We had arrived last night , my daughter and I , visiting her and her son. The children get along so well , naturally immersing like siblings as if our friendship ran in their bloodstream too. We woke up my girlfriend and I , we sat, coffee in our hands , looking out through the terrace window at the rain, enjoying the warmth of being together intimately. Then my daughter arrived , perhaps four years old, She came down the steps, put her face close to the terraces glass door drawn by the magical rain. She immediately opened the door and ran outside to the garden into the pouring rain. She ran round and round, soaking wet within seconds, it looked like she was doing an My girlfriend turned to me and said , only you could have a child that will run into the rain while you instead of becoming hysterical and fearful that she will get sick can celebrate her. She understood something, It was a gift. ecstatic tribal Indian dance, full of excitement and pleasure. I stood, watched and could not stop laughing from sheer joy.
Satoko Kamo, Japan Psychoanalytic Society The morning started with heavy rain.
The weather forecast hadn't said anything about such a downpour, I thought as I listened to the sound of rain. On days when the atmospheric pressure is this low, my body feels heavy. It's as if the rainwater is accumulating directly in my body. It would be nice if I could work from home, but that's not possible. A song about a lazy king who says "when
it rains, it's a day off" is playing in my head. I need to think of something to cheer me up. I remembered the Gore-Tex rain boots I had recently bought.
For over twenty years, I hadn't owned rain boots. Every time it rained, I would wear sneakers and walk around avoiding puddles, which was troublesome, but buying shoes just for rainy days also seemed troublesome. But the joy of charging into puddles with rain boots! I can't believe I went without knowing this pleasure for decades!
Now, let me get up and make some coffee. And then put on my rain boots and go to work.
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