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| Vijayan and his wife Mohana - from Kochi to around the world |
A Kochi tea seller Vijayan, who has traveled to 17 countries along with his wife Mohana, had a beautiful story to tell.
That happened when he met a brilliant young film maker Hari Mohanan.
The labour of love, a 10-minute documentary so aptly named Invisible Wings, is going Viral slowly picking up momentum, across the world. After the Indian media gave it a push, Mashable and others picked it up. We bet others will soon check in.
Vijayan should not be travelling the world. He is a poor man who runs Balaji Coffee House in Kochi, and can barely afford it. But the passion gave him invisible wings. He would take a loan, take a plane, settle debt over a few years and apply for a loan again.
The last trip to the US, which had gone missing from his itinerary, became difficult as banks had become apprehensive that Vijayan was getting old to be credit worthy. A spirited campaign by The News Minute got him to his destination.
People call him crazy, say he could have spent the money better on building assets for his future. Vijayan says the only assets that matter are his memories and the knowledge of what he has done.
In the aesthetically made Invisible Wings, he says life will stop you from doing things you should be doing. Don't get fixated on the hurdles, listen to your heart.
At the end of the short documentary, which is a sheer delight to watch, he says thrice:
It is possible, it is possible and it is possible.