Watching the World Go By

Personal Rain Cloud. We've all had a bad, even the occasional dreadful, day. During those days, it's not too much of a stretch to assume that the universe is conspiring to pull the rug from under your feet, just so that it can kick you in the ribs when you fall down. It also becomes easier to fall back on that sort of excuse every time life becomes 'unreasonably' difficult. Personally, I've always believed that the universe is ultimately fair by being indiscriminately unfair and that I never remembered anyone telling me that life is supposed to be easy. Not that I'm a pessimist (a 'reformed' cynic maybe), but without the contrast provided by one's struggles, life's triumphs would be mere ghosts of themselves. And so, the next time you find yourself in your favorite pair of shoes in an unexpected downpour, dance (or frolic, if you're rhythmically-challenged like me) in the rain because truth is — shoes can be replaced, but the moment you decided to write off the whole day as bad can't.