Love Redefined

    It was 2 Am, midnight for few and early morning for many at the madurai railway station. The smell of idly and Jasmine 20 years ago is unmatchable to the spicy biryani of today. A middle aged man waited for more than an hour for the pearl city express. Starting it's journey from Chennai, it will halt for around 10 mins in Madurai before reaching its destination tuticorin. On the train, there were 2 little eyes staying awake just to catch a glimpse of her brother who will be waiting at Madurai station...In the middle of all this anticipation, the three little kids of hers will shoot questions at her every ten mins " Did the train reach madurai?" "Will we be able to meet mama today?" "What time is it nw?" "Shall I stay awake or else I might miss him?". Even after all these questions, they finally slept thru. As the train reaches the station, his eyes brightened up with excitement of meeting his sister and her kids. He scans the passing compartments wit nano speed and finally finds her as she waves her hand. He ran towards them and gives her sweets and they exchange pleasantries. They didnt talk much as their eyes spoke a lot..The happiness of meeting each other after almost a year and the sadness that it is going to last only for a few mins were visible in their eyes. He wishes her safe journey and waves goodbye. In this fast paced world, where time is the essence of everyone's life, sadly we do not even have time for the people we love. Waiting for nearly an hour at midnight just to catch a glimpse of his sister for just a few mins describes what love is..This is love, care and affection in its real form. He hadn't shown just what love is but has redefined it in his own way...