Usually a storm is where nature unleashes all havoc.  Then afterward you find there was a lesson being tought to you in a harsh way.

I went to Grand Cayman two years ago and this exact situation happened to me — literally.

We were walking along the beach, the sky was blue, and waves were crashing up on the sand.  All of a sudden it started raining and the rain kept getting worse.  We ducked under an overhang of a resort by the beach and waited for the rain to clear.  Anyone who has been to the Caribbean knows that the rain does not last very long.   As we watched the rain pour down around us, I saw something wash up on the beach.  I ran out into the rain to see what it was.  It was a large conch shell, just like the ones you pay 50 some dollars for in a gift shop.  It was perfect, all in one piece.  The rain had polished it nice and clean.  I quickly retrived my findings and ran back to my parents.

I still have my conch shell and I will never get rid of it.  It will always remind me of what happens after a storm.

Just remember, you may have hard times and you might have to do things you don’t like but in the end you will see things differently.  Just like with nature, after the storm comes the beautiful rainbow.