A Broader View — Somewhere Above the Clouds 🌍
On 7th December, I was on a flight from New Delhi to Pune . The original plan was to fly from Ranchi to Pune, but it got re-planned via Delhi, and I chose the 3rd alternate Indigo-provided route . My 9-year-old son, Sahaj, was traveling with me—and happily secured the window seat. As soon as the flight took off, Sahaj looked outside and said excitedly, “Papa, look! There are so many buildings, what an amazing view of the Indian capital!” As the aircraft climbed higher, I added, “Yes, Sahaj. See closely—so many offices, apartments… even schools like yours.” We went higher still. “Now you can see entire cities,” I said. “And if we could go even higher—higher than this domestic flight allows—we’d see countries as well.” Then, as the clouds cleared, the Chambal Valleys unfolded beneath us, with the Chambal River carving its way through the land. Sahaj stared in silence for a moment. “This,” I said softly, “is the power of a broader view.” Sahaj turned towards me, questioning...
