Lately I’m frequently spotting rainbows and this one’s the most recent. I spotted this four days ago while watching UFL (soccer) games at the University of Makati (Philippines).
This is the shortest rainbow I ever saw. and I waited for this to materialize into a semicircle form, the way we usually see rainbows. It did not.
Mesmerized by the heavenly scene of the short rainbow vanishing right before my eyes instead of forming into a semicircle one, my thoughts wander…
Does it mean that there’s a broken path before the end of my rainbow where the pot of gold is? Or does it mean that my path will be shorter and I will find the pot of gold easier and sooner?
Either way, thank you God for this rainbow. I’ll go hunt for the pot of gold…
Scientific Truth:
This is the shortest rainbow I ever saw. and I waited for this to materialize into a semicircle form, the way we usually see rainbows. It did not.
Mesmerized by the heavenly scene of the short rainbow vanishing right before my eyes instead of forming into a semicircle one, my thoughts wander…
Does it mean that there’s a broken path before the end of my rainbow where the pot of gold is? Or does it mean that my path will be shorter and I will find the pot of gold easier and sooner?
Either way, thank you God for this rainbow. I’ll go hunt for the pot of gold…
Scientific Truth:
- You need a rainy day and a sunny day at the same time to make a rainbow appear. The sun must be shining behind you and there must be water droplets in the air in front of you.
- Rainbows are actually in full circle form not semicircle like we usually see. We only see semicircle because either the earth gets in the way of seeing the rest, or because there isn’t sufficient water suspended in the atmosphere to see the whole thing.
- If you see a rainbow, it’s yours and yours alone because no two people see the same rainbow. It has something to do with the person’s angle while looking at the rainbow.
- “You’ll never find a rainbow if you’re looking down.” ~ Charlie Chaplin
That's right, agree with the facts you've mentioned. I was lucky enough to spot a rainbow for the first time in Europe last month on our trip to Sweden. My hubby didn't saw it but when I showed him the pics, he was smiling because of my reaction, I was kinda jumping off my chair feeling astonished "I found the pot of gold" scene! LOL so babaw no?
ReplyDeleteWow you saw your very own rainbow!
DeleteDon't worry Gracie, we're both so "babaw" when it comes to rainbow. I think it's one of God's miracle - it brings a certain joy and hope to people.
It can even make me feel poetic :)
Galing naman ng pagkaka kuha sa rainbow... Thanks sa scientific truth kasi nadagdagan knowledge ko ^___^
ReplyDeleteSalamat kapatid!
Deletewe need scientific truth to have an intellectual understanding about the things around us. but this should not stop us from believing God's wonder and miracles. :)
Wow, interesting rainbow. Learned something new again. Meron rin ko nasulat na post " the rainbow" sa blog ko" joysnotepad.blogspot.com. nong sinulat ko yon, mga 3 palang followers ko. So la pang nakabasa kundi me and my two daughters. Maybe I will repost it again dahil kahit pano nadagdagan na followers ko. he he.
ReplyDeleteAnd I do learned a lot wisdom from God through that raibow that I saw.
i'm happy to share leatned wisdom.from rainbows with you joy :)
Deletei'll be looking for that rainbow post of yours. thanks for telling me.
It's been a while since I last saw a rainbow! Para pa naman din akong batang excited pag may rainbow! Kung full circle talaga ang rainbow, meaning wala itong end, at wala ring pot of gold?? Waahh!
ReplyDeleteAt pinaulit-ulit ko talaga ang salitang rainbow, haha! Happy Sunday! :)
DeleteI think almost all people have this unique happiness when seeing a rainbow. As I replied with Gracie, it is one of God's miracle.
DeleteTaking from my "personal trunk of wisdom" on rainbow's shape as being full circle and not semi-circle - because it represents the wheel of life. This doesn't mean that there's no pot of gold because there's no end in one's journey. There is and we always find and have one. However human nature has no satisfaction. We continuously look for a more shiny and fuller pot of gold. Maybe that's why God made us see the semicircle form only. So we'll have hope in our hearts and not tire our minds in going through the circle of life. It is his message that there's always a pot of gold at the end of our rainbows.
Forget that the rainbow as full circle. Continue believing that it is semicircle and that it has a pot of gold in the end. There's a reason why it is called rainBOW and not rainCLE ;)
Have a blessed Sunday!
(ang haba ng reply ko pwede ng post, writing mood yata! at hindi naman halatang paulit ulit ulit ulit ulit ulit ka :P)
konting triivia astig naman... ate kim ikaw ba yan? hahahaha
ReplyDeleteha ha thanks!
Deleteako na nga eto kapatid! tandaan ang buhay ay weather weather lang! ha ha
Nice! Tagal ko na di nakakakita ng rainbow. thanks for the trivia. Naalala ko ang kwento ng noah's ark sa rainbow. :)
ReplyDeletePag nakakita ka dyan sa kaharian mo gawan mo rin ng post ha, share mo rin samin. "Rainbow from Caledonia" ;)
DeleteNoah's ark story is full of wisdom :)
its been ages since the last time i saw a rain bow
ReplyDeleteI love rainbows, they're just magical. We can try to explain how they come to be, by science - but it just really can't explain how magical and wonderful it is. Fan ako ng rainbow ano? hahaha :)
ReplyDeleteAnyways, bakit nga kaya putol, baka installment na ang rainbow ngayon :)
tama nga si charlie.chos close kasi kami. hahaha. we need to be positive if not allthe time atleast most of the time.
ReplyDeleteElementary pa yata ako nung huli ako makakita ng rainbow at super fascinated ako! Hope makakita uli ako para mapicturan!
ReplyDeleteI so love rainbow totoo nga kayang may pot of gold sa dulo nito? he he!
ReplyDeleteewan kung totoo ang kasabihan na sa dulo daw ng rainbow ay may kayamanan...
ReplyDeletewhenever i see rainbow, i always remember my elem teacher who taught me the roy g. biv hahaha i always love rainbow, its natural and you always feel god's creation!
ReplyDeletewow nice post ate! you have good points and interesting info about rainbow.
ReplyDeletewhat i know ay yung rainbow ay sign ng promise ni God kay Noah na hindi na niya babahain ang earth.
pero nakaka-amaze talaga makakita ng rainbow.