Stormy Day

It's storming like crazy outside right now. Earlier today it was beautiful outside. Some pretty white clouds floatin around up there and blue skies in between. Now there is darkness and rain. I've got the door open and I'm really enjoying the sounds of the storm. Solomon talks a lot about "chasing the wind" in Ecclesiastes, "life is just chasing the wind". He's talking about how most of the things we pursue are worldly. Worldly things fade away, in the grand scheme of things, they mean absolutely nothing. Whether it be money, possessions, the next high, or the next girl. And he did chase money, possessions, drugs, and women. He found none of them satisfying. None of them added anything to his life. When he dies, none of it will matter or remain. Chasing the wind.

I feel that sometimes we may have realizations, and misinterpret things that happen or things we hear. We work hard to focus on things that matter, things that count in life, and to not worry about perishable things. We have a false expectation that when we stop "chasing the wind" and start living this way, that the wind goes away. That could not be farther from the truth. When we stop chasing the wind, its almost as if another wind starts chasing us. A storm develops. When this storm develops, we run from it. So at this point we've stopped chasing the wind so that we can in turn run from another wind. Maybe the storm catches up with us. What do we do then? We become unhappy. Where do we turn for happiness and satisfaction? Most of the time we begin chasing that first wind again, even though we've already established it will be in vain. This cycle will infinitely repeat. Unless.....
We turn around and face the storm. What does a storm bring with it? Rain. What does rain do? It provides us with water to drink. It provides the ground with water to grow grass and trees and flowers. Things that we see as beautiful and fully embrace as wonderful things in life rely on that storm. Seems as though there might be more to a storm than just grey days and sad Friday afternoons.......