From the mind of critic: “If we can see clearly now because the rain is gone, has the rain actually stopped, or are we just able to see through it toward where the skies are clear? Do we believe the rain will never return for anybody, because it’s the same for all of us and if it stops, it stops? Do we believe it has stopped for us and not for others, causing us to throw out all our rain hats, coats, boots and umbrellas because like a cartoon rain cloud, it will only rain on others, while we sit under beautiful blue sky and sun with birds chirping? Or can we see clearly not because the rain has stopped or permanently dissappeared, but because the rain has no effect on us since we’ve activated the most impermeable connection know to man, a critically thinking brain, a loving heart and a driven soul? It’s so interesting when we read, watch or hear something when we’re older, that which we were entertained by when we were younger. We can pull a completely different meaning from something that is using the same exact langauage. The easiest examples are cartoons, books and movies, but we also see the definitions of old sayings change as we gain life experience. If we can see clearly now, we must ask ourselves why? Has our definition of clear changed? Has the ferocity and/or makeup of the rain changed? Has our sight changed? Once we realize that we , the rain as well our critical thought all change at the same time, we see that even though we can see clearly now, the rain isn’t permanently gone. The moment we believe the rain won’t ever come back, is the exact moment when it does. Clarity of thought is only acheived through perserverance, not stagnation” 🙂