Rain.
And lots of it.
A Pluviophile's fantasy as of late.
For the last month, rain has been a constant on the menu. The daily special. The weather du jour.
Mind you, I really don't mind the rain. There is nothing better than a midnight thunderstorm to dream during.
The easiest time to be a Meteorologist. Rain, rain, and more rain.
And of course, Mother Nature will do what Mother Nature wants to. There's nothing we can do to control it.
Such is life. The "no-control" list is long...
- What other people do.
- How other people see you.
- How other people treat you.
- Whether other people like you.
- What other people think, feel, or believe.
- How other people internalize things you say and do.
- What happens to other people.
- Your thoughts and feelings.
- The past.
- The future.
- Aging.
- The inevitability of getting hurt (emotionally or physically).
- Suffering in the world.
The more you accept and embrace what you can't control, the more control you have over your actions and responses driven by those events. By giving up control, you gain control. The paradigm of life.
In other words, the more you learn to dance in the rain, the less wet you feel.
No umbrellas needed.
