The Rain

So I randomly ran out in the rain today. There was a serious storm here in sunny Berwyn. One of epic proportions. It was like movie rain, coming straight down. Big huge rain drops. It lasted about twenty or so minutes, and now it's nice and clear out.

I never really do anything crazy, so when I decided to call up my best friend to see if she wanted to run out in the rain with me via phone, I thought I was going insane. That's something she'd call me to do. But strangely, she didn't even answer her phone.

So I called another friend. One who... we have a very strange relationship to say the least. So I called him, while he was waiting for a train home. I ran out in the rain with him on the other end, and we had a great conversation. We haven't actually been able to talk for awhile, so it was nice.

But that's not the point of all of this. The rain. It really is one of the coolest parts of nature. I still don't quite know how it works. How does all that moisture stay up in the clouds for so long. And how does it decided that it's too full and needs to let go of some of the moisture. And what about lightning? and thunder!? (Which I know is really just a byproduct of the lighting, I'm not that stupid.)

And what are clouds anyway? Sure, on a nice day they look all puffy and soft like your favorite pillow, but I know that they have no substance, and I could fall straight through it. I've always wanted to sit up on a cloud. You know, like the do in silly children's TV shows? I remember watching Dragon Tales with my brother when he was little, and always marveling at how the kids used to sit up in those clouds, never once falling through.

The rain, I think, is kind of like a good cry. You have all this stuff built up around you, and suddenly you just let it all go. You just let everything out. And then, once the tears stop, and your breathing returns to normal, you get this intense wave of calm that washes over you. Like nothing can go wrong.

I think the same goes for nature and the rain. All this pressure builds up just before a good storm, and when the rain finally pours down, it leave nature and the world around us feeling much calmer than before.