Calm in the midst of a storm

One odd Sunday I woke up early and headed out for a walk alone. My husband had left earlier than me for a run with his friends. 

I am not a morning person, definitely not a Sunday morning person.

As I got to the walking path just outside my house, a clear day begun to give way to dark clouds. Rain looked eminent, yet I decided to carry on. As I walked a few meters, it started to pour.

I realised that not a drop was falling on me, I could see rain around me but not on me..how strange…I looked above and saw dense cover of trees.

I thought to myself “ah have heard of calm before the storm….this however feels like calm in midst of a storm” 

I managed to walk the whole stretch without getting wet. 

There was a parallel path alongside and I saw a friend drenched and running. She spotted me and waved. I waved back. She shouted from far as to why was I not going back home. I laughed and said I am enjoying the weather.

She took it as a joke , made a mad sign on her head and made a dash to her home . I thought to myself, “did she just imply i am mad. Wait. I am under the shade of tree, not wet and calmly waiting for rain to stop. She has decided to take the parallel uncovered path , is soaked drenched and has to run to save her life . Who is mad?”

I didn’t let this interaction from far affect my good mood. Rain was beginning to slow down. Sun was shining again. It looked like a perfect day for rainbow. I decided to wait for it.

The Breeze was good and it became completely dry soon, I had a great time reflecting on the past week & planned my day ahead. I soaked in the green & enjoyed my connect with nature

After I had my fill ,I looked around and there was no sign of rainbow. I noticed two buses parked at the far end with some colorful arches, I comforted my mind explained to myself, well this is close. 

Disclaimer , I don’t see rainbows everyday, I live in tropical country, it rains everyday and yet I spot them 3-4 times in a year. I don’t stop waiting for them and when I spot one it truly makes my day.

As I turned back to head home , I notice a big rainbow right above me. 

One important fact I recalled about rainbows that day, they always appear in the direction opposite to the sun. Since I usually walk in the evenings I spot them in east.

This time it was morning and it was in the west. It was there all along just that I wasn’t looking right way. 

I took many lessons home from my walk that day.

One could be dry in the midst of a rain only if you know where to find the cover.

It’s ok to be calm and not hurried like my friend. 

A Colorful arch painted on a bus could be your rainbow for the day and its good to make peace with it.

It’s important to know which is the right direction 

And lastly when you don’t pin for your desire and continue to keep the faith even insane wishes are fulfilled and you might just be nudged out of your bed on lazy Sunday morning to witness it in all its glory.