I admit that autumn is not my favourite season. Although I welcome the (slightly) cooler weather with joy and appreciate the beautiful colours of autumnal trees, it is also a season that confronts me with the temporariness of things. Today they are here. Tomorrow, they may be gone. In that context, celebrating my birthday in November is a blessing and a curse. A blessing, giving thanks for everything; a curse for the falling leaves remind me of the day that I myself will have to say goodbye to everything. Of course, as a Christian, I believe that such a goodbye is not the end of all, but for now, and despite all its challenges, I enjoy my life and my family and friends and pray that many more good things may come for all of us. But the leaves are falling, one by one.
Being thankful amid the falling leaves
Being thankful amid the falling leaves
Being thankful amid the falling leaves
I admit that autumn is not my favourite season. Although I welcome the (slightly) cooler weather with joy and appreciate the beautiful colours of autumnal trees, it is also a season that confronts me with the temporariness of things. Today they are here. Tomorrow, they may be gone. In that context, celebrating my birthday in November is a blessing and a curse. A blessing, giving thanks for everything; a curse for the falling leaves remind me of the day that I myself will have to say goodbye to everything. Of course, as a Christian, I believe that such a goodbye is not the end of all, but for now, and despite all its challenges, I enjoy my life and my family and friends and pray that many more good things may come for all of us. But the leaves are falling, one by one.