I was born and grew up in a tropical country, the Philippines. During my younger days --- weather was predictable. We only have two seasons - dry and wet. Most Filipinos would know the siigns and the seasons. The rainy months normally starts on June.... the foreshadow is the " first rain " of May!!! It was told and has been handed down from generations to generations that the " FIRST RAIN of MAY " is a " Great Blessing " from God... So during this first rain, containers, in whatever form or size are brought out to gather the rainwater. The whole family enjoyed this " blissful rain! Legend and traditions has made its mark --- that this rainwater has " curative and medicinal purposes. In faith, when someone gets sick, and is need of healing -- the elders pray and rub it on the part of the body that seems to ail a person... and as with all " traditions " we simply believed it. No questions asked...And when you asked, expecting to receive an answer, the response would be ----- " they don't know... They, too, the elders simply obeyed... Filipino culture demands that children just say ---- " yes. "
But lately, seemingly this is a " dying " tradition. In a sense that most Pinoys know at this point in time ---- that the rains when it comes to the Philippines, and also, the " first rain of May " is no longer the " BLESSED RAIN " but ------ " ACID RAIN... it makes one sick, actuallly, unlike before. This is no longer tradition, but has been medically proven.
Seemingly the Philippines, and I could only speak for my own country------ the rains and the storms that " visit " us time and again, were welcome with open arms and joy in the heart!!!! Why???? Because they were not " violent rains " not " tornado " not " hurricanes! " Destructive floods, is a never heard word.. UNTIL PROGRESS SET IN... AND THINGS WERE NEVER THE SAME AGAIN... THOSE WERE THE DAYS.... JOYFUL, GLEEFUL DAYS! Sad that the younger generations now will no longer experience them.. Because the generations before them fall prey to --- GREED, CORRUPTION and all that the ruler of this age has done----- as written in JOHN 10:10 -----he and his cohorts have --- " STOLEN... KILLED....and DESTROYED much of this world that God says ---- " GOOD." And the perpetrators of these heinous crimes are the very creatures that he has created ---- he so loved... cared and hovered over with ---- LOVE, GRACE, MERCIES and LOVINGKINDNESS.... Why??????? Because humankind ---- did not ------ " LISTEN... >*
But lately, seemingly this is a " dying " tradition. In a sense that most Pinoys know at this point in time ---- that the rains when it comes to the Philippines, and also, the " first rain of May " is no longer the " BLESSED RAIN " but ------ " ACID RAIN... it makes one sick, actuallly, unlike before. This is no longer tradition, but has been medically proven.
Seemingly the Philippines, and I could only speak for my own country------ the rains and the storms that " visit " us time and again, were welcome with open arms and joy in the heart!!!! Why???? Because they were not " violent rains " not " tornado " not " hurricanes! " Destructive floods, is a never heard word.. UNTIL PROGRESS SET IN... AND THINGS WERE NEVER THE SAME AGAIN... THOSE WERE THE DAYS.... JOYFUL, GLEEFUL DAYS! Sad that the younger generations now will no longer experience them.. Because the generations before them fall prey to --- GREED, CORRUPTION and all that the ruler of this age has done----- as written in JOHN 10:10 -----he and his cohorts have --- " STOLEN... KILLED....and DESTROYED much of this world that God says ---- " GOOD." And the perpetrators of these heinous crimes are the very creatures that he has created ---- he so loved... cared and hovered over with ---- LOVE, GRACE, MERCIES and LOVINGKINDNESS.... Why??????? Because humankind ---- did not ------ " LISTEN... >*
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