Something of Consequence

I was going to say something about the rain, something about how we need it to rain slowly all night long.

I had it written down -- words about the rain coming out of the north, words about the orange streetlight reflecting off the wet leaves of the trees outside.

I was going to say those things, but I changed my mind.

Talking about the rain seemed so inconsequential. No one wants to know about my thoughts on rain (of all things). At best, you have your own thoughts on the subject. At worst, you don't give a hoot on the subject in the first place. I imagined you sitting at your computer reading my words and wondering, You've got to be kidding me!

So I changed my mind.

I didn't want to waste your time. Instead of writing about rain, I decided to write about deciding not to write about the rain.

Now there is something of consequence.

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