Autumn to winter, winter into spring, Spring into summer, summer into fall, - So rolls the changing year, and so we change; Motion so swift, we know not that we move.
Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The year cycles through seasons quickly, and we change without noticing our own motion.
- In plain terms
- Seasons and personal change happen fast and often unnoticed.
- What can you take from it?
- Be aware of how quickly life and you evolve.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you notice your own change?
- What slows down the feeling of time?
Another view
It may ignore intentional, deliberate change.
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