Afterthought: HAPPY WITH THE WET DAYS

It’s been quite a while now since Davao Region experienced the rainy season. In Sta. Cruz, four straight days that the sun didn’t show sign of life. We have waited for that moment to happen in time for our preparation of the 48^th Araw ng Davao del Sur but to no avail. Day in and day out, heavy downpours made its presence felt.

In Digos City, we were manning our Agri-Trade exhibit for three consecutive nights with rain as the background. Our desire for more people to come to the exhibit was spoiled by the rain and the ground where all the booths were positioned was filled with flood waters.

A lot of Mt. Apo climb bookings also in our trails have recently moved their schedules a month further because of the continuous rain in Davao. At least two bookings, one from Manila and one from Davao group advised me to have their climbs rescheduled in August this year. Heavy rains especially in Mt. Apo areas can actually be a major hardship for mountain climbers in Apo and all other mountains to that effect.

  

According to PAG-ASA, intermittent to continuous rains and thunderstorms associated with the Southwest wind flow will affect the entire country. The day-to-day change in weather pattern indicate seasonal shift from dry to wet season. However, breaks in the rain events are commonly experienced that may last for several days to weeks due to persistence of the ridge of the North Pacific high pressure area.

The trouble with us people, is that we are not happy with the wet days. We always demand for sunshine and we do not know that we also need rains and storms to make our spirits strong. We always look at the negative side of the rain as cause of our works and travels not being enjoyed to the maximum.

To some extent, I always enjoyed doing things when it rains. There can be no other instance on earth, except raining, where I can live my life to the fullest with whatever stuff I do. Being soaked in the rainwater allows me to live my dream and fight for it.

Rain, somehow, is life’s blessings. That is why we always associate rains to blessings. We always say “when it rains it pours,” and the ultimate reason why we should be happy for the rain is that we have the chance to walk along it, get wet and our pains and sufferings will be swayed away by its flows.

I can really feel that human being has been very unfair to God. We have been praying for the rain to take over when the El Niño phenomenon wreaked havoc. Now that we have all these rains, we complained all throughout without even saying “thank you God” for the rain. We should remember that if we want to see and enjoy rainbow, we should deal with the rain first.