Why do I love Autumn
When I arrived for the first time to this country many years ago, it was Autumn. I came from a city where the weather was always warm, the trees were always green and there were flowers everywhere all year long.My heart was full of expectations and I wanted to explore the old continent, but the cold wind was punishing my body very hard and even though I was wearing 3 layers of clothing I could barely be outside of the flat. After a week looking around London from the very limited vista of my bedroom window I got the courage to go out to explore the famous Hyde park.
I took the underground and then there was me, the girl who only knew about early summer weather, at the door of Hyde park, feeling the cold wind of autumn crashing into every part of her body. But then something marvellous happened, she saw the most beautiful picture of nature she ever saw before in her life. The branches of the trees were becoming naked. She observed how very slowly but constantly leaves of every colour were falling down from the trees. It was like a rain of beauty and colours. It was magic. She started to walk slowly with her arms open and her face looking to the sky. She spun in circles as if dancing, being part of that magnificent spectacle, leaves were falling onto her face, arms, body. She was not cold any more, she lay down on the carpet of red, brown, green, yellow leaves that was there. She felt the cold wind on her face but she was not cold any more. She went with the flow of so much beauty and she kept that moment for ever in her heart.
That experience showed me that in every situation, if we have the courage to go out looking for the beauty, we are able to overcome the limitations with which we are confronted.
Autumn is a beautiful season. Trees show me how they allow the leaves to fall down with out any resistance, plants say goodbye quietly to the flowers and go to sleep peaceful
Autumn reminds me that there is beauty in letting go, that when we do not give any resistance to the process of life: say goodbye to a habit, to some one we love, to some comfort area...could be a beautiful and peaceful experience.
It also reminds me, that after letting go, I have to have a rest. Give time to the new beginning, because there always will be new leaves, new flowers... they only need time to germinate again.
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