The Coming Cloud

The Coming Cloud

I ponder on the coming cloud...

Clouds can be both a promise of water to a parched land, or the threat of darkness and storm. One of my means of meditation is to spend time with a cloud as it transforms from one moment to another. I have no control over its continuous change, but I can witness, accept, and learn from my experience.

I imagine the cloud as a beast of the sky that is heading towards me, yet as it does so, I am also aware that it will change well before it reaches me, and its threat will subside because the nature of the air that surrounds it is dynamic. As I watch the coming cloud I keep my calm.