Rain

On Thursday night, just before leaving from work I told my friend Preethi that I hoped it would rain incessantly the next four days. We had a long weekend coming up and I for one had absolutely NOTHING to do with my time. Anyway, whoever coined the phrase "Be careful what you wish for" was dead right. My wish came true. It has been raining cats and dogs here the last four days. And I am totally thrilled.

There was a time in my life that I really hated rains. Rains meant staying at home, power failure, flooded streets and lots of muck splashed on you even if you did manage to go out. I hated it so much that I actually wished we just had summer as a season. On the contrary, my friend Ganesh loved the rain. He loved getting wet in the rain(YUCK!!!!!!!), he loved going out in the rain, dancing in the rain, driving in the rain; in short he loved every aspect of the rain that I hated. I used to wonder why. More importantly I wondered how.

Today I got my answer. I woke up in the morning(ok, close to afternoon) to the sound of thunder. I opened my front door and stood at the doorstep looking up into the dark, stormy sky. I saw the clouds move. I stood there mesmerized with this scene, when all of a sudden, with no warning, it began to pour. Just like that. No drizzle developing into a mighty rush of water. Just a gust of wind that brought with it a whirlwind. Like someone had just turned the shower on in full force.

I stood at my doorstep for a full five minutes before I was snapped out of my revere. Suddenly I realized that I have to write this down. As I was writing, it struck me. I dont hate the rain. I love the fact that I can stay at home all alone, cuddle up under the bed covers, have a hot cup of tea and read a lovely book, or watch a movie. OR just take some time off and spend it getting to know myself again.

Being stuck in monotony for months has made me lose perspective of what I actually am. It would be really fantastic if I could discover me - once more. The search begins with a simple admission:
"I love the rain."