When that first rain falls, after a winter of silence, the pattering awakens my senses. While snow is sneaky like death, silently killing the world it coats, rain announces it’s presence like a cheering crowd… and then brings the world back to life.
Droplets spread sensations randomly across my skin. I become more aware of my body in a way that’s like I’ve been seeing in black and white and, suddenly, I’m swept into a world of color.
Just like success can’t be be fully appreciated without failure, and friendship can’t be fully felt without first knowing loneliness, spring could never taste so sweet without the bitter taste of winter.
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