are alone OK" And now it was reverberating in my ears when I eyed the deserted streets. I checked the bus schedule again, the next bus was at 2.03 PM which meant, another half an hour more in the hot sun, "OMPHHHH" What a life???
I thought for a moment, and then I did it, I started walking towards my home, and two minutes passed by and so did the bus that I was waiting for. It was a small, frustrated and a tired "Oh No!!!" And now I really had to take the walk, I sighed, I proceeded.
It was just a 15 minute walk to home, but a tiresome one, with an uncomfortable high heeled pumps and a hot merciless sun slowing me down.
Now safe at home, I am glad I took the walk, those 15 minutes was a learning curve.
"What ever you crave becomes precious to your heart, In that 15 minutes, water and getting into my home was becoming precious to me. The life that we lead is almost like a desert walk where people crave for things, fame, money, and push forward to earn the same". What are you holding dear and precious to your heart today? Is it worthy enough for the efforts been taken. Only if I had waited for 2 more minutes, I would have have reclined with my favorite coffee, rather than water. And the expense of my efforts too would have been lesser.
I remembered the people of Israel, As history says, they had walked through the desert for 40 years to reach Israel from Egypt while the distance was only a 240 miles. I asked God, "If Israel was so very dear to your heart why did you make them suffer so much", I got the answer, "If you had waited patiently in faith for another 2 minutes you would have reached home in FIVE minutes rather than the tiresome 15 minutes in the hot sun." Are we waiting patiently in faith for the Lord to act?
I smiled. I loved the walk Me and my God. I trudged back and saw the apartment from far off, I sped up and reached home a bit wiser, and here is my post on that.
Hoping my next post would be sooner.
Signing off Now,
Prix.(My daughter calls me that now) 
