I am the type of person who always likes to know if it is like to rain before I go out of my house, especially when I just finished washing my clothes and have already spread them outside the line. There is nothing pleasurable about running outside to pack them all in because the sky suddenly gives a signal that it is about the rain. Still, what I prefer most is to continue living under weather that continues to change rather than to spend a lot of months living under this current type of heat weather that we are in that makes me get uncomfortable easily.
Over here in my country, there are just two main types of weather that we live in, the rainy season and the dry season, though the changes between the two cannot be easily predictable. Some mornings begin with rain, but then before afternoon, everywhere is sunny again. I like that tiny bit of uncertainty when it starts raining, but I still need enough warning to know how to go about my day. When I am outside and it is about to rain, I do not always enjoy that feeling of being caught at a distance far from home without my umbrella or proper preparation, watching everyone squeeze under the same canopy while those who are on the edges are being beaten by rain.
I fell most like myself during the rainy season. The temperature around is always cool, the trees stay fresh, the plants grow easily, and I can conveniently and comfortably sit down to do my things without turning around towards the fan. My sleep is always sound, peaceful, and better, too.
When it is the dry season, after taking my bath and dressing up ready to go out, only to start sweating again because everywhere is hot and the heat is always extremely hot. That small discomfort can affect my mood more than I like to admit.
Though I still appreciate the dry season a bit due to the clear morning it always brings, and when I wash clothes or put anything outside to dry, it always dries easily, so I would not wish it away because God has created everything beautiful and each season for a purpose, and that is a blessing. But I simply will go with a weather that will always make me cool and give my body a break from heat. If I could choose, my preference is going to give the rainy periods cool evenings and calm mornings, with enough dry hours to carry on with daily tasks without struggling through flooded times.
I may not be in control of the weather, but I know what I want and the feeling I always wait for, which is to step outside after rain and take a deep breath without immediately wishing I could be under AC or find a find.
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