The Seasons

"The life of man is like the seasons of the year: each with its peculiar beauty. . . " -Hobart Huson, The Pythagoron

 Life has four phases, just like a year has four seasons. This might be different if you're living in a tropical country, but please do help cooperate with me =)  The four seasons of the year (spring, summer, autumn/fall, and winter) are representations of life's various events.

In "spring", we begin our year with great joy. The plants are growing in colorful patterns and everything seems to begin growing. We make our resolutions and eagerly focus on pursuing it. We get very hyped in this new beginning.

In "summer", life begins to get better and better. The sun is up and it's time to enjoy the fruits of our labor. Holidays arrive and we relax ourselves as though we are in the peak of our lives. No worries about work or problems. Just enjoying the moment while it lasts...

In "fall", the leaves start to fall off. New challenges and situations come our way. Our responsibility becomes a burden, our friends may desert us, mishaps may occur... It seems like things are falling apart!

Winter... Everything is dead. All buried in whiteness. What is there left for us... Life has no meaning. Everything is lost. Life is nothing but cold hell. This marks the lowest point in living. But is this really the end?

NO! Always remember that there is always another season waiting for us! Spring is just around the corner. It's a new hope! Another chance to start afresh and begin with great joy again!

Life seems like a never-ending cycle of ups and downs. This may seem boring to people, but that's just the way life works. However, life is not about the number of times we rise and fall. It is about how far can we reach when rising up again. Does it supersede the previous rise? "The higher we rise, the harder we fall," as some people say. How far can we bounce back after that? If we only focus on the quantity of success and failure, then life WILL be boring. But if we see the quality of those two, then we will keep growing in life without any chance of boredom.

I know that my life in this earth has not been extensive. Nevertheless, I have experienced quite a lot throughout these 17 years as a human. There are times when I am doing very well in my character, but there are also times when I began to divert and look away from those values. The same thing happens over and over again. When i get distracted, I get a lecture from my parents or mentors and I finally revert my focus again. Looking back, I can see how much I have grown from a child, to a preteen, and a teenager. There are some things I regret, of course. But this is a sign of growing up.

Proverbs 9:6 says, "Leave your childish ways and you will live. Walk in the way that leads to understanding." If I keep seeing life as an endless cycle, then I would have just stayed as a child all my life. Therefore, life is not a cycle. It's a road where we will encounter similar problems and face similar issues. We can rise, we can fall, and we can revive. My question is: How will we live the seasons of our lives?

Thank you for reading,
Justin