Back to school

Even though we are experiencing a short Indian summer, there is no doubt that the weather is slowly becoming autumnal or as I like to call it, ‘Back to School’ weather. I did really enjoy school but the fresh and dimmer mornings brings back a slight feeling of sadness that the summer is over and a depression that the nights are going to draw in and would be filled with homework. (Fortunately, I do not have to do much if any homework now, as my work is never that interesting or demanding).  

Thanks to Northern hemisphere schooling, I subconsciously think the year commences in September and ends in July (with August being outside of time). And with new years come new beginnings, so the start of school was also an exciting time, as you bought brand new stationery, had a new timetable and generally did not know what to expect in the forthcoming months. It was a time to start afresh, forget about last term and concentrate on the present. It is odd how we do not apply this to life after education and in our adult lives. Many people will think in these reflective tones around Christmas and New Year but being a contrary sort, I leave that to popular thinking and instead do my reflecting now.

Maybe we would all be healthier if we did not think of life as one endless continuum to our deathbed but divide it in years, like school. And like school, you can end on a high with a summer holiday (and a few breaks in between) as a reward for the past 11 months. Wouldn’t that be nice!

I’m now just going to have a little search on last minute holidays, just for research of course….