after an eternitythe heatwave seems to finally be over, as the rain comes down and washes away the sins littered on the streets these days. the humidity seems to be over, and it no longer hangs heavy. the sun finally wishes to be hidden, and the clouds let loose their tears of freedom. finally the wind could trash and play with the sky, released after being held behind for the past week.i can't remember the last time it rained, in what seemed to be somewhat a drought period. it is good that it finally rained. it is good that it is finally dark before dusk. it is good that finally the heat is no longer there. i just wish that the rain could just wash away the pain everywhere in the world right now. newspapers are full of pain these days, and it is getting, scarily, easier to ignore such things. even as we tell everyone the tragedies that go on near us, we revel secretly in the fact that we are still far away from it, locked in our little luxuries. it pains me to think that i am growing apathetic to the world around me. i tell people, damn that heatwave, yet we have the blessed air condition, yet inside me i know alot more people do not even have the basic necessities. and it might not be true for some people, but i do wonder whether we grow more used to disasters each passing day. how will we feel if we see another earthquake somewhere? witness another terrorist attack. will our emotions slowly die away as more disaster occur? i would like to say no, it will still be strong, but i know that it is fading away. i remember the tsunami, and remember how sad i had felt. i remember people talking about it day in and out. yet there are the cyclones and then the earthquakes, and they become slowly mere footnotes in our talking points. we continue about our wasted lives, while people out there are suffering for the luxuries that we take for granted. maybe today's rain are the tears of heaven, of God who cries for the sins of us pitiful humans. as lightning tear the skies asunder, i hope, and pray for the lives of the people suffering. not just in Myanmar and China, but also everyone across the globe. Justin ranted at 4:24:00 pm on the |