Sometimes it’s hard, but you must sit back and let things happen. Dwelling on the past and worrying about the future will do nothing for you. The world is harsh — we do not need to be mean and punish ourselves for things that we cannot control. Instead, we should take our worries, let them go and embrace the unknown.

I spend all year waiting for fall — it’s such a beautiful time of year. And in a city like Boston, fall is not just a season but an experience, greeting locals like a familiar face and enthralling new students and visitors with its beauty. Oliver explores this feeling of completeness in “Song for Autumn,” even though it consists of leaves dying, birds migrating and ponds freezing over. In autumn, the world enters a state of calm and completion.