She had been shopping with her Mom in Big bazaar. She was very small filled with innocence. It was pouring outside. Raindrops were erupting out of the sky like thousands of millions of bubbles that pierced the earth and burst upon impact with the human body.
We all stood there just inside the door of big bazaar waiting, some patiently, others irritated, because nature messed up their hurried day. I am always mesmerized by rainfall. I get lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world. Memories of running, splashing as carefree as a child come pouring in as a welcome reprieve from the worries of my day. Oh to be young again........
Suddenly we heard her sweet voice which broke my hypnotic trance. "Mom, let's run through the rain," "What?" Mom asked. "Let's run through the rain!" she repeated.
"No sweety We'll wait until it slows down a bit. We will get soaked if we do so"
"No, we won't, Mom, remember what you said this morning," the young girl said as she tugged at her mom's arm.
"Don't you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, "If God can get us through this, He can get us through anything!"
Her Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say.
"Honey, you are absolutely right, let's run through the rain. If God lets us get wet, well maybe we just needed washing."
Then off they ran.
We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they darted past the cars and puddles. They held their shopping bags over their heads just in case, they got soaked. They were followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars.
I want to believe that somewhere down the road in life, this Mom will find herself reflecting back on moments they spent together, they will always share that precious moment, when they ran through the rain believing that God would get them through
Yes, I ran. I got wet. I too needed washing. Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, they can take away your money, and they may even take away your health. But no one can ever take away your precious memories. So, don't forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories every day!
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14 comments:
Neha said...
hey thats brilliant..
i bet yar, such memories stays with us for life time,
I still remember those childhood days, but some where down the line we have forgotten to live and are just running dont know for what
Psycadellic Tuhin said...
Memoirs always can seldom be forgotten. This is so true, isnt it, my dear friend. In the daily wars that we often get indulged in, these moments are often sublimed. I wish i was with you that day, so that even i could accompany you and run along like a child.
Cheers Brother.
J. said...
hey nice one again jackkie
children teach us so much,
here it teaches her mom how to keep up hope in tough times..
nicely written amazing
jack said...
@ neha
thank you re, i agree yar we just run and run forgetting the real beauty of life
jack said...
@tuhin
I wish every one should experience such events, that makes us realize lot many things which we never have time to sit back and think
jack said...
@joy
ya you are right theres lot to learn from children, they make things very simple in life which somewhere down the line we have complicated..
Neha said...
i agree with both of you, children teach us so much, there innocent talk sometimes are so relevant and that gives us all new perspective to think on, in this case that little girl teaches her mom how to build hope inspite of whtever problems they had
jack said...
@neha
you are right this time for a change lolzzz
i feel theres something to learn from every human being, its only children teaches us with sole purity and innocence
J. said...
wow neha , you getting wiser day by day errr
hope that would have come earlier he he
well is it chintu, i dont think any one can learn anything from me, i mean goos things lolzz
Neha said...
@joy
Thanks for your expert comments..but i was wise only..
but you are right nobody can learn something from you i guess even chintu will agree lolzz
jack said...
well you both started again, seeing you fight like this reminds me of our old days.
well neha its better i dont comment on that..
but there are always exceptions in every thing lolzz
Tara said...
I got a deja-vu feeling reading this...don't know why. But yes, a nice piece. :)
jack said...
hey thanks tara,
hey many have told me this after reading it he he :)
Saket Ranjan said...
Hello!!! I just came across ur blog accidentally.
I know you don't know me but I found something so similar between you and me. U know, even I like to get wet in rain, because even though it seems childish, it makes me feel free, one with the nature and God around me.
I just hope that the girl you met and her family got through every trouble. U know, whoever we are, how much so trouble we face, in the end, the spirit of compassion and all the good things is what binds us all. Unknowingly, I got to know about a small girl and her troubles and so did many of us who read ur blog. And you know what, I read a small prayer as I read that part where you mentioned about her dad's cancer and I know everyone who read it also did. Now you see, our prayers might just work(they have, often with me)
That makes me feel I did a good work...
Amazing Post!!! You just got a new fan!!!