what is it behind those clouds in the sky?

When everything seems bleak, just cling on the cliche, 'Every cloud has  a silver lining.'

Everyone passes a stage where clouds are really dark. Some even experience hurricanes or tornadoes after. In this period, we think that God has already forgotten us.

A boy asked his mom, "Mom, what is it behind those clouds in the sky?"

The mom was surprised why all of a sudden her son uttered that question. She inquired in return, "Why did you ask that?"

"I think it is just a plain clear space that no one resides. My teacher in Science told me that there are layers of spheres in the space."

"Umm..." that's all the mom replied.

"But what about heaven? Isn't it that heavens are after the clouds? That is the place where God is, Mom?" the boy hurriedly asked his mom again.

For a moment, the mom was mumbled, then smiled realizing that her son thought that there's someone after those clouds--behind those clouds, there sits God.

the agony of waiting

What can waiting for a long time do to someone?

Waiting is somehow a determinant for patience. It is subtly associated with someone's endurance on how to bear something especially on the issue of waiting. But how long can someone endure in the process of waiting?

Endurance is the capacity of someone to stand or put up with something unpleasant or painful. It is innate in humans to have this trait which emerges in instances like waiting. But how far can we wait? How long can we deal with the waiting game? A day? A month? A year? Forever?

An adage states that endurance during waiting is a measure of one's patience. Yes, it is agreeable. Notwithstanding patience during waiting, the agony that prolongs someone's eagerness to solve an issue is a little more difficult to deal with. Patience is a virtue, but agony is a torture. Patience makes someone's character, but agony slowly kills someone a rather unnatural death.

Waiting should be as simple as it is, but nevertheless what is in between the 'w' and 'g' in this word is sometimes long and tormenting. Coloring a darker shade on this, there are really certain groups of people who are insensitive to the sufferings of others and just don't care about someone's state during the waiting game. It is no wonder why untoward thoughts can end someone's life because of agony... the agony of waiting.