A pool inside the house

The sky was darkening and rumbling as the thunder rolled and the storm came. I hated to stay in my house when it rains because it’s very airy inside since the house was designed for dry season. The walls are half-mudded. And when it rains heavily I feel I am standing in an open sea with the waves tossing and turning my things upside down. So, I decided to be at my neighbours house. They make fire inside and it’s warm and more fun with all the smoke around the house, tearful eyes, and sniffing which reminds me of home. As we were sitting and chatting behind closed doors from storm and rain, suddenly from behind the house came water, gushing in like a river. Since the house is small, within a minute it quickly flooded and became a small pool. Our feet were deep in the water. As I was new to this kind of situation I didn’t know what to do but the woman (owner of the house) ran outside and started re-mudding the hole where the water came from, but there was no way to stop it because the rain was heavy. So I started throwing water outside scooping them from a big bowl but the water never got finished. The woman then came to the front door and started to dig a hole towards the direction where water was flowing, then within a second the water passed through that tiny hole and the house began to slowly dry. After things settle down a bit we held our stomach as we laughed and laughed over the whole situation. I am impressed by their quick wit and action over any situation that occurs. It’s amazing how they can fix things within few seconds. It was an eye opening for me to see how people survive in a small wretched house during rainy season. And they live happily in that condition. Nobody complains! Oh Lord, teach me to be happy and content with what I have. My house is fifty times better than theirs but I still wanted to escape to a concrete house, to be safe and secure. But God was giving me some serious lessons by taking me to my neighbour’s house to see what was going to happen and I saw ‘it’ happened.