Rain is not "bad" weather

With the left hand I cleanse and nourish.
With the right hand I damage and destroy.
The drought-ridden farmer welcomes me,
While the carwash owner curses me.
I am the God of Rain.




Indigenous peoples around the world associate deities with the forces of nature, such as rain. Among the Aztec peoples and their present-day descendants the Nahuas, rain god Tláloc is symbolized as illustrated above at the top.

The Mayan rain god is Toc, illustrated above, offering a mortal his bestowal, which the mortal ignores and thus does not receive.

The Yaqui rain deity, Kakaliwa is just symbolized by two black rain drops as illustrated above.

Modern meteorology's symbol above needs no explanation.

The word "hurricane" is derived from Hurucán, the Carribean Taino Indian name for the deity associated with that category of storm.

Most modern day, non-indigenous urbanites in particular dislike rain more than they appreciate it, simply because it causes them inconveniences and even mishaps. Because of that, rainy weather is often referred to as "bad" or "ugly" weather.

Indigenous people appreciate rain. We hold the view that even the damage and destruction that heavy, prolonged rainstorms can bring will result in the long run necessary changes. Even for those who don't hold that view, it's often the case that mishap, damage, death, and destruction from rain storms are the result of human error and judgement in the way of building in, living in, traveling in, or exercising a living in a high-risk flood zone.

Last but not least and needless-to-say, there would hardly be any life on Grandmother Earth's terrain if "the rain deity" didn't shed his "teardrops" often enough.

So the next time you're inconvenienced by or "fall victim" to rain or snow, remember that like the sun, rain brings about more benefits to the world in the long run than it does negative effects.