Color of Friendship ....

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Dear All,

 

i would like to share with you an interesting message posted in our

group Brahmanshakti by one of our members. (source unknown) . Read

and enjoy!

 

THE COLOUR OF FRIENDSHIP

-- Author Unknown

 

Once upon a time the colours of the world started to quarrel. All

claimed that they were the best. The most important. The most useful.

The favourite.

 

Green said: "Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life

and of hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all

animals would die. Look over the countryside and you will see that I

am in the majority."

 

Blue interrupted: "You only think about the earth, but consider the

sky and the sea. It is the water that is the basis of life and drawn

up by the clouds from the deep sea. The sky gives space and peace and

serenity. Without my peace, you would all be nothing."

 

Yellow chuckled: "You are all so serious. I bring laughter, gaiety,

and warmth into the world. The sun is yellow, the moon is yellow, the

stars are yellow. Every time you look at a sunflower, the whole world

starts to smile. Without me there would be no fun."

 

Orange started next to blow her trumpet: "I am the colour of health

and strength. I may be scarce, but I am precious for I serve the

needs of human life. I carry the most important vitamins. Think of

carrots, pumpkins, oranges, mangoes, and papayas. I don't hang around

all the time, but when I fill the sky at sunrise or sunset, my beauty

is so striking that no ne gives another thought to any of you."

 

Red could stand it no longer he shouted out: "I am the ruler of all

of you. I am blood - life's blood! I am the colour of danger and of

bravery. I am willing to fight for a cause. I bring fire into the

blood. Without me, the earth would be as empty as the moon. I am the

colour of passion and of love, the red rose, the poinsettia and the

poppy."

 

Purple rose up to his full height: He was very tall and spoke with

great pomp: "I am the colour of royalty and power. Kings, chiefs, and

bishops have always chosen me for I am the sign of authority and

wisdom. People do not question me! They listen and obey."

 

Finally Indigo spoke, much more quietly than all the others, but with

just as much determination: "Think of me. I am the colour of silence.

You hardly notice me, but without me you all become superficial. I

represent thought and reflection, twilight and deep water. You need

me for balance and contrast, for prayer and inner peace."

 

And so the colours went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own

superiority. Their quarrelling became louder and louder. Suddenly

there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder rolled and

boomed. Rain started to pour down relentlessly. The colours crouched

down in fear, drawing close to one another for comfort.

 

In the midst of the clamour, God began to speak: "You foolish

colours, fighting amongst yourselves, each trying to dominate the

rest. Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose,

unique and different? Join hands with one another and come to me."

 

Doing as they were told, the colours united and joined hands.

 

God continued: "From now on, when it rains, each of you will stretch

across the sky in a great bow of colour as a reminder that you can

all live in peace.

 

The Rainbow is a sign of hope for tomorrow." And so, whenever a good

rain washes the world, and a Rainbow appears in the sky, let us

remember to appreciate one another!

 

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love and regards