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The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.

Henry Wadsworth LongfellowTales of a Wayside Inn

Note

This advice suggests that acceptance is more productive than resistance. It leans toward an internal standard—recognizing that some circumstances lie beyond our control, and peace comes from releasing the struggle. The rain metaphor extends to any difficulty we cannot change. This wisdom invites us to distinguish between what we can influence and what we must simply allow.