DO YOU WANT RAIN?

‘Rain does not fall on one’s roof alone’

 

Today is a very special day, do you know why? Ok, I will tell you. Whenever our ancestors choose to talk about an interesting aspect of nature, they expect us to take our time to learn everything they have to say. So, if you think you can just scan through this post and read/do something else, you may miss something really special today.

Our ancestors believe that rain comes in two folds; it may be a blessing or a curse. Rain usually comes as the answer to a farmer’s prayer. During rainy season, farmers are always happy because a bountiful hope of harvest is guaranteed. Apart from the farmers, there is this general feeling of calmness, fruitfulness (modern research on fertility has shown that more women are easily impregnated during rainy season) & closeness (family members and loved ones get closer to one another because most business activities and other distracting social commitments are usually terminated) during rainy season.

On a more spiritual note, we may also see rain as a vice and not a virtue. A farmer that lost his entire plantation to drought will never see rain as a blessing. A mother who lost her only child because an electric pole fell on him on his way to school during rainy season will never agree that such rain is a blessing. How do you convince a man who just lost his property to the recent flood in his swampy area that rain symbolises blessing? Apart from those instances, some people would say that they dislike rain because it hinders their business activities and social commitments.

In whichever angle you see it, rain is rain. Nothing more.

Our rainy season in life is when everything suddenly becomes rosy. Those instances when we think we have made enough money to feed a nation, those moments when we feel we have got enough power to rule the world, the time that your very first winning contract was approved, that time you feel you are better than your colleagues, competitors or your superiors. Those precious moments may not last forever. Don’t ask me why, ask the ancestors. Rain does not have to fall on your roof alone, it will definitely move to other dry roofs. Whatever happens is just in a season. So, don’t let it get into your head.

America may be the most powerful nation today; tomorrow it may be from a country in Asia or Africa or Europe or any other continents. Bill Gates may be the richest man today; tomorrow it may be someone from your country. Yes, who knows, it may be you.

To other people, a rainy season may be those horrible moments when life seems so messed up. Those instances in your life that you feel like giving up, that time you ask ‘what if it wasn’t me?’.  To some, it may be the time of suffering when hunger and starvation becomes the order of the day. To many people it may be the time when everything you always pray(ed) against comes jumping back at you. This season does not also last forever. Don’t give up; this is not the best time to say your last prayer. Remember the words of our ancestors; rain does not have to fall on your roof alone, it will definitely move to other roofs. Whatever happens to you now is just for the season; don’t let it get into your head.

There is no permanent season in life; the way you behave in the rainy season determines how long you will enjoy other seasons. So, do you still want rain today?

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