A Walk In The Rain

The clouds cast a dark shadow and the man walking back home hopes that the rain gods are kind today. It’s been a while since he took a walk in the rain. He could have asked for anything at that moment as soon he smelt the rain on dry ground. His mood lightened and soon he starts to think of the success he had had so far and begins to get in a self-congratulatory mode. He is smiling to himself thinking of how he overcame many obstacles to reach to the present state, not once thinking of those who had made many sacrifices on the way and had never even bothered to mention it.

Soon the smile vanishes from his face as he realizes that despite all the so called success there is something missing in his life. There is a sort of discontentment and he is constantly looking for answers to some unanswered questions (which in the first place have been raised by him only). Another question raised and as always it is left unanswered.

The fact is there are no answers. There are many men and women walking in the rain, with the same conflicts going on in their minds. The feeling of working so hard and achieving something worthy of writing back home about, sacrificing a lot on the way and yet being unsatisfied is perplexing. The point is reaching this point is not the hard part, it’s the easy one. Bringing people along is the hard part. Recognizing the part of the loved ones in your success, their sacrifices, their feelings and pausing to look at things from their perspective also.

Maybe a walk in the rain will help in doing the hard part.