One day, several years ago, I went to the local snackbar in the evening to get some fries. It was raining rather heavily, like it does in the Netherlands... and I was quite wet and grumpy. I went into the snackbar and there was one guy waiting before me... I ordered my fries, and watched the owner give the food to the man before me... upon stepping out the door, the young man turned, smiled and said: "goodbye! enjoy the rain!"
These words struck me and made me smile... I still remember them, and often they help me to really enjoy the rain :-)
Rain isn't so bad at all, nature needs it, and I guess we need it too at times... When I am biking through the rain, and it takes long enough/it is heavy enough, there comes a moment when you stop minding it (usually this coincides with the moment you realise you are about totally soaked and can't possibly get more wet)... this is often a liberating feeling... Yes, you're totally wet, but hey, it's just rain, it will dry soon enough, and you don't die of getting wet.... It's somehow fun, racing though the rain, and the wetter you are, the nicer it is to get home and take off your wet stuff and change into dry stuff! Makes me feel very much alive altogether! and that is a great sensation, no matter where it comes from! :-) So.... enjoy the rain!
Met gemengde gevoelens lees ik je schrijven. Na weken regen heb ik het wel even gehad .De plantjes hebben genoeg water :-).Nu weer even zon Colette
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