Color of Friendship

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Posted by: " Aseem Kaistha " vkaisthaa2002

Wed Jul 16, 2008 5:32 pm (PDT)

 

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 favorite.

 

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, and

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 color 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 one 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 Color 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

color 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 color 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 color 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 quarreling 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 clamor, rain 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.

 

The rain continued: " From now on, when it rains, each of you will

stretch across the sky in a great bow of COLOURS 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.

 

Aseem Kaistha

It's your attitude and not your aptitude that determines your altitude