It has been reported that Imam never became disappointed even the difficulties engulfed him or very tough circumstances encourted him.
People within close ciricles of Imam say that once at an airport during exile many obstacles were created and all companions of Imam accompanying him had thought they would get stuck.
But Imam with decent smiles and with his unique sense of humor had kept their spirit up
It is worthy to mention that Imam spent about 15 years in exile before making a trimuphant return to the homeland in 1979 days before the victory of the Islamic Revolution.
Extracted from a collection of memoirs about Imam Khomeini