Lots of songs have been written about rain. “Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head”, “Here Comes That Rain Again”, even “Rain” by the Beatles. Everyone loves sunny days but not a lot of people like rainy, cloudy, stormy days. I do. I love it when the wind kicks up, the clouds start becoming dark, and the sound of distant thunder begins terrorizing the skies.
I’m not exactly sure why I like storms. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that although mankind keeps trying to reign in nature it just simply can’t be done. She always wins. You plan a picnic it can rain. You go to a baseball game it can rain. You even just want to grill two hamburgers outside and eat them inside it can rain, hard. Hard enough to keep you from wanting to stand outside getting soaked and possibly electrocuted. Hamburgers are delicious but not that good. Not good enough to risk your life based on wanton hunger.
Nature doesn’t care. Nature is ambiguous. Kind of like that neighbor that won’t mow his lawn. It’s really hard to stay angry at someone or something that simply just doesn’t care. Its a waste of time.
So go ahead nature. Make it rain. You may be uncaring about our important activities or circumstances. That’s okay. Because although YOU don’t get angry you can produce such wonderful incredible anger in your downpours, beautiful but deadly lightning strikes, and vicious high-pressure winds that we can only stand in awe and watch.
This highly energetic show of your strength and power gives us pause. And helps us realize we don’t stand a chance against you. We only have a tiny opportunity of luck if we work with you. For our future’s sake and for the opportunity to witness your grandeur its my hope we find a way to do just that. If not I wouldn’t want to stand in your way. I like to watch storms but I certainly don’t want any part in participating in your glory.
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