Rain Is Good

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Rain is good. I don’t like being caught in the rain, even if I have an umbrella because it can flip and force me to chase it, instead of it protecting me. Chaaayi!

Daddy, promise me it won't rain on my wedding day. 
Sorry baby girl, there are things daddy cannot buy.

But there’s something about waking up in the morning and there’s a knock on the window. It’s raining. I’m not a farmer but a burden is lifted from my debt-infested soul. It heralds a good day. It must be difficult being a farmer. It’s hard times when rain goes for an extended vacation. Horror when it returns in droves.

Rain is good. I wanted to say it depends, but changed my mind like JD Vance. Many moons ago he said Donald Trump is no good. Fast forward to the 15-18 July RNC, where Trump made him his running mate. JD Vance now worships him for ‘taking a bullet for democracy.’ He is referring to the 13 July shooting in Pennsylvania. Butler Memorial Hospital is on tape for saying the Secret Service contacted it before the rally, where Trump was shot. Quite baffling. Did they know he was going to be injured?

I digress. Where was I?  Yes, rain. Rain is good and I wish I was a kid again because they have this connection with water. We regard rain as a nuisance, a spoilsport and a kill joy during garden weddings. Rain also forces us to stay home, something we hate with a passion. Remember the 2020 lock-down? Kids’ faces light up when its raining. ‘Don’t play in the rain, you’ll catch cold.’ The little darlings pretend not to hear mummy’s concern and stomp puddles. In another part of the world, boys continue playing soccer in the rain.

Rain is good and I must not complain. Adjust, have systems in place in case it rains. A few years from now, climate change will stop rain altogether. Impossible! That is what whales said about their home, the ocean. Now we see beached whales, more than 30 whales dead on the beach. It’s called development.

Nonqaba waka Msimang

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