Cycles

 Cycles 

    The cyclical nature of the universe is apparent in the everyday cycles of the world around us. Water recycles itself through rain, condensation, and evaporation etc. The seasons bring about life in the spring only to die again in the winter. The sun rises and sets each day, and   everything that decays turns into the soil of the earth. There is great beauty but also profound truth in these patterns and cycles. 

    A similar pattern of nature is also evident in our lives. Like the seed of a tree we are also a small seed in our mother’s womb; and then branch out into youth; and bear our children the way the tree bears fruit and flowers. Autumn brings the change of colors and the loss of leaves, like old age. Everything that is born, eventually dies. The cycle of life is not new to us. Loss is something all of us experience at some point in our life. Whether it is the loss of a loved one, or of something that we treasure, loss is a part of our humanity. The sorrow and difficulties that loss may bring in our lives is not my focus, but rather the nature of loss. 

Without death, there is no renewal of life. Having experienced loss of different kinds, I have been searching for reasons. Why? Why do we lose people we love, and things that matter to us? I don’t have an answer to this question that many of us ask. All I can be certain of is that it fits into the natural workings of the universe. Perhaps, the universe is giving us a sign for change. Change brings growth, as well as acceptance of the nature of the universe which infinitely unravels itself in its cycles and patterns. The next time, you notice something in nature, think about how it’s a tiny iota of something infinitely larger, and how you fit perfectly in it’s flow.