Wednesday; October 13
Spending much of my early life in South Florida, we didn’t have much of a fall season. I guess the temperatures would cool a bit (and the humidity would lessen), but we didn’t experience the great color changes that most of rest of the country enjoyed. Since we weren’t surrounded by the fall colors, I don’t know much about the process that brings out the golds of the aspens or the reds of the maples, but one thing that I did learn was that this change was the natural byproduct of the maturing process. When things were new – like the beginning of spring – everything put on a sharp green color and new growth, yet as the year comes to an end, the foliage begins to fade away, but not without a flourish of amazing colors. The change symbolizes the fragility of life, but for a brief time, the colors are vivid! Have we thought about how human life parallels the growing season? When we are young, things are new and exciting. There is new growth and exhilarating discoveries, yet as we age