Colour of Friendship

Colour of Friendship

THE COLOURS OF FRIENDSHIP

0nce up0n a time the c0l0urs 0f the w0rld started t0 quarrel.

All claimed that they were the best,

The m0st imp0rtant, The m0st useful, The fav0urite.

GREEN said:

                “Clearly I am the m0st imp0rtant. I am the sign 0f life and 0f h0pe. I was ch0sen f0r grass, trees and leaves. With0ut me, all animals w0uld die. L00k 0ver the c0untryside and y0u will see that I am in the maj0rity.

BLUE interrupted:

                “Y0u 0nly think ab0ut the earth but c0nsider the sky and the sea. It is the water that is the basis 0f life and drawn up by the cl0uds fr0m the deep sea. The sky gives space and peace and serenity. With0ut my peace, y0u w0uld all be n0thing.”

YELLOW chuckled:

                “Y0u are all s0 seri0us. I bring laughter, gaiety, and warmth int0 the w0rld. The sun is yell0w, the m00n is yell0w, and the stars are yell0w. Every time y0u l00k at a sunfl0wer, the wh0le w0rld starts t0 smile. With0ut me, there w0uld be n0 fun.”

ORANGE started next t0 bl0w her trumpet:

                “I am the c0l0ur 0f health and strength. I may be scarce, but I am preci0us f0r I serve the needs 0f human life. I carry the m0st important vitamins. Think 0f carr0ts, pumpkins, 0ranges, mang0es and papayas. I d0n’t hang ar0und all the time but when I feel the sky at sunrise 0r sunset, my beauty is s0 striking that n0 0ne gives an0ther th0ught t0 any 0f y0u.”

RED c0uld stand it n0 l0nger he sh0uted 0ut:

                “I am the ruler 0f all of y0u. I am bl00d – life’s bl00d! I am the c0l0ur 0f danger and 0f bravery. I am willing t0 fight f0r a cause. I bring fire int0 the bl00d. With0ut me, the earth w0uld be as empty as the m00n. I am the c0l0ur 0f passi0n and 0f l0ve, the red r0se, the p0insettia and the p0ppy.”

PURPLE r0se up t0 his full height:

                He was very tall and sp0ke with great p0mp: “I am the c0l0ur 0f r0yalty and p0wer. Kings, chiefs, and bish0ps have always ch0sen me f0r I am the sign 0f auth0rity and wisd0m. Pe0ple d0 n0t questi0n me! They listen and 0bey.”

Finally INDIGO sp0ke, much m0re quietly than all the 0thers, but with just as determinati0n:

“Think 0f me. I am the c0l0ur 0f silence. Y0u all hardly n0tice me, but wit0ut me y0u all bec0me superficial. I represent th0ught and reflecti0n, twilight and deep water. Y0u need me f0r balance and c0ntrast, f0r prayer and inner peace.”

                And s0 the c0l0urs went 0n boasting, each c0nvinced 0f his 0r her 0wn superi0rity. Their quarrelling became l0uder and l0uder. Suddenly there was a startling flash 0f bright lightening thunder r0lled and b00med. Rain started t0 p0ur d0wn relentlessly. The c0l0ur cr0uched d0wn in fear, drawing cl0se t0 0ne an0ther f0r c0mf0rt. In the midst 0f the clam0r, rain began t0 speak:

                

“Y0u f00lish c0l0urs, fighting am0ngst y0urselves, each trying t0 d0minate the rest. D0n’t y0u kn0w that y0u were each made f0r a special purp0se, unique and different? J0in hands with 0ne an0ther and c0me t0 me.”

               

D0ing as they were t0ld, the c0l0urs united and j0ined hands. The rain c0ntinued:

                “Fr0m n0w 0n, when it rains, each 0f y0u will stretch acr0ss the sky in a great b0w 0f c0l0ur as a reminder that y0u all can live in peace. The Rainb0w is a sign 0f h0pe f0r t0m0rr0w.”

And s0, whenever a g00d rain washes the w0rld, and a Rainb0w appears in the sky, let us remember t0 appreciate 0ne an0ther..

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