From the Diary of Anne Frank, Pt. 3: I believe that it's spring…

I believe that it’s spring within me.

I feel it in my whole body and soul.

It's an effort to behave normally ...

I'm utterly confused ...

don’t know what to read, what to write, what to do.

I only know that I’m longing ...

We are having a lovely spring after our long winter.

Our chestnut tree is already quite greenish

and you can even see little blossoms here and there ...

Our chestnut tree is in full bloom,

fully covered with leaves and more beautiful than last year.

Is there anything more beautiful in the world

than to sit before an open window and enjoy nature ...

to listen to the birds singing, feel the sun on your cheek ...

to be held ... to be kissed for the first time.

The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely, or unhappy,

is to go outside somewhere they can be quiet

– alone with the heavens ... nature and God.

Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be ...

and that God wishes to see people happy amidst the simple beauty of nature.