“It were a shame and a sin, For fear of getting a wet head, To keep such a day within, Nor welcome up from his sick bed Your uncle Gamelyn.” - Leigh Hunt, Robin Hood A Child
If it were not a rainy week, these lines would have been less effective at striking a cord within me. Robin has a good mother and should not take it for granted.
The rain should not keep you tucked in, when you should be out in the world doing whatever it may be. His mother even calls it a sin, something abominable in the eyes of God, to be afraid to get wet. The sentiment rings something like this: young child, no need for an umbrella, the rain will keep you safe, and most importantly, young. Rain is young. It’s refreshing, a new life! Chesterton called it a baptism, so a baptism let it be!