A Strange land and a tale of appreciation!A Story by Afra AhmedIt’s all
set! Amelia re-checked her passport, luggage and other essential belongings for
the third time! No, no I am getting late for the flight; Amelia recalled her
mind. Keeping her house and plants in a super secured mode she stepped out from
her home. This time Amelia’s’ solo trip will end to Bergen, Norway! Norway is
completely a new country for Amelia. However, most of her solo trips ended to
her native land Indonesia. She never thought of having a trip to Norway. A few
months back, luckily, she got an invitation letter from her workplace to go for
a short trip to Norway for an important assignment. As she was known as a solo
traveler, they didn’t think anymore to choose her for the work. Amelia also
agreed not to miss this pleasant opportunity. Fifteen
hours passed and Amelia landed her feet on a strange land for the first time. A
cool breeze was roaming around her body due to over excitement of an entire new
place. Swiftly she managed her overdoing feelings and set out for the hotel
that was being booked from her office. In Oslo,
Amelia stayed two days to complete her assigned work. Though she was here to do
her office work, her soul was feeling a travel vibe. So, immediately finishing
her assignment she went to get the bus for Bergen! Amelia was
getting the true feeling of a strange land here in Bergen. As it was December,
there was cool wind blowing and sometimes the wind was getting so hard.
Moreover, the snow falling was adding more to it. Small cottages, tiny shops
and neighboring hills all were covered up with heavy snow. People were enjoying
hot coffees and delicious snacks by the lakeside restaurants. It was evening
time and Amelia thought to get herself a hot coffee and sat by the side of
lake. It was going fantastic until the intense wind hit her face first then to
her whole body. It was getting worse until she could have managed to realize
the situation. Everyone was running for a safe shelter wherein Amelia was
struggling with her head scarf. The intense wind was almost taking off her head
scarf. She neither find any pin to fix it immediately, nor any place to get new
ones. Her heart was shacking drastically due to fear for the first time in this
trip on a completely strange land. Time passed and the wind condition got
worst. Amelia lost all her hope in fear and tear started to fall on her cheek. Suddenly a
woman approached to her after observing her condition. The lady described, she
was observing her condition for last one hour and understood her miserable
condition. For that reason, she came forward to help her with some pins. The
next few sentences from the lady made Amelia emotional. She said, ‘I realized
the head scarf is very expensive to you as your belief, trust and emotion is
being attached along with this. So, quickly I ran to you with some pins to give
you comfort in this windy condition’. Amelia thanked her from the core of her
heart though thanking her was not enough to honor her heartiness. The lady
invited her to stay in her shop until the wind stops. Amelia was
not ready to accept this amount of heartiness from a completely unknown person
on an entire strange land. Her heart filled with immense respect for the lady
and also for the country Norway. A strange land can feel like a home if the
people in it shows cordiality and love towards the newcomers. Amelia’s trip to
this strange land would count as a tale to tell the world to nurture the
humanity! © 2020 Afra Ahmed |
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Added on October 2, 2020 Last Updated on October 2, 2020 Tags: Cordiality, Humanity, Respect AuthorAfra AhmedBangladeshAboutA sunset lover who wants to tell some stories and spread the positive vibes all around. more..Writing
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