The weather out was pretty nasty, many said. It rained the next day after it snowed, and the temperature became warmer. I prefer rainy days, though most do not. Maybe the slush and mud and wetness bother them. Maybe they realize it is impossible to stay dry in that weather. Maybe they realize what the rain and the snow is, and that all that the snow covers, the rain uncovers. Maybe they realize the rain most literally, washes all deception and visaads away.

But it does do good, nice things, even. It cleanses and purifies. It is what we use to clean our gutters, to clean the air. It is what forgives. So, in a sense, rain is what we must be mentally. Able to wash, cleanse, and purify our selves and each other. Able, to forgive, to forget and to help one another. Hey, if anything, it’s a lot easier for me to meditate on a rainy day.