Window Seat

It’s become a natural choice of mine to go for an aisle seat whenever I take long distance flights; mostly to known destinations. My logical mind overpowers my impulsive mind in such situations, like, it’s the same flight, same sky, you sleep for a few hours and watch movies for the next few; but you have easy access to washroom, you can stretch out your legs out in the aisle from time to time, you can also take a short walk in the aisle to straighten your back. Aren’t these the most logical reasons to choose an aisle seat?
But Off course, the excitement of looking through the window is no less, being able to feel the land rushing away when the plane takes off, seeing the miniature world getting real during landing, seeing yourself above the clouds and occasional twilighted sky…hmm….now experience of being on a window seat seems to be outweighing the knowns of an aisle seat!
So, this time, when I got the mail for web checkin and I saw that aisle seat was assigned to me as per my travel preference, I played with my fingers over the mousepad, hovering over the seating plan of the plane and after some minutes, gave in to the temptation of being closer to the edge…for once…I wanted to feel the rush and excitement and let go of the comfort of the known…I chose a window seat!
Don’t stop reading…I am not done yet 🙂
So I devoured the window seat view during my 9 hours flight, took pictures of clouds, snow covered peaks, got excited like a child seeing a jet speeding away in the opposite direction, believe me that’s something I had never seen before and probably won’t see again.
And during those moments of excitement and rush, 10000 meters above sea level, somewhere between nowhere, I thought of many other similar moments that I decided to give away because my logical mind took over!
I am sure we all let our logical & practical mind rule most of our lives, the biggest and messiest dilemma for most of us is to give in or not, to our temptations. To take that plunge, explore the depth & drown or float on the surface where it’s safe and has possibility to swim back to the shore.
It could be as simple as deciding to let go of that chocolate mousse while picking up your lunch plate and as complex as getting into a relationship that you know can get complicated.

However in both the situations, we go through the emotional turmoil, to take the most difficult decisions ever. In case of letting go of the yummiest chocolate mousse, we reason with ourselves to give up on our desires and in case of getting into a complicated relationship, we convince ourselves to let go of our fears!
What’s right or wrong is debatable, as we have only one life…so should we live it by the rights (as defined by the society) or also try out some wrongs (as wired in our minds) ?
Should we always let our logical minds rule due to foreseeable but unknown consequences or should we taste the sweetness in the impulse of the moment?
I am not seeking any answers, just sending out this thought in the universe that I see right now, from high up in the sky…”consequences, complications, regrets, afterthoughts, guilt comes only later…contentment, excitement, happiness & cheerfulness comes in that moment…so why do we still let go of the window seat?”