Incessant Rain

As I awoke, I wished for more sleep

Until I heard the pitter-patter outside the window

A smile curved on my face and sleep walked off

A sight to behold was this rain

The shiny leaves and dripping barks of wet trees,

The earth with a melting chocolate bar appearance

The colours of nature getting unstained

The thirst of the soil being quenched

As curtains fell from the skies to this planet

The music of the skies in concert

Changing rhythm and speed so often

Creation of a new song each time

It went on all day and into the night

It went on all night to my next morning

I woke up and it continued to drip

Didn't it need a break I wondered

Maybe it was me that needed one

Will it stop while I step out?

Quotes from Brida: Paulo Coelho

Choosing a path meant having to miss out on others. She had a whole life to live, and she was always thinking that, in the future, she might regret the choices she made now.
“I’m afraid of committing myself,” she thought to herself.
She wanted to follow all possible paths and so ended up following none. After her first romantic disappointment, she had never again given herself entirely. She feared pain, loss, and separation.
These things were inevitable on the path to love, and the only way of avoiding them was by deciding not to take that path at all.
In order not to suffer, you had to renounce love. It was like putting out your own eyes not to see the bad things in life.

Ever since time began, people have recognized their true Love by the light in their eyes.

“When you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way.”

“Don’t bother trying to explain your emotions. Live everything as intensely as you can and keep whatever you felt as a gift from God. The best way to destroy the bridge between the visible and invisible is by trying to explain your emotions.”

“But how will I know who my Soulmate is?” Brida felt that this was one of the most important questions she had ever asked in her life.
“By taking risks” she said to Brida. ‘ By risking failure, disappointment, disillusion, but never ceasing in you search for Love. As long as you keep looking, you will triumph in the end.”

Nothing is completely wrong. Even a broken watch is right twice a day.

Original blog is here.