Sawan barse...

Sunday, 15 Aug 2010

One thing which has always baffled me is why do we like the sound of water flowing near a beach? Why do we feel happy on seeing flowers? Why does sunrise gives us a new hope ? Why do we feel optimistic on seeing new green leaves in spring? Why do we enjoy being so close to nature and yet try to run away from it? We have built houses, buildings etc to protect ourselves from rain, and yet when you actually drench in rain you really enjoy it !! Or at least I did last Sunday.

We set out to meet some friends on our humble two-wheeler and were enjoying the ride. Since it had just rained in the morning, the weather was absolutely blissful. Cool nice breeze flowing with green trees lined on both sides of the road. I was lost in my own world when something suddenly woke me up. A tiny drop of water on my arm. Then another, and another....and finally big huge drops of water all around us. By the time we got a decent place to park the bike and stand outside a shop, we were totally drenched. And we had reached only halfway. We pondered and decided to drop the plan and return home. Rain was only increasing and it would have been difficult to reach back home.

Then we thought again whether to start right away or wait for some time till the rain subsides. With a twinkle in our eyes, we took the wise decision - yes, u guessed it right. We started right away, driving through the pool of water - with a lot of splash and slush, hurrays and yoohoos. Even though the raindrops were hitting me really hard on my head, it was really nice to be drenched in rain after a really really long time. I don't even remember when I intentionally got drenched in rain last. After about 20 crazy minutes, we reached the heaven called home. A cup of steaming hot adarak ki chai marked the evening perfect !