13/06/2025
Read the story, hold your people close.‼️
Pratik Joshi had spent the last six years living in London, working as a software engineer. His biggest goal was to eventually bring his wife and their three young kids over from India, so they could finally be together and build the life they'd always dreamed of.
After years of delays and waiting on approvals, everything was finally falling into place. Just two days earlier, his wife, Dr. Komi Vyas — a well-known doctor in Udaipur — resigned from her job. The bags were packed. Goodbyes were said. A brand-new beginning was just around the corner.
This morning, filled with excitement and hope, the family of five boarded Air India flight 171 to London.
They snapped a quick selfie, sent it to relatives — a joyful moment captured before the start of their new life.
But they never made it. The plane crashed. No one survived.
In a matter of seconds, everything they had hoped, planned, and waited for was gone. A devastating reminder that life is incredibly fragile. We spend so much time chasing the future — waiting for the "right moment," saving joy for later, putting off the things and people that matter — as if we're promised tomorrow.
But we're not.
So love the people you care about fiercely. Say what you feel. Be present. Do the things that make you feel alive. Because happiness isn't something you wait for
— it's something you choose, while you still can.
