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Once upon a
time the Colors of the world started to quarrel that they were: all claimed
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 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 andspoke with great
pomp: "I am the color of royalty and power. Kings, cheifs, 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.
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