Magic in a Puddle! Perspective is everything! Or Rain Faries

 

        Magic in a Puddle! Perspective is everything!

                               Or Rain Faries

Just had a memory flashback of an early childhood lesson on perspective, thought you might enjoy. I was less than 6, not sure how old, and was enduring a rainy day...NOT my favorite thing. Mom and Memaw came into the living room where I sat lamenting the nastiness of the day and sat across the room. I paid them no mind, I just continued with my litany of my most exalted opinion of the intelligence of the rain that was effectively ruining my day.

"Stupid rain!" I can't go out. I can't climb my tree or swing on the swing! I don't like this rain! I can't see the sun; it is cold and wet...." my rant went on and on. Finally, I turned to my favorite person in the world and said, "Memaw don't you hate the rain too?!

In her most loving voice (I can still hear it) she said "No, why would I want to do that? It helps the grass that you love to picnic on to grow and brings on the flowers you love so much. It waters your favorite tree so that it stays strong and healthy for you to play in. It washes off your swing to help it stay clean enough for you to swing on. AND...(she paused, looked at Mom and asked her, "should we tell her about them now?" Mom nodded, "Yes, I think we should")

"Come over here to the window", we went. "What do you see over there in that puddle?" Memaw pointed to one close to the porch steps. I saw rain falling into the water and said so. Memaw advised that I look closer, Mom had joined us by now and suggested that i look with my magic eyes. (She had taught me to see the Christmas Tree that way, let your gaze go relaxed, slightly out of focus and you will see hidden paths between the lights and the ornaments become something else, something magic.) I did this and there, before my astonished eyes, I saw them! For the first time in my life, I saw the rain fairies. They danced in the puddle, turning it from a thing of abject annoyance into a show of grace and beauty....all of what Memaw had said about the rain fell into place and my day became beautiful, sacred and awe filled!

I can still see them dancing in the puddles on rainy days, I don't have to be unfocused in my gaze, I see them and I hugged my mother and Grandmother every time. Have a great day everyone and remember, perspective is, indeed everything! © 2014 C.S. Roberts