Prompt: Petrichor
I discovered this word the other day, by watching a Doctor Who episode. :) Who says Sci-Fi isn't educational?
The word means "the smell of rain on dry earth", a beautiful word with such a simple connotation; it holds a greater significance for those who have experienced this phenomenon. Petrichor is not only the smell of rain on dry earth, it is a soothing, partially fantastical scent, one whose dewey breath we never fail to pause and inhale deeply. Scents tie themselves to memory, and petrichor brings about a sense of peace and calm, not unlike the relief one feels after a raging storm. It reminds us to appreciate our surroundings, and enjoy them while they last. All you desire to do after a storm is to stop and fill your lungs with this incomprehensibly amazing scent, never stopping, wishing to hold the moment still for an eternity. Such it is like life, when one has weathered a storm, a plethora of arduous trials, that all they wish to do afterward is savor the peace and the constant reminder that there is a Higher Power who will provide for us during and after the hardship. He cares enough to give us something as simple and insignificant as petrichor, so we are encouraged that He will provide for the greater events in life. :)
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