When far
away from home,
On official work and all alone,
For very long durations,
Before the advent of Cell phones,
There was constant
anxiety,
Of home and family.
Long time-taking,
Air Mail correspondence,
And once in a while,
Rather expensive,
Long-distance phone calls,
Were possible once in a few days.
Working
hard to complete the job soon,
And counting days to return home,
Were a daily routine.
The job required
concentration,
And undivided attention,
But during after job relaxation,
At my accommodation,
Thoughts of family and home,
Took over,
Causing heartache,
Call it homesickness.
This
happened on all long tours,
Which thankfully were not frequent,
And to overcome the loneliness,
And longing for home,
At least by a small extent,
I always carried family photographs,
And placed them by my bedside,
As you can see in the attached photographs!
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