fall: it's nice out there

When it is warm it is nice
but the cold breeze can bring some respite.

The sun is brilliant in the sky
but clouds hide troubles at proper times.

A little more or a little less
doesn't make life not a mess.
A little good or a little bad
doesn't make life any less mad.

One can have no coin without heads or tails;
why choose one when both avail.

Returning to Chicago again this September, while difficult in its own way, was also comfortable. It's hard to believe that it has been a whole year since I first came here, and I have almost forgotten how hard it must have been for me to regain a feeling of control or balance. Being swarmed with homework, having to get used to a whole new way of life, just being alone. All of these things must have been a huge challenge. But at the end of the day, I'm here and I realise that sometimes we simply have to look at the bright side, or look beyond the troubles, and just push on ahead.