Rain Makes the Flowers Grow

One particularly long, crumby day at school, after the bell finally released us, I started the long walk up to my car.  As I trudged through the rain, I noticed my friend.  Let’s call him Nicholas.  Let me tell you a little about Nicholas.  Nicholas is one of the greatest people I’ve ever met.  Nicholas knows every word to every Disney song known to man.  Nicholas loves to help everyone he sees, and he tells me every day just how happy he is.  My favorite thing about Nicholas, besides his smile, is the fact that he has special needs.  As I stopped to say “hi”, we became more drenched by the second.  At the end of our conversation, I expressed how much I hate the rain.  What he said next is what has changed my life and the way I feel about the rain forever.  Nicholas exclaimed with more cheer than I thought possible, “You hate the rain?  But rain makes the flowers grow!”  My heart melted at that moment as I realized just how negative I had been.  From that moment on, even though it continued to pour, my day became so much brighter.

Now I’m not qualified to give you any advice, because I don’t know better than you, and I’m on the same page as you, but I hope that you learned as much from Nicholas as I did that day.  Why is Nicholas so happy?  Why is Nicholas so loved by everyone?  The answer is simple.  Nicholas can find the good in everyone and everything. 

So next time your mad at a teacher for messing up your grade, just think of the difference it will make when it’s fixed, or when you’re stuck in traffic, think of it as extra time to listen to your favorite music. 

You want to be successful in life?  Then look for the good in everything, and I promise, you will find true happiness, and you can’t be more successful than that.  So the next time you are locked out of the house, and stuck in the pouring rain, just remember, “Rain makes the flowers grow!”