Colors
Once upon a time the colors 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, 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 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
pawpaws. 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 colors 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 colors crouched
down in fear, drawing close to one another for comfort.
In the midst of the clamor, rain began to speak:
"You foolish colors, 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 colors 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 color 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.
~based on a Native American legend
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