Falling for Autumn

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England, November 2021 

There are a few good reasons why November is a month very dear to me.

First, it is my birth month, and then there is Thanksgiving which sometimes would take place at the same time with my birthday. 

This year, I also get to experience the Autumn season for the first time and it struck me hard.  

It has come to my knowledge that it is the shorter hours of daylight (sun setting at 4 pm), lack of sunlight (insufficient chlorophyll production) and sudden drop in temperature which cause the leaves to shift to vibrant warm colours. Isn't it amazing how awful circumstances can produce such beautiful results?

As I take it all in, it is also the time of the year I find myself in retrospect. 

It's like the older I get the more I realize how quickly time flies and things change, how limited our time and energy is, and how being an adult comes with a lot of discomfort. 

The past 9 months of being away from home meant far from being comfortable that pushed me to much higher level of independence. Apart from pursuit of greener pastures, this is more of a humbling experience. 

It taught me how little I knew about life, that I am much more capable than what I know. And though there's a lot of room for improvement, I am looking at this period of transition as an opportunity to focus on the lessons and not on the inconveniences of the process. 

The great thing about the autumn season is that we see so much change in the landscape of life. Autumn shows us that change is good and necessary.

And although we see things seem to wither and die, we know that in a few more months, the next season will bring it all back to life! 

“For every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven”

Ecclesiastes 3:1

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