Amplification : If winter comes, can spring be far behind

If winter comes, can spring be far behind

We always observe in nature that winter is immediately followed by spring. It is literally true that we can definitely expect the arrival of spring just after the winter season. The second part of the expression is a rhetorical question which implies that spring cannot stay away far when we have winter in our cycle of nature. But this expression has a figurative meaning too. Winter here stands for a bad period of time. It stands for all kinds of sorrows, suffering, cruelty, injustice and evils. On the other hand, spring represents a good time. It stands for joy and happiness. There is obviously a note of optimism in the expression. It suggests that if human beings experience a period of sorrows and sufferings, they should tolerate it with patience. We should believe that our sorrows and sufferings will not last very long. As in nature winter is followed by spring, in our practical life also sorrows will be followed by joy. If darkness comes, then light will not be far behind. The dark night is always followed by a light day. If ignorance and cruelty reign, then knowledge and love will soon follow. If sorrows, cares and anxieties assail us now, happiness and peace are sure to embrace us soon. if the present time is bad and hard for us, should not at all lose hope. Instead of feeling dejected and disappointed, we should be optimistic. We should always believe that we have a golden future awaiting us. As nature springs into new life after winter's torpor, an ideal regeneration also can take us out from the mire of degradation.