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Learn from the Rain
Earlier last month, I received a text message from a dear sister; it read:
Wen we c rain we learn how gr8 it is2 b gud2 those who hav been bad2 u
For those who didn’t understand that, it translates as: “When we see rain we learn how great it is to be good to those who have been bad to you.”
Having read the message, I was left baffled - not because of what it says, but by whom it was sent as I didn’t recognise the number. In my confused state, rather than actually trying to decipher the message behind the message I focused on trying to find out who it was who’d sent me the message!
After tracking down the sender, I re-read the message. I was still confused. How does the rain teach you to be good to those who are bad to you? I thought the sister was trying to tell me something. Had I offended her without realising? No, the message wasn’t really about me at all. Read this poem I wrote back in March 2005 and maybe you too will understand.
