Today it rained heavily in the city…. I don’t know why rain brings out so many emotions out of anyone. That reminds me of the title song of ‘Guzaarish’. So much pain and yet so simply the protagonist is asking for his last wish, to die in the arms of his love. The shadow of the dark clouds also brings out the darkness inside you… that of loneliness and being with someone you love the most. At the same time, the advent of rain makes you happy as it brings along with it the much needed change from the scorching heat of summer. Its like happier times arriving after a very rough patch in life.
Remember the times you had in the childhood. The fragrance of the first few drops made you feel like going into the rain and dancing all the way into it. The taste of the drops on your tongue was the most amazing thing in life. It brought the friends together to have fun floating the paper boats in the flowing water and jumping in the puddles of water formed everywhere. Carefree and bindaas…. That was the thing when it came to rains…
Then came a phase when you romanticized the rains… when the clouds shadowed the sun, you wanted to go for a long drive in a car/bike with plush green fields by the sides of the roads. The chance meeting with someone on the way and falling in love was the desire which dominated the thoughts. Though it also happened that you felt of enjoying your own company looking at the clouds and enjoying the blowing wind while sitting at a place in the arms of beautiful nature spread all around you.
Nowadays…I find myself and the people around me more worried about the city coming to a standstill and that’s why rushing home at the very thought of rain… We crib about everything related to rain…. Drenching in rain, poor infrastructure, cars splashing mud…. everything.
I wish I can go back into time and enjoy the rains as I used to do in childhood. Remember the song…. ‘Magar mujhko lauta do bachpan ka saawan… who kaagaz ki kashti.. woh baarish ka paani….’
