Commentary
The special season when winter turns to spring always gives rise to philosophical reflection. Winter is a metaphor for dark times (the days are the shortest of the calendar) and hard times (especially this year in New England with incredible amounts of snow). To observe the gradual change, with the sun rising earlier and staying out later, and warmer temperatures melting winter away, is a comforting experience. And again, an analogy for our lives, which move from good times to hard times and back again.
