https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/03/the_season_of_life.html
As the Christian world celebrates Resurrection Sunday, the Northern Hemisphere is springing with new life. Buds on trees are visible, and baby animals are moving around for the first time. It is a season of rejuvenation. These sights are pleasing reminders that physical death is insignificant next to the prospect of everlasting spiritual life.
Farmers are counting down the days until the final frost and the opportunity to plant new crops in warming soil. Growing food teaches that, as in our individual lives, timing is often critical. If you plant corn too early, seedlings will die; if you plant too late, an early autumn frost can kill the crop. Sweet corn needs both a lot of sun and sufficient moisture. Heavy rains can drown young plants before they have time to strengthen their roots. When stalks are growing tall in harsh summer heat, though, a good rain can make the difference between a bountiful harvest and a desiccated field. A gentle breeze is helpful for pollination; strong winds, however, might break stalks in half. Seeds should be sown close to each other but never too close — or you’ll end up with tiny ears! Sweet corn plants grow well together, but they also need their space to produce delicious, milky kernels.
Think about those lessons in the context of human life. Sometimes we need temperate weather to survive; at other times, we need intense heat, wind, or rain to grow as individuals. We must learn to endure harsh conditions. Sometimes we must even seek out dangerous storms. If a young child is made to suffer too early or for too long, the damage can cut short an otherwise healthy life. If a young adult suffers too little, however, then he may never grow strong enough or wise enough to truly live. To find joy, we must experience disappointment. To be whole, we need other people. To be our best, though, we need the space to become the people we are meant to be. As on a farm, sometimes violent storms weaken us; sometimes they make us remarkably resilient. Such is life. Timing is everything.
