I was looking around at other people, though, while I walked to lunch. One guy, totally soaked, looked fairly miserable, but like he was taking it in stride. A couple of girls were grimacing, obviously perturbed by the weather's affect on their hair and makeup. Another girl, wrapped in a hoodie looked like she was trying to suppress an appreciation of the rain. The best reaction I saw, though, was some guy who walked out into the middle of Drury lane and turned his face up to the sky with a wide open smile.
I wish I didn't care so much about my hair, my makeup, my clothes, and could appreciate the rain like that. It looked like fun.
Last time I said I need to try and see the beauty in things I don't like, but I saw today that I need to more openly appreciate the things I already do enjoy.
I love the calm and seren feeling that arises when it rains. I wish everyone could further appreciate the things that are already meaningful to them- life is too short to eb worried about make up, hair and nice clothes all the time. I wonder why we all get so caught up in the material world?
ReplyDeleteI also enjoy the rain. I find it very relaxing, unless I am stuck in the rain getting drenched and cold. I wish more people took the time to enjoy the simple things in life like the guy walking down Drury Lane. Usually when it rains I borrow someone's laptop and sit on the back porch of my fraternity house to work while I listen to the subtle sounds of the rain.
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