The Ravine, My Shelter for the Storm, Part 2.

With my head up and eyes focusing on the approaching light, I slowly ascended, and with each step, I thought of each storm that I had descended a little deeper into the ravine to avoid. Yes, some storms had been worse than others, but it was the sum of all that had brought me down deep. Wait a minute. What’s this? This is new. No, it can’t be! Didn’t the weatherman say, “NO PRECIPITATION!”

“NO PRECIPITATION!” Isn’t that why I descended into this ravine in the first place: to avoid the rain? Yes. I had descended into the ravine so deeply, trying to avoid the rain, and what did that gain for me? The only gain it had brought me was loss! So much loss.

What is wrong with letting it rain? Rain is good. It causes nature to blossom. Rain turns the grass green. Rain causes trees to grow tall. Rain cleans the air, causes dirt to settle down to the ground, and refreshes it.

Wise Shlomo Hamelech said (King Solomon), “Everything has an appointed season, and there is a time for every matter under the heaven.” And he also said, “A time to weep and a time to laugh; a time of wailing and a time of dancing.”

As I continued ascending, the forecast began to change. Some storms had little to no rain, while only a few had torrential rain.

As I write this, it is raining, and I have many things to get done. For now, I will postpone completing this and write part 3 later, which will be the conclusion.