Dhaka is flooded right now. But that isn’t cause for the grief, and protracted insurance claims that would happen back home. Here the rain is a time for celebration. I’ve never seen people so overjoyed to get completely wet. Sure, it increases the chances of a host of diseases and ailments, but people here love it. (Of course the middle class drag themselves inside, they want to live, to prosper etc.) You see poor kids run free of their homes and bask in that elemental task of getting your body and all of your clothing soaked. There’s something amazingly cleansing about being rained on. Something so carefree, so removed of all conceit, that people can’t help but laugh. When it rains, you hear laughter spill out. The massive water-fights are a bonus.
Posted 2 years ago
