Life in Serene
Storms in Hanoi are different. Storms in Hanoi hits hard, and hits fast. Everyone is in a rush, finding respite from the rain.
So it is rare to find such an image of peace and calm, where Hanoians are just sitting down, enjoying a cup of coffee, while the storm rages on outside.
It is easy to swept up by the sense of urgency that a storm brings.
It is harder, but far more rewarding, to look the storm in the eye and say NO. Not today, not right now. I will have my calm, my peace, my tranquility, despite you.
Just another storm, just another day.
Storms in Saigon are different.
The rain comes and goes, it pours and pours and then it stops, and we go on with our lives.
The rain was here yesterday, it is here now, and it will be here tomorrow. So we go on with our lives when the rain pours as when the sun shines.
It is all part of life. So we should just live it how it is meant to be lived, day by day.