Moon's faces...

One shining quality lends a luster to another, or hides some glaring defect.
-William Hazlitt

When that chaos raises its fiery reins there are those who stand firm, driving their sword on the ground and holding to it. There are also those who, in an attempt to avoid being the target of the stern gaze of scrutiny, would stab one's hand and hold on to one's sword because they know it was planted well.
Some survive and thrive by being parasites to others. There are those who i call 'Moons' who can't shine with their own light, and their only desire is to take the credit for other's work. Consumed by low self esteem, their own inability to achieve things can only be hidden by acts of betrayal, lies, or by pointing fingers at others. A funny thing to watch is how much initiative they have whenever there's credit to be taken for something they didn't really do.

What makes this even worse is that when these 'moons' lose their brightness, they will need another scapegoat, another victim, another 'sun' whose light they must steal, and they will not rest until they get it.

Remember who you are, and work hard for what you want. Fight bravely, give your last ounce of strength and then bathe in the shining light of your achievement. Be watchful, wary, for there are those who live to steal your work, and will do so without hesitation, for that alone is the goal they fight hard for.

Lesson learned: "Your glory, little moons, is not eternal. Keep flying and shining above all those who you have wronged. Bask in the glory that's not yours, and dance to the songs of wolves but be warned...they don't sing to you, they sing to the light you stole, and when you fall, they'll tear you to shreds."

Reigning rain...

The rain doesn't mess up things...we do.
 -The Puppet Master

No matter who we are, when we wake up to see a rainy day we can't help it but stop, even if for a single second and admire the weather.
We become mesmerized by the hundreds of thousands of crystalline droplets that fall like diamonds spilled from a heavenly jewelry box.

A rainy day can be the representation of the melancholy we are living. As we stay home we realize we are alone. Immediately and unconsciously we sometimes run to turn the tv on so that its noise can keep us this imagined company.
This time inside a house can help us take time inside our home to reflect and learn, to cry and learn from past mistakes, from pain we caused but were proud enough to not ever admit it.



It can also be seen as the beautiful washing of the world itself from its nuisances and sins. The water drenching our heads allow us to reminisce of our childhood and how simple those times were. It can all feel like a baptism by the heavens that can allow us to start refreshed and anew one more time.

Some, more aggressive spirits choose to 'set fire to the rain', letting everything go to waste and turn to dust before being cleansed.

But dancing in the rain can be a celebratory event, where we laugh and frolic like the fey of legend.

All in all, the rainy day is and can be everything we want it to be.

Next time you are home and find it rains, leave your daily stressful life and just walk out, barefoot, look up and think of all that is good, of how great is to be alive, and think of how you can be not thunder, but refreshing rain in the lives of others, because again, we are and can be everything we want to be.



 Lesson learned: Have you walked in the rain to hide the tears rolling down your cheeks? I know I have...and it has made me a better person.