Philosophy of Rain

 

No matter the thunder threaten,

I am sure of again being earthen.

I will return to the roots of my sand,

from the place where I rose from the land.

 

                                                     Although they are looking like some revolutionary lines taken out of a memoir of a protest or an uprising, they simply were written about the most common element of our nature. Yes! You are right. It is about the rain which is the most ignored source of relaxation if you are capable of listening to it’s rhythmic sound. Many of the meditation gurus recommend rain as a remedy to anxiety and depression

Positive effect of rain on mental health:

                                                    Many of us have been facing the issues of depression and anxiety, stress in everyday life from so long and many of us are new entries into this club in last 3-4 months, when the currently ongoing pandemic made its way into the normal, smooth lives of us turning everything upside down and not giving us any time to react to it by building resilience. As a result, so many people have slipped into the abyss of depression. Although we know that this time shall too pass away, it is very important to keep our mind calm and anxiety free in this situation to evaluate and take necessary useful decisions of your life. No one needs to suggest you that meditation is the best remedy to free your mind of anxiety and depression. So, when you meditate it is very important to have an object or sound to be focused upon as per the ‘focus meditation’ branch of ‘guided meditation’. 

                                                   The best natural object of sound you can find in nature is rain. Rain drops as a result of gravity force acting on them fall from the sky in standard flow with a rhythm. Whether the rain drops touch the land, leaves, windows of your house, they have a tendency to make rhythmic sounds which could help you to clear your mind through focused meditation. Also, a recent study by university of Zurich, Switzerland has revealed that the sound of rain improves the ability of problem solving in mathematics in students. Also, the part that the sounds of rain is natural makes it a point for psychologists and meditation teachers to prove the acceptability of the sound by a human brain as source of stress reliever.

Philosophy of rain:

                                                  Philosophy underlies every aspect of life and every small thing you see or feel. As a wise man once said, if you have reception, you can learn something from anything what you see in your everyday life and usually ignore. Rain is one such thing. Rain is the part of water cycle where the water from all nearby sources is collected at one place like a lake, sea or river from where it is evaporated by heat of the sun where it forms clouds and return to where it started as form of rain drops.             

                                                  Similarly, collective efforts of a group, society or a community lifts the younger generations up from the difficulties of life to reach the highest ranks of their career supported by their own individual efforts. But, as rain teaches us, after reaching that peak one should not forget the roots of their origin and the efforts of collective group of people like parents, teachers, friends, resources they used to reach that zenith. One should find an opportunity to return the fruits of that efforts to the society and should help It’s development. Here the water drop which reached the sky is the chosen one by the people surrounding it hopeful of providing the necessary strength to the crops once it returns. The people who are chosen similarly by their community and supported to make one as a doctor, Engineer, Administrator, Politician etc., should constantly look for an opportunity to give back to the society by consuming whose resources they have reached such high position.

Most importantly, as a rain, one should bring happiness and smile on face of those who saw you coming. That is the purpose served of life.

 

Happy Monsoon!!😊