Lessons from Rain

I went out in heavy rain today. It was a mistake. I was constantly worried that my daughter would catch a cold. It was really windy and chilly. She, on the other hand, had no clue that it was not good to be out at that time. She was pointing towards buses, planes, and crows as usual and enjoying. She did not want to go back home until it started raining so heavily that the raindrops hit on her face with force. That is when she realized that something was wrong. She cried for help. Sometimes when we are going in the wrong direction that is detrimental to our spiritual health, we tend to ignore minor signs until Allah SWT Makes something Hit us hard and we cry for help immediately.

The rain also taught me another lesson. I was trying my best to reach home the fastest I could. I was running towards shelter, while also trying to have tawakkul on Allah SWT that all would be well and we would not fall sick. I was making dua in my heart. I still felt constant worry and unease because the rain was hitting us so hard. Sometimes when our days get too difficult, we try out best to navigate through them with action, dua and tawakkul, but still feel emotionally low. That is just human nature. When it gets very rainy in our lives, we would inevitably feel unease. It does not mean that we are not doing good enough in navigating through our trials.