MyFavouriteSeason
Therearefourmajorseasonsinayear.Theseare(i)Winter(ii)Spring(iii)Summerand(iv)Rainyseason.Everyseasonhasitsownmeritsanddemerits.ButthereisnodenyingthefactthateveryseasonhasavitalroletoplayinthecycleofNatureandeveryseasonissignificantforalllifeformsontheearth.Likeitissaidthattheimportanceofwaterisknownonlytothosewhohavetostaythirstyforsometime,similarlyaseasonbecomesenjoyableforusbecauseitcomesafteragivenperiod.
Forexample,weallliketheSpringseasonbecauseitcomesafterWinterperiod.So,thecomingofSpringbringsamessageoffreedomforus,thefreedomfromthebitterlycoldclimate,chillywinds,foggynightsandsoon.EvenNatureisatherbestinthisseason.FlowersofvariouskindsandcolourbegintobloomcoveringthewholeearthwithvarietyofshadesandaddingtothebeautyofNature.Inthesameway,Summerseasonhasitsmerits.
InIndia,thoughsummersareveryhotandhumid,yetpeoplewaitforthisseasonbecauseitbringsforthemMango,theKingoffruit.Winterhasitsimportanceforusbecausemostofthegreenvegetablesarefoundinthisseason.Eventheanimalsgivealotofmilkintheseasonasthereisalotoffodderavailabletothem.ButtheseasonwhichIlikethemostistheRainySeasonwhichcomesjustaftertheSummerseason.InIndia,wealsoknowthisseasonbythenameofMonsoonseason.
ItisaveryimportantseasonforIndianeconomybecauseitbringsrainwhichisaprominentsourceofwaterforthecountry.Thesummerseasondriesthesoilcompletely.Treesandplantsstandwitheredduetohotwaves.Animalsandbirdsareunabletogetenoughwatertoquenchtheirthirst.Therefore,inMayandJuneschoolsandcollegesarekeptclosedbecauseofscorchingheat.ButassoonasJulycomes,alltheschoolsandcollegesareopened.Treesbecomegreenonceagain.Theentireearthputsonagreencloak.Flowersandbudscanbeseenontrees.Greatpoetshaveglorifiedthisseason.ThegreatHindipoet,Kalidasglorifiedthisseasonthroughhisgreatepic"MeghDoota"or"CloudMessenger".Thepoetscomposesongsparticularlyforthisseason.EvenmusicianshavecomposedaspecialRaga"MeghMalhar",tobesunginthisseason.
Theweatherbecomessomuchpleasantthatevenpeacocksdanceinthisseasontoshowtheelationoftheirheart.Aparticularpleasantsmellrisesfromthedryearthwhenashowerofrainfalls.Thissmellremindsusofthepurityofoursoilandinspiresuswiththemostpatrioticthoughts.Tome,thissmellissweeterandmorefragrantthaneventhemostcostlyperfumes.Itisarealtreattoeyestositinthecorridorofmyhomeandwatchtherain-dropsfallingfromtheskytotheearth.Theirclatteringnoiseproducesaparticularmusicformyears.Whenithails,itgivesmeextrahappinesstoenjoysmallroundpearlsofsnow.Howcoldandfreshtheyappeartobe!Itisreallyawonderfulseasontoenjoyourlifethemost.