Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Rainbows are such beautiful sights. The colors that arc above you in the sky and their contrast to the rest of the world you see. Did ever try to follow a rainbow and see where it starts and ends? There’s supposed to be a pot of gold awaiting you there. I wonder since there are officially two ends of a rainbow, can you, in fact, gain two pots of gold, if you are fast enough.
Such was the case that fateful day when I decided to try and get to an end. The thought only crossed my mind because based on my position, I was near the bottom of the arc. I ran as fast as I could to get there. Of course, when I reached the bottom I realized that the bottom of the rainbow was not a single point. It was a ribbon of colors that was at least a city block in length. This made it more difficult for me to determine exactly where this pot of gold might be stashed.
Lucky for me the bottom of this rainbow was on a field and not a concrete walkway or street. Unlucky for me, I had mis-assumed that the gold would be visible once I got there and I did not have any digging tools.
I surveyed the ground to see if there was any evidence of something being buried. There was nothing apparent. I decided to dig my shoe into the ground, which happened to be soft enough, and drag it along the line of where the rainbow touched the ground. I got about one-third of the way across the field when my foot struck something hard.
I got down on my knees and started to dig. As I dug deeper, it appeared that I was uncovering what could have been a metal box. It wasn’t a pot, which was what I was looking for, but I thought maybe whoever had buried the gold had run out of pots and decided to use a metal box instead.
I dug faster, as the sun was beginning to shine brighter and I had a sense that the rainbow was beginning to fade. Just as the rainbow disappeared I finished my digging and pulled the box out of the ground. Success, in the nick of time.
The box had a label on it. It read,
“Registered box for gold. Property of L. Eprechaun Incorporated
If found no need to return to sender. The box is all yours.”
I was ecstatic. I was sure to be rich. I slowly opened the box and looked inside. Inside was a note. It stated that I should look at the bottom of the box.
I closed the box and turned it over. It read in big letters.
OPEN AT OTHER END…
That would be the RAINBOW!
Better luck next time.
I guess there are two ends of a rainbow for a reason. Never trust a leprechaun.
