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On a seemingly ordinary Thursday, life took a devastating turn for hundreds. A London-bound Air India flight—AI171—carrying passengers with dreams, responsibilities, families, and futures, crashed into the hostel block of B.J. Medical College and Hospital in Ahmedabad.
What was meant to be just another journey turned into an unspeakable tragedy, claiming at least 265 lives—including students who weren’t even on board but studying in their rooms. This horrifying event is a stark reminder of how fragile and unpredictable life really is.
Reminder: Life Is Not Under Our Control…
You plan a vacation to escape the routine, only to find yourself in the crosshairs of a terrorist attack, like in Pahalgam. You go to cheer your favourite team in a victory parade (following RCB’s IPL victory), only for a stampede to end in chaos and bloodshed. You board a flight for work, leisure, or to reunite with loved ones—and it never lands or, you're simply in your hostel, preparing for your future, when tragedy crashes through your roof.
In an instant, lives are extinguished. Futures become memories. There are no warnings, no second takes.
The Ahmedabad crash was not just a plane accident—it was a brutal reminder that we are controlling the world. Those on the flight had hopes of landing in London. Those in the hostel had hopes of passing exams and becoming doctors. But fate had something else in store—swift and merciless.
‘Leave Lovely Memories Behind’
So, what do we take from this? We’re all living on borrowed time. And in this uncertainty, the only thing we can do is live with intention: Say the things you’ve been holding back, hug the people you love, harder and longer, chase the dreams you’ve shelved, forgive when you can, laugh more and most importantly leave lovely memories behind.
Because when it all ends—and it can, in a flash—it’s not your bank balance, your social media following, or your pending to-do list that people will remember; it’s how you made them feel; it’s the love you gave, the joy you spread, and the kindness you showed are remembered.
Let the tragic crash in Ahmedabad not just be a headline we scroll past. Let it wake us up. Life doesn’t come with a script. It doesn’t wait for you to be ready. It simply is—until it isn’t.
Let’s celebrate the moments we are gifted. Because that’s all life really is—a collection of moments. And you never know what God has in His basket for you.
