For kids, rain is another game. They can't help leaping and jumping in joy in the puddles without giving a damn even if they're wearing their best dress. Its another excuse for them for making little paper boats or inventing their own games.
It doesn't take any more than a few raindrops to get their short hair and little bodies completely sodden. As long as its raining, you could hear their little, adorable laughs ringing through the air and the pitter patter of their running feet along with the rain as they run around, carefree and joyful like little beautiful birds in the sky, having the time of their lives.
Even the kids' parents can't hide their excitement. I mean, you HAVE to have seen their delighted and the relieved smiles.Their suddenly uplifted moods and their cheerful conversations. Whether at jobs or driving home from work or just looking after kids, there's a new spring in their step. Anything to change the same,boring old routine.I love it when it rains and my parents instantly suggest a drive around the down and crank up the radio, and gets pakoras and samosas to enjoy with some hot tea and sorta just mix in with the kids with their excitement, maybe reminiscing their own childhood rainy memories.
And for the others a.k.a us?With the first raindrop to the last there's a frenzied exchange of text messages with our friends and relatives whether they're in the city,or even the country or not. Just to tell what a terrific time we're having and that we remember them and want them to be here to share this moment. We play with the kids, laugh with the elders and just try to have the most of life, away from homework and school and tensions. And if we're in school, trapped in a classroom, watching the rain outside longingly and waiting foe the bell to ring?That's another great feeling. 'Cause then, you MUST be with all your friends and who better to celebrate rain with?
For lovers, every drop reminds them of a special one. A quick call or a text message to talk to them, to want to be with them,to hold them. There's something SO romantic about the rain,so poignant, so beautiful and perfect. I swear, it's one of the most exquisite feelings in the whole wide world when your cell phone lights up with a text from him/her as soon as it starts raining.
For bookworms, no better time to snuggle in their warm beds curled with a steaming cup of coffee and their favourite book, a light tip tap of rain in the background to keep a smile on their face.
For people for whom rain is a reminder of a lost one, that rekindles someone's memories and that makes them long for someone to be there, something so disquieting and so sad about the falling rain that takes you back to a place in your heart for someone who you have saved there. And then you cry.
Rain is a connection. Rain is a feeling. It is a bridge between distances. It means a bit different to everyone but whether you're young or old, rich or poor, happy or sad, awake or sleepy, in a crowd or alone, on a mountain, by the sea or in a desert, you can relate. The sheer giddiness inside you, it's just so unique and uplifting, something you can just share with everyone. It's one of the best feelings in the world.
And the best part? EVERYONE gets to feel it. :)
