The sky was dark. The clouds were heavy and the air started to get cold. My
best friend was back in town, my little niece is coming over, the love of my
life called and I felt like I was on top of the world.
Then the rain poured. At first,
it was soft and feeble like the tears falling on a woman's sad eyes then it
poured harder then stronger and stronger. Its drops were raging, mad
and angry like a man ready to go on a fistfight.
I just stood very, very still -
thinking. Deciding whether or not to take the plunge on the afternoon rain.
Then as though from impulse, I rushed outside and bathed in the rain. I
spread my hands and let my palms meet the raindrops and I let it touch its
soul and see its inner being. I was laughing and shouting and giggling and I
let its drops drench my whole body. I was cold and shivering, but
inside I felt so warm and happy as if someone was hugging me so tightly.
It was one of those times when I
let the child in me escape, break free, soar and run wild in the big world
of adults and cold realities. It was one of those times when I felt like I
was a child again-carefree, happy with nothing to worry about. One of those
moments to celebrate life, enjoy the pleasures in simple things, reflect and
see the world in a sunnier side.
I sat on a chair-motionless.
Thinking again as the rain continues to pour, soaking my tired and sweaty
body. Its drops massaging me and soothing the tiredness of the muscles weary
from the day's work. I looked at the raindrops as it fell on the pool of
water on the cement floor made by her sisters who were born before her. At
first sight, it was like the sea waves running to shore then it looked like
the lights on a disco, moving and changing so fast as the glow of the
fluorescent bulb escaped from the window and reflected on the puddle. It
looked troubled, distressed and turbulent as its drops splashed and collided
with each other. I watched it silently as though viewing a really great
movie when I suddenly realized it exactly resembled my life just months
before.