If the race had never lived through a winter, what would they think was coming?

"If the race had never lived through a winter, what would they think was coming?"

Henry David Thoreau

We might apply this principle as well to the life-trials we experience.  Indeed, the very word "trial" suggests they are our first encounter with a particular difficulty.  But what if we took a tip from the seasons and realized that the wintertime of our challenges will inevitably lead to Spring?

Photo: Wild Currant leaves are encased in ice as winter has its last gasp.  Highs are forecast to be in the 70s in a few days!  Horsetooth Mountain Park, CO; April 23, 2013