Snow is inconvenience. It causes power outages and roadblocks, affects interstate traffic and the airways, and causes losses for people on connecting flights. Cars are seen skidding off roads. Delays, damages, and disruptions are ubiquitous.

Despite many layers we wear, our toes, fingertips, and noses still turn crimson and cold. There is a risk of snow sliding off roofs onto our heads, or of suddenly slipping and falling! This is a summary of all the things we endure during snowfalls.

But before you jump to any conclusions, wait one more moment. Because in that moment, our lives find meaning. Watching the white flakes come down from the heavens like tiny dancing fairies landing gracefully on the ground is magical. Peace and silence envelop us as everything becomes blanketed in pure white. The stillness that descends is more melodious than any music in the world. It feels as though the snow absorbs........

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