11 Hour Stop-over

Among the wonderful people I met and had lively conversations with during my 11 hour stop-over in Dubai International Airport were Jacky, a Filipina serving coffee at Segafredo, who shot me a smile and helped me identify the free Wi-Fi connection;  next, Federica, an Italian writer based  in Australia, who asked me to help her with her Mac connection.

And lastly, was Rey, a young Chinese businessman who just bought a ship in Venice, we discussed about money and the necessity of connection in the business world.

Human beings cannot help but connect. In fact, life is in essence a web of connection. It does not matter if the connection is old or new. Connection makes life flowing and this life meaningful.

Love is the strongest connection, and paradoxically, the more immaterial the connection is, the stronger it is. As Friedrich Nietzsche said, “Invisible threads are the strongest ties”.

So, what in heaven did I do with my time? Connecting. God has given us time to connect and reconnect. He gave us hands as well, not to put inside our pockets, but to extend and reach for more hands. Connect… Keep connecting… you’ll be happy :)