Charles FrazierThey say this war is a cloud over the land! But they make the weather and then they stand in the rain and say, ‘Shit, it’s raining!
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People often complain about the weather and say it is raining. They complain that they can’t understand why it rains and that the rain is ruining their party. This is a very common complaint and is sometimes used as a reason to start an argument. The truth is, however, that the people who make the weather are not standing in the rain and saying, ‘Shit, it’s raining!’ The people who make the weather don’t need to stand in the rain because they are already inside. The people who make the weather are gods, but they aren’t really standing in the rain.
Source: Cold Mountain
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