Spring

The bough which has been downward thrust by
force of strength to bend its top to earth, so soon
as the pressing hand is gone, looks up again
straight to the sky above.

-- Boethius

When we are down, low, depressed, why can’t we ignore the desire to rise up again?

Because we’re like plants that need pure air, water, and sun.

Because no matter how bent and old, we just keep wanting to grow up.

Because there is a natural spring in us like that which makes flowers leap from the earth in May.

Because we have hidden wings.

And if we listen, we can feel the difference between wrong and right: we know the difference even with our eyes closed.

Therefore we should not try putting ourselves down, for we will spring up again, sure as Spring.