a woman I met today

[mnieto 2]

Hi all,

I just wanted to share something with you guys on VJ community...something which has shaken me pretty much today. As I can't stop thinking about it, I thought it would be a good thing to post it here.

I work at Munich Airport for a big airline, and I happened to meet a sweet, young girl today. She was a passenger en route to the US. During the regular data registration at the gate it turned out that she was a citizen of an eastern European country, holding two visas in her passport, a B2 visa...and a canceled K1 visa, which had been issued just recently!

God knows that I am so glad now that I didn't say something stupid and didn't ask her about the canceled K1 visa, for she started to talk about the whole subject without me asking anything about it :

she started to cry silently and explained that her fiance had passed away and that she was now on her way to his funeral. She tried to stay calm, but she was crying, and all I could think of was how awfully sad that girl must be now. I felt like crying with her. I did my best to make sure that this girl would at least have a pleasant flight to the US...but how are you supposed to console somebody who has suffered the loss of a loved one -

and the dreams they had?

The reason why I wanted to share this with you guys on VJ community is that I want to set some kind of "in memoriam" for the girl's fiance.

We don't know anything about him or her, we don't know anything about their story or how they met, or what happened to him...but we know that they were two people in love and that they wanted to share their lives together.

They were going through the exhausting process of getting a K1 visa for her and they had come so far...and they had dreams of a shared future, maybe they were VJ-members, too.

I'd like to think that her fiance is in a place now where he can see what's going on on this planet...and I'd like him to see that he was not just a little number among billions of others. I'd like him to know that by posting his and his girl's story on this board, it will reach many other people. People who have similar dreams like they had, and he'll see that many strangers feel with them.

I am glad for them that they had found each other and that they could spend together at least the time they were given.

My thoughts will be with that sad, pretty, young thing, who's on a flight to the US right now. I hope that someday her life will be filled with laughter and joy, again.

R.

[*JG* 2]

Oh, how truly sad. I will say a prayer today for the "unknown journeyers."

I hope she finds comfort in his family and friends.

[Dwarf_Ogress 0]

I too will say a prayer for them.

[~*Maria*~ 1]

That's a sad story. My heart goes out to them. I will keep them in my prayers

Edited September 20, 2007 by MariaDane

[Lansbury 19]

It is a times like this that you realize just how lucky you are and count your blessings, it puts into perspective the very minor irritations we all suffer getting out visas.

I shall add them both to my prayers

[Kang Lang 7]

poor girl she must be gutted...i got a teary just reading about it. nice of you to remind us all to be thankful for what we have no matter how long the journey.

[Zee Bee 61]

As sad as the story is thank you for posting it. It is a reminder that life is fragile and we should cherish every moment.

We will say a prayer for them

[kaush 0]

A prayer for them and much strength to the girl. I hope she finds love and happiness again.

[mendeleev 68]

I too pray that this girl will find strength and solace to face the times just ahead of her and that she again finds love later on.

[Jasman0717 9]

Life is very fragile

[raymaga 25]

After reading your post, I am sitting here waiting for my sweetie to come home from work and we will have dinner together.... something we take for granted..... but shouldn't.

My heart goes out to that young girl. I hope she can heal in time.

[terrie/kamal 0]

HOW SAD FOR THAT POOR GIRL... LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO TAKE FOR GRANTED. MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO HER AND HER LOVED ONE.

[Nancy2015 2]

Very sad.

[RandyandRina 2]

My heart goes out for the girl. It must be very difficult for her with this tragedy in her life. I will pray for her and her lost loved one.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Oh, the poor girl! How sad for her to find the one she loves and lose him too soon! And how kind of you to post her story here so we can send her our prayers.