Rain's Reminder

It has been raining cats and dogs for two full days. I am starting to miss uncle Sun. Almost everywhere is flooded (tells us something about the efficiency of the drainage system in Malaysia) accompanied by crazy, heavy traffic jams. Most of us are complaining about the duration of the rain and the inconvenience caused by it.

Perhaps if we look beyond the trouble that is caused by the rain, we would be thankful that God provides rain consistenly in this part of the world, where water supply is never a problem to us. Consider many other areas in the world that will never be able to enjoy adequate rainfall, thus adequate water supply. If the rain were to fall in those areas for two full days, how grateful and joyful they would have been.

Furthermore, the cause of the abnormal climate changes in many parts of the world today can be traced back to the damage man has brought to the environment through pollution. God gave man the privileged responsibility to take care of nature, yet man consistently exploited nature for his own benefit, inevitably leaving scars on the beautiful face of nature.

Perhaps the abnormal downpour serves as a reminder to us of how far we have come in mistreating nature. The next time we think of littering, spitting or smoking, think again. Let us learn to love nature and take up the responsibility of restoring the beauty of nature, even in the small actions that we take.