Rain drops are falling on my head
If you’re a Bollywood buff, you surely know that Hindi movies have been synonymous with rains and rain sequences. A rain song in any mainstream film could portray a whole gamut of emotions. It could be true love and passion, playfulness and flirtatiousness, good cheer and dance, and even sadness.
Rains signify life, birth, love, piety, sorrow, rejuvenation, kindness, challenges or fertility. According to Hinduism, rains are considered a gift from the heaven, sent by Gods to nourish the parched planet.
A rain drop from the sky is analogous to the individual soul that comes into the material world to become an embodied soul. In fact, as per the Vedas, draught and torrential rains signify divine retribution for negative collective karma. It is believed that this negative karma can only be rectified by seeking divine intervention through prayers, ritualistic practices or good deeds.
Life begins with rains and is sustained by water, which becomes part of the rivers, seas and oceans. At the end of time, heavy rains will set in motion causing a great deluge to submerge the earth. Thus, rain is associated with the three primary process of existence: creation, preservation and destruction.
I believe rain showers act as a mirror to our true selves. Sometimes, it lulls us into a state of deep relaxation or ecstasy. At other times, it slowly sets an icy cold in our veins, making us feel vulnerable and stirring deep emotions, including those we may be trying to hide from.
Rain is almost a spiritual experience. We feel like dancing in it, kissing in it or just standing and enjoying the rain drops caressing our skin.
My dear readers, I wish to leave you with this famous quote by Roger Miller: “Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.” Rain is not a weather condition but an experience, if you take the time to notice.