April 4, 2015 - 17:32
I was thinking of “restoration” at my site today, mulling over how we challenged, complexified, validated, and disclaimed the word in our conversation on Thursday. It feels like the first true day of spring today. This got me thinking...spring can be considered a time of restoration. The earth is “returning” to its former, vibrant and colorful state. Flowers are blooming, birds are chirping, the sun finally peaks its way out from behind the clouds. Spring is often treated as a time of rejuvenation and rebirth. But this got me thinking...does springtime “rebirth” always bring about the restoration of flowers and happy thoughts? T.S. Elliot wrote that “April is the cruelest month”. Maybe darker and heavier thoughts also experience a rebirth in spring. Maybe pain is revived.
The sun. The thaw. The warmth. The clouds. The wind. The cold. Repeat.