Wednesday, February 25, 2009
A personal e-mail can be surprisingly sweet and private.
Yesterday, I was on my five-star bus home after a long day at work. I guess the rain these few days have been long overdue considering the record number of wildfires broken out in Tampines. As my bus continued to huff and puff it's way through the jam-packed expressway, I peered out of the window and saw, probably, the largest rainbow of my life. It's parabola, too, was the perfect example of symmetry. Slowly, more people, arising from their short slumber, started to point and stare curiously at the phenomena above them. Some fished out their handphones and snapped furiously while others tapped their partners excitedly to inform them of the myriad of colours outside.
What's it about rainbows that continually draw so much interest and attention from us? I say it's firstly, the beauty of having 7 uniform bands of colours in a perfect arch (the visual appeal). Secondly, the knowledge of the rainbow being there temporarily since nobody knows for sure when and where exactly the next rainbow will appear ("limited edition"). Then again, life's like a rainbow. It's a visual spectacle by the time you hit 50 and you have to die some day.
And who doesn't know that rainbows appear because of rain. Yet again, I believe that the reason behind success tasting even sweeter after hardship is because your emotional core, your soul will see no rainbow had you not teared.
We go through tough times and happy times. But that's life, isn't it? Otherwise, how do you get a rainbow if there is no sun and no rain?
It's also why we should always look at things in a positive light. If there's a torrential downpour (hard times), the rainbow's overhead and we should look up, never bowing our heads and allowing ourselves to be defeated.
Life goes on. Let's not dwell in what has already happened.
randomMADNESS
10:01 pm;________________________________
