Everyday Canvas

Rain and Storms

Prompt: Rain and Storms
“...I don't just wish you rain, Beloved - I wish you the beauty of storms...”
John Geddes, A Familiar Rain
What do you think/feel about the storms or the rain? Would you wish them on anyone or yourself?

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First about the quote, which claims a layered sentiment and depth of meaning. This author, or rather his protagonist, wishes for the one he loves, not only the experiences or difficulties (symbolized by rain), but also, the intense experiences (symbolized by the storm.} As an aside, I'm so glad that the people who loved me didn't wish such stuff on me.

Back to the storm, there is something deeply transformative and enriching about going through extreme hardships, if you can believe that one! But then, this quote might only be about accepting and embracing all experiences in life, the most or the least challenging ones. In my old age, I feel I have been challenged just as much as I can handle. So, thank you very much, John Geddes, I'll remember to forward anything too challenging to you from now on.

As to the questions derived from the quote, "No thank you." I don't wish them on myself or anyone else.

The other question about the rain and storms, I guess, they have some deep psychological meanings. Leave it to this author to read into the events of nature!

Still, I can't help but think about all this, either. Rain, often, is a symbol of emotional release, likened to tears, to wash away sorrow, grief and troubles. It, then, creates an aura or feelings of sadness, melancholy, foreboding while bringing a sense of calmness. As the result, it also means growth and transformation, new opportunities, or renewal and rebirth. For some it may mean hope. For me, it means I won't have to water the lawn or the flower beds.

As to the storms, as destructive as they are, they may represent an upheaval and change. I should know as I live in a hurricane zone, which to me. they mean something similar to actual battles in a war zone. If you wish, you can call them cathartic. I call them the wrath of God.

Then, both the rain and the storms may have dual meanings, hinting at the complexity of our fancy human emotions and complicated experiences, which we ourselves tend to complicate them even more.

Well, I tried to hint at the symbolic meanings, but after all, rain is rain and storms are storms, especially when you ask the weather people on the news who can never get the weather predictions close enough to the actual weather events.