"Remember, no season lasts forever"

I was inspired to write this by things at a large scale. The earth is able to tilt itself in such a way that we experience the intensity of the sun at different rates. The northern and southern hemispheres experience the difference in intensity which then creates the seasons. The sun and earth are able to position themselves so that when the northern hemisphere has their winter, the southern hemisphere is having their summer.

Winter is terrible. It is extremely cold and uncomfortable. It is a norm for many to catch a taxi or bus to work or school during the early hours of morning. In winter this becomes quite a harsh reality for many having to walk to the nearest intersection in the misty cold.

Spring comes around and surprises us with the pink and white blooms of peach trees early in September. I would be lying if I said there isn’t a build up of excitement in me during this time. Spring becomes the stepping stone towards the good times that lie ahead. And just when you think it can’t get any better, summer comes along and sweeps you off your feet. Watermelon and berries, the beach and the braai’s. Surely nothing is better than summer.

Now to get to the point; similarly as the sun and the earth conspire to create summer and winter, so do good times and bad times in our lives. When we experience the dark and cold winter we still need to go and catch that lift to school or work. It is those spring flowers that serve as a reminder that summer is just a few months away and good times are imminent. When you go through trials and dark times in your life you need to soldier on and keep going because better days are coming. Tough times will soon be over. 

Remember that spring is nature’s way of telling us to be hopeful, spring symbolises a time when things change for the better. No season lasts forever. If the sun and the earth can work together so perfectly to create the seasons without turning millions of people (and plants and animals) into toast, then surely something of the same magnitude can happen in your life.