Rain

So, yesterday was the first day of rain that us college students have experienced this year. I personally fought it most the day by wearing jackets and using an umbrella, yet I tried to enjoy it. I know that we probably won't get another rain the way this year has gone so far. Drought seems to be affecting everywhere except the hurricane-land in America. So as I walked from class to class I tried to smile and enjoy the cold, hard little bullets of water that hit my face.
As the day walked on I started to give up on the whole "let's stay dry" idea and simply put away my umbrella. The wind probably would have broken it anyways.  I went about my tasks with a cheery attitude. One of my tasks was getting a parking pass which was free before 4:00 pm yesterday.  Believe it or not I even enjoyed working.
However, by the time I had finished my duties for the day, I was perhaps slightly wound up.  I stood outside the office I work in and watched the rain beat the ground mercilessly.  It came in waves as the wind pushed it  to its own designs.  I suddenly had this loony idea... If I'm not worried about staying dry, why not enjoy the rain for all it's worth!  I glanced this way and that, no one was around.  Quickly I slipped off my flip-flops and hooked my keys onto the straps to keep them together.  Then with one last look around I took off.

There are times when running is just the right thing to do.  If you see an open field without cows in it and you know it hasn't been plowed yet, run through it!  Running like that for me, is the closest thing to being free.  I can escape the world with all its "progress" and go make my own way. To be running wherever you want without seen boundaries, its like a refreshing stretch that wakes you up after an hour or two of lecture.  This is what I felt yesterday.  I ran across campus barefoot and felt the small joy of release. Freedom.
By the time I reached my dorm I was soaking wet and quite cold, but I had a smile that barely fit my face.
Yesterday was a good day.