For six years, Dr. Pratik Joshi lived alone in London, working tirelessly to secure the visas and complete all the legal formalities so his wife and children could finally join him in the UK.
That long-awaited day had finally arrived.
His wife, Komi, left her hospital job in India. The children said their goodbyes to classmates and friends. Together, they boarded Air India Flight 171 — a one-way journey to a new chapter. From their seats, Pratik snapped a selfie of their smiling faces and sent it to the family group chat. The caption read:
“Next stop: home.”
But the flight never made it to London.
It crashed.
There was only one survivor.
Life can be heartbreakingly cruel — breathtakingly beautiful one moment, and devastating the next. So don’t wait. Say what needs to be said. Do what makes your soul come alive.
Because tomorrow is never guaranteed.
