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If Winter Comes Can Spring Be Far Behind?

The passage discusses the line "If Winter Comes Can Spring be far behind?" from Shelley's poem "Ode to the West Wind." The line represents optimism that winter will inevitably end and spring will follow, bringing new life and color. Similarly, periods of sorrow or failure in life will also pass and be followed by times of peace, comfort and joy. The passage advocates maintaining a positive, stoic outlook by accepting both good and bad times equally and believing that future success or happiness will follow present struggles.

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If Winter Comes Can Spring Be Far Behind?

The passage discusses the line "If Winter Comes Can Spring be far behind?" from Shelley's poem "Ode to the West Wind." The line represents optimism that winter will inevitably end and spring will follow, bringing new life and color. Similarly, periods of sorrow or failure in life will also pass and be followed by times of peace, comfort and joy. The passage advocates maintaining a positive, stoic outlook by accepting both good and bad times equally and believing that future success or happiness will follow present struggles.

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If Winter Comes Can Spring be far

behind?
If Winter Comes Can Spring be far behind? – Essay (free to read). This is the last line of Shelley’s famous poem:

“Ode to the West Wind.” The poet depicts the terrible effect of the west wind in different spheres.

The line is an epitome of optimism. Though for the present the cold winter be the ruler all around, yet the very

approach of winter means the impending arrival of the spring season soon after winter. Winter must at last come to

an end. It must be followed by the colorful spring which brings colorful flowers and bird’s sweet songs. After all, the
circle of seasons must continue moving unhindered.

Day is followed by night and night by day. Similarly, in life every period of sorrow and despair has at last to come to
end. It is followed by a period of peace, comfort and joy. We must have a firm belief in the goodness of things and

have a strong self-confidence. There is no occasion for feeling dismayed. “If hopes are dupes, fears may be liars.”

The best attitude in life is that of an optimistic stoic. Joys and sorrows should be treated in their own stride. They

should be given equal treatment. Robert Browning w- s a highly optimistic poet. He had another way of looking at

things. If he ever had to face failure in life, he consoled himself by telling himself that he will get his reward or success

in heaven or in the next life. One famous psychologist of France taught the men the art of auto-suggestion. He

advised them to say unto themselves: “Every day in every way. I get better and better.” Auto Suggestion for a better

and happier life is the great art in modern day life which modern psychology has given to us. WEB. Yeats, the famous
poet of early twentieth century says,

“Cast a cold eye on life, on death, Horseman passes by!”

Thus, we must rest assured that our sorrows, if any, are short-lived and a period of joy awaits us. Such thinking will
always maintain our equipoise and peace of mind.

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