And how it POURED today...

Last month on this same date, I was lamenting the heat of summer and eagerly
awaiting the onset of the rainy season...

Today, I am smiling and humming to myself as I look out of my office window...

My very own friendly neighborhood hills are verdant green... lush grass, bushes,
and trees with their squeaky clean washed wet looks have totally carpeted the
countryside...

I am happier still that it"s raining hard in Mumbai... I trust the clouds have
unloaded their condensation in the catchment areas of the lakes that provide us
life saving water...

Rain brings magic to our lives.. crops to barren fields... frogs to itsy bitsy ponds... earthworms and snails out of their hiding places... bhuttawalas to our housing complexes...

Yes, I know I know.. it also floods low lying areas in Mumbai... and brings our
public transport systems (trains and buses) to a halt.. but only transitorily,
remember?... only until such time as the low tide sets in taking back the water
to the welcoming sea...

Meanwhile, children and young adults have had holidays declared in their schools and colleges... some lucky office goers too have had a relaxing time at home...with their near and dear ones...

Getting wet, having innocent fun, singing and dancing in the rain, some rounds of galli cricket, rides out of town on motorbikes... Aren"t all these little pleasures such an important part of life too?!