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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 most
beautiful and 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
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And so all the colors went on boasting each
others. 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, the 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, is
to let us remember to appreciate one
another. |
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