It was the fall and all the trees were turning
glorious colors and, as it so happens, the leaves were falling as they
always do. He and his family were used to living on the Equator where
there is no changing of the seasons. So his mother
lamented, “What is wrong with this country? All the trees are dying!”
We smile at this remark. But really, isn’t it a
matter of faith? Knowledge, too--but faith! Every year nature progresses
through the life cycle--new birth in spring, growth in summer, harvest
in fall, rest in winter.