The other day I was sitting outside Albertsons waiting for my mom to come and pick me up and thanks to an act of God it started to rain. Not really a pour but it wasn't a sprinkle either. What can I say...it was raining. I sat under the store overhang so I wasn't getting wet but I watched all the customers fighting the unexpected change of weather. I thought it was funny watching the old ladies falter to get their umbrellas open outside their cars while still sitting down just to ensure that they wouldn't get hit with a single drop. People would run across the parking lot trying to escape the wetness as quickly as possible only to run through a puddle or get stopped by a car in their way to safety. Customers coming out of the store started to crowd under the overhang beside me trying to figure out how to get to their cars without getting wet either, some choosing to run for it with their hands over their heads and others deciding to wait to see if the rain would pass.
While watching these people flee, trying hard as they possibly could to avoid being touched by the falling drops, I wondered when did rain become such an inconvenience? I know I'm most likely coming off as weird here but I'm trying to figure out at what point did society decide rain was bad. Sure there are those out there that could argue they love the rain and run around in it all the time but from what I witnessed, watching those random people in a parking lot, not many people like to get wet. I admit I don't. Messes up your hair....gets you're clothes all wet and uncomfortable....I will admit that sometimes when you get wet the aftermath is that you're sitting cold and damp but what about the people that run from the rain of a summer storm? People in Florida that ran from getting wet although is was still 85 degrees outside? People are crazy and I will admit I am one of those people myself.
When did dripping hair and soaking clothes first become unattractive? When did the avoidance of string hair and damp close begin? Did wetness become icky when the first umbrella was made? People that could afford the devise that could keep the horrible drops off of you were viewed as superior while wet umbrella-less people were vomit to the rest. Or did so other random event change rain to be seen as poison? If we're all wet and messed up in appearance from the rain what's it matter? Animals don't really mind whether it's raining or not. Or at least I don't think so.....my dogs don't seem to run into the house trying to flee the first sign of a sprinkle. Have humans always hated and run from the rain? What did the Cavemen do? Did they sit in their caves and wait for the rain to pass? It's not like rain burns or inflicts pain when it touches our skin. It's not poisonous or hazardous to our health. We won't melt like the wicked witch of the east. I'm at a loss for why we seem to hate rain so much. One thing I do know however is that whoever invented the umbrella was a genius and is a very wealthy person.....
While watching these people flee, trying hard as they possibly could to avoid being touched by the falling drops, I wondered when did rain become such an inconvenience? I know I'm most likely coming off as weird here but I'm trying to figure out at what point did society decide rain was bad. Sure there are those out there that could argue they love the rain and run around in it all the time but from what I witnessed, watching those random people in a parking lot, not many people like to get wet. I admit I don't. Messes up your hair....gets you're clothes all wet and uncomfortable....I will admit that sometimes when you get wet the aftermath is that you're sitting cold and damp but what about the people that run from the rain of a summer storm? People in Florida that ran from getting wet although is was still 85 degrees outside? People are crazy and I will admit I am one of those people myself.
When did dripping hair and soaking clothes first become unattractive? When did the avoidance of string hair and damp close begin? Did wetness become icky when the first umbrella was made? People that could afford the devise that could keep the horrible drops off of you were viewed as superior while wet umbrella-less people were vomit to the rest. Or did so other random event change rain to be seen as poison? If we're all wet and messed up in appearance from the rain what's it matter? Animals don't really mind whether it's raining or not. Or at least I don't think so.....my dogs don't seem to run into the house trying to flee the first sign of a sprinkle. Have humans always hated and run from the rain? What did the Cavemen do? Did they sit in their caves and wait for the rain to pass? It's not like rain burns or inflicts pain when it touches our skin. It's not poisonous or hazardous to our health. We won't melt like the wicked witch of the east. I'm at a loss for why we seem to hate rain so much. One thing I do know however is that whoever invented the umbrella was a genius and is a very wealthy person.....
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