In romantic movies, you often see a couple run to each other on a back road in the rain. When you think of the phrase is that what you thought of? Of course there is when one is going through a hard time and another says, “Stand in the rain, everything will be ok.”
The funny reality, though, is when your actually in the rain people say, “come on out of there, You’ll catch your death out in this weather!” How ironic! How fast people change their minds!
How many songs have been written to express one thought, yet how many times have you been physically been told to get out of the rain? Of course adults have their reason for keeping their children out of the rain. People get sick easily when in the rain and you don’t dry off.
I remember when I was probably in second to third grade, (7-8 years old)
And my mom and I played in the rain. It was a gloomy Tuesday and my mom decided to pay my grandfather a visit after school.( I was not home schooled at the time) when we got there my mom said, “ I dare you to go run outside in the rain, I’ll give you two bucks.” To a 7- 8 year old that’s a lot of money, and I wanted to anyways. So I ran and got one of my bathing suits on and with an racing and excited heart, I went and played in the rain. That excitement, however, was short lived, because I got cold very fast. Considering it was February, is understandable. When I ran inside, soaked as I was, I huddled by the ever-present fire. My mom got me a towel and all was well for the time, with the exception of a little shaking of the teeth. The next day, on the other hand, I had a runny nose and a sore throat.
To make a long story short, I never go playing in the rain as long as it’s February. I also see why adults say “Get out of the rain!” I honestly don’t think the actors felt so well the day after that scene, or why singers feel the need to encourage people to stand in the rain. I think I will pass, even though it’s only January.