TOO BUSY

This sounds cliché; however we all know someone like this, even ourselves sometimes. Time flies when you’re having fun, but what about when it is not so fun? We all seemingly chase the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

Let’s have a look at a typical rainbow. These are the beautifully combined colours signaling the end of the rain. The Bible says it’s a promise from God that He loves us. It announces the end of a storm. Have you ever noticed that we are too busy looking for the rainbow whilst it’s still raining? Case in point: a lot of us are looking for another partner while we are in a turbulent relationship. We often look for another job when the current one has too many challenges. We look for another way to solve financial problems by engaging in another debt. All this signifies looking for a rainbow in the middle of the storm.

I know a woman who has been constantly looking for a father for her children. She was too busy searching and thus could not dedicate her full attention to her children. They are now so rebellious, doesn’t acknowledge her as their mother. She was just too busy. She got the husband, but lost her children in the process.

Many of us think that you can only move on from one relationship to another if you have someone to replace your old partner. “The grass looks greener on the other side”. This means that we find ourselves lacking. We are too busy.

Isn’t it time that we drop whatever we are doing, wait out the rain and look for the lesson in the storm. Rain brings freshness, newness to the earth, fertile ground and waters, new seed with no human interference. After the rain the earth is lush and green. Maybe we should go back to the elements and learn from them. And later when the rainbow comes out and the sun surfaces we have a clear understanding of the lesson taught. We would be able to teach better, because we understand better. Attaining the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow would be easier because we weathered the storm.

Enjoy the sound of the rain, appreciate the rolling thunder and relish the smell of the moist earth. Absorb the beautiful colours of the rainbow.