We were always told that lightning was God's fireworks; no fear to be had. Like then, still love a good lightning storm.
A childhood belief about weather

others believed things like this
- My Grama always told me that thunder was just God bowling and the lightning was when he got a strike!— Kim
- I was told that if your ever swore in church, as you walked out God would strike you with a bolt of lightning.— Lou
- I used to believe electricity came from lightning.Anon
- I used to believe that people could fly during thunder and lightning, because I dreamt this once— Minimania
- I knew lightning could come in through my bedroom window and kill me.
— Cyn - I was convinced that thunder and lightning could wake up volcanos.— leticia