Tea & T-storm

Even doing trash can be more interesting than preparing for an interview. Given that, imagine the craziest rain ever, pouring down your balcony like there was no tomorrow. It was just too irresistable. As if the rain by itself was not enjoyable enough, I made hot strong elaichi seasoned tea and stepped out to take a 15-minute break. Hot cup of tea, strong aroma of tea and elaichi combined with the fresh smell of rain, need I say more?

I was blankly staring at the heavy downpour. It was better than meditation. I was not thinking anything. My mind was blank. I was just looking at how effortlessly the rain fell, broke down and dissolved into pretty and perfect ripples. The sound of rain itself was lilting. Sometimes darkness IS pretty. It kept the intensity for a while and slowly the force at which the water came down started decreasing but it was such a smooth transition, you hardly notice. It came down to a graceful drizzle...everything that I could see from my balcony, the apartment building, the trees, the lawn, the cycles and the few cars that were parked, looked so fresh, clean and happy. I took the last and the longest sip of tea and I remembered it was time to finish my tea break and go back indoors to get some serious studying done.

As I got back inside I was thinking if I would have even bothered or noticed it rained if I didn't have an interview to prepare for? Its such a tease when things like this occur to you when you have so many other things to take care of..Hmm!