The season of new life has begun; we see freshness all around us. The earth seems to be covered with a green carpet, the huge trees that were like skeletons during the autumn appears to have dressed in various shades of green. The rivers gush down noisily broadening exiting routs and at the same time discovering new ones. Fish in the deep seas seem to be thriving, as fishermen are prohibited from fishing. As evening comes frogs begin their choir practices. The peacocks are at their best showing off their dance moves. Chickens and other flightless birds dig into the soft soil for some fresh juicy treat. The purpose of sighting so many examples is just to say that this is a season enjoyed by most living things.
There are a few exceptions that do not like rainy
season, may be because they feel sick, due to the dampness of the place. Some
house wives may complain about clothes not drying, a hardworking husband may
get annoyed because he gets wet despite of wearing the raincoat, or a grumpy
old grandpa and grandma may get irritated since they are not able to go out for
the regular patrolling of their ancestral property. But, like it or not, rain
brings new life, it brings joy, happiness and smiles to many. Rain has many
lessons to teach us, it’s just that we need to be observant and have an open
mind.
One morning as I was wandering around I could feel the
cool rainy breeze. It was a refreshing feeling because it was green all around
me, the wetness of the soil and the tiny rain drops on the grass, made the
place look like sprinkled with pearls. If we have our eyes open, we will be able
to see so many new plants and tiny creatures being born. There are various
little plants which seem to sprout from nowhere. There are snails and bugs
which were not at all around before the rain. As I continued observing the
beauty around me I was startled. This gave me a renewed hope to live life. As I
began reflecting it dawned upon me that rain is so selfless. It pours down
generously, and thus brings forth life. I was also reminded of times when I had
been generous and realized that there is more happiness in giving, and looking
at the happiness on the face of others.
We can either learn from the rain to be generous or
curse it saying that it’s a gloomy day. This purely depends on our mentality.
The choice is ours we can bury ourselves under the blanket and say it’s a
useless day or go out dance in the rain, enjoy the freshness it offers. Let’s
be like the rain that brings new life and freshness. If giving a biscuit to a
roadside dog, or watering a plant gives us happiness imagine how much happier
we will be by helping the suffering humanity in our own little way.
Moral: There is lot of happiness in giving and it
doubles up when you know that you are the reason for someone else’s happiness.
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