I enjoy ambling leisurely each day after work from the bus stop to my apartment in all seasons regardless of weather. I can actually observe a lot during this 5-minute walk though the buildings and the surroundings haven’t changed that much through a cursory glance.
An obvious observation would be the change of the weather. It’s been pretty chilling in the past few days. I can hardly find anyone walking around in their shorts/short skirts and singlets The sun rises much later now compared to summer and of course the sky darkens earlier too. That's right, fall's here.
The changing colours of the leaves, leaves dropping, shorter daytime, the somber and freezing cold winter season's arriving....all these signs deject many people. Recently I had a conversation with someone at work that really made me felt compelled to share it here.
YM: Isn't it so upsetting that summer's over soon? *with a worried look*
Me: Why is it so upsetting?
YM: The trees starting to loose their leaves and the whole thing seems so depressing as if they're losing their lives.
Me: I think Falls gives people a romantic and relaxing feeling. It makes people to slow down and have more time to appreciate the things/people around them. I like to walk along the park during this season and that's the best time for us to contemplate.
YM: But the day will be shorter and shorter and soon the gloomy winter will arrive. The cold and dark winter makes me feel awfully lonely and sad.
Me: Well, then you can decorate your house with many beautiful lamps and light them all up when it's dark. It will create a different scene and it'll definitely be a nice one. We just won't be able to appreciate this nice scene when the sun is out.
YM: What about the freezing cold winter?
Me: That's even better. Turn on your heater to make yourself cosy and have a fondue/hotpot whatever hot meal with your family and friends. It'll be such a warm and homy feeling. And we can go skiing too.
YM: That's true but I still don't prefer these two gloomy seasons.
Me: Well, look at it this way, once fall is here, spring won't be too far away!
YM: Haha, maybe I should look at it that way.
The season doesn't change out of a sudden. The arrival of each season corresponds to a set calendar rate, but comes in small day to day increments, according to the nature's own timetable. Each day of each season is ephemeral and sooner or later a new season will take over the current one. All these four seasons occur in a rotating manner. Once all four seasons passed, the first season will come back again for another cycle. Each season is unique. The nature has a beautiful design for all living things to be able to survive in all seasons.
The lives of all living creatures will continue and ours too. We just need some time for the acclimatization to take place. Let us just open up our eyes more to discover the nature and its beauty every season, which we have never truly seen before.
♥ every page of my imagination
