雨中奔跑(Run Through the Rain)

世间万物皆有自己的季节，做任何事情也有一个恰当的时机。如果有机会，你也可以在雨中狂奔一回……

shehadbeenshoppingwithhermominwal-mart.shemusthavebeen6yearsold,thisbeautifulbrownhaired,1)freckle-facedimageofinnocence.itwaspouringoutside.thekindofrainthat2)gushesoverthetopofraingutters,somuchinahurrytohittheearthithasnotimetoflowdownthespout.

weallstoodthereunderthe3)awningandjustinsidethedoorofthewal-mart.wewaited,somepatiently,others4)irritatedbecausenaturemesseduptheirhurriedday.iamalways5)mesmerizedbyrainfall.igetlostinthesoundandsightoftheheavenswashingawaythedirtanddustoftheworld.memoriesofrunning,splashingsocarefreeasachildcomepouringinasawelcome6)reprievefromtheworriesofmyday.

hervoicewassosweetasitbrokethe7)hypnotic8)trancewewereallcaughtin."mom,letsrunthroughtherain,"shesaid.

"what?"momasked.

"letsrunthroughtherain!"sherepeated.

"no,honey.wellwaituntilitslowsdownabit,"momreplied.

thisyoungchildwaitedaboutanotherminuteandrepeated:"mom,letsrunthroughtherain."

"wellgetsoakedifwedo,"momsaid.

"no,wewont,mom.thatsnotwhatyousaidthismorning,"theyounggirlsaidasshetuggedathermomsarm."

thismorning?whendidisaywecouldrunthroughtherainandnotgetwet?"

"dontyouremember?whenyouweretalkingtodaddyabouthiscancer,yousaid,ifgodcangetusthroughthis,hecangetusthroughanything!"

theentirecrowdstoppeddeadsilent.iswearyoucouldnthearanythingbuttherain.weallstoodsilently.noonecameorleftinthenextfewminutes.mompausedandthoughtforamomentaboutwhatshewouldsay.

nowsomewouldlaughitoffandscoldherforbeingsilly.somemightevenignorewhatwassaid.butthiswasamomentofaffirmationinayoungchildslife.timewheninnocenttrustcanbenurturedsothatitwillbloomintofaith."honey,youareabsolutelyright.letsrunthroughtherain.ifgetwet,wellmaybewejustneededwashing,"momsaid.thenofftheyran.

weallstoodwatching,smilingandlaughingastheydartedpastthecarsand.theyheldtheirshoppingbagsovertheirheadsjustincase.theygotsoaked.buttheywerefollowedbyafewwhoscreamedandlaughedlikechildrenallthewaytotheircars.andyes,idid.iran.igotwet.ineededwashing.circumstancesorpeoplecantakeawayyourmaterialpossessions,theycantakeawayyourmoney,andtheycantakeawayyourhealth.butnoonecanevertakeawayyourpreciousmemories.so,dontforgettomaketimeandtaketheopportunitiestomakememorieseveryday!

toeverythingthereisaseasonandatimetoeverypurposeunderheaven.ihopeyoustilltakethetimetorunthroughtherain.

shehadbeenshoppingwithhermominwal-mart.shemusthavebeen6yearsold,thisbeautifulbrownhaired,freckle-facedimageofinnocence.itwaspouringoutside.thekindofrainthatgushesoverthetopofraingutters,somuchinahurrytohittheearthithasnotimetoflowdownthespout.

weallstoodthereundertheawningandjustinsidethedoorofthewal-mart.wewaited,somepatiently,othersirritatedbecausenaturemesseduptheirhurriedday.iamalwaysmesmerizedbyrainfall.igetlostinthesoundandsightoftheheavenswashingawaythedirtanddustoftheworld.memoriesofrunning,splashingsocarefreeasachildcomepouringinasawelcomereprievefromtheworriesofmyday.

hervoicewassosweetasitbrokethehypnotictrancewewereallcaughtin."mom,letsrunthroughtherain,"shesaid.

"what?"momasked.

"letsrunthroughtherain!"sherepeated.

"no,honey.wellwaituntilitslowsdownabit,"momreplied.

thisyoungchildwaitedaboutanotherminuteandrepeated:"mom,letsrunthroughtherain."

"wellgetsoakedifwedo,"momsaid.

"no,wewont,mom.thatsnotwhatyousaidthismorning,"theyounggirlsaidasshetuggedathermomsarm."

thismorning?whendidisaywecouldrunthroughtherainandnotgetwet?"

"dontyouremember?whenyouweretalkingtodaddyabouthiscancer,yousaid,ifgodcangetusthroughthis,hecangetusthroughanything!"

theentirecrowdstoppeddeadsilent.iswearyoucouldnthearanythingbuttherain.weallstoodsilently.noonecameorleftinthenextfewminutes.mompausedandthoughtforamomentaboutwhatshewouldsay.

nowsomewouldlaughitoffandscoldherforbeingsilly.somemightevenignorewhatwassaid.butthiswasamomentofaffirmationinayoungchildslife.timewheninnocenttrustcanbenurturedsothatitwillbloomintofaith."honey,youareabsolutelyright.letsrunthroughtherain.ifgetwet,wellmaybewejustneededwashing,"momsaid.thenofftheyran.

weallstoodwatching,smilingandlaughingastheydartedpastthecarsand.theyheldtheirshoppingbagsovertheirheadsjustincase.theygotsoaked.buttheywerefollowedbyafewwhoscreamedandlaughedlikechildrenallthewaytotheircars.andyes,idid.iran.igotwet.ineededwashing.circumstancesorpeoplecantakeawayyourmaterialpossessions,theycantakeawayyourmoney,andtheycantakeawayyourhealth.butnoonecanevertakeawayyourpreciousmemories.so,dontforgettomaketimeandtaketheopportunitiestomakememorieseveryday!

toeverythingthereisaseasonandatimetoeverypurposeunderheaven.ihopeyoustilltakethetimetorunthroughtherain.