Never Happy

Invoking the weather gods?

When it is hot and sunny, we pray to the heavens for the rains to descend. When the rains descend, we look for shelter. When we get shelter, we want to be out in the open, away from the stuffiness and catch the breeze. When we are out in the open and it is cool and breezy, we want sunshine. When we get the sun, we again pray for the rains…
Today, it was cool and breezy in the morning. With no signs of an immediate downpour, we chose to return to our old corner in the Garden to exercise, only to discover that the grass had grown fractionally during the past few days of rainfall. So that became a new issue. Why had the grass grown?
“Why is it still wet?” grumbled Tara Chand, rolling up his trousers.
“Can’t we find a dry place?” protested Nafisa Sayyad.

Sunita Jajodia

“Who knows how many insects and caterpillars are crawling about in the wet grass,” Khatoon Baig wondered.
“I can’t see the potholes through this grass,” complained Sunita Jajodia, hitching up her saree. “Somebody will fall down. There’s going to be an accident, watch out!”
Ultimately, it was for Srichand Arora to provide a practical solution: “Why don’t you ladies just graze around for some time and feed on the grass?”
“Do we look like cows to you?” countered Sunita in all innocence.
Arora did not respond. When Sunita confronted him again, this time challenging him to munch on the grass, he informed her that lions do not eat grass. The Lion and Lioness Laughter was next up and in order to prove his point, he roared and snarled with extra vigour today. Sunita went on to match him growl for growl, roar for roar. That settled the matter.
Jagmohan Papneja:
Weather is a gift of nature that seeks nothing in return. Humbly accept it.