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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 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 peace, you would all
be nothing."
YELLOW
chuckled: "You are all so
serious. I bring laughter, gaiety, 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 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 noone 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 bring fire into the blood.
I
am willing to fight for a cause. I am the
color of danger and of bravery. Without
me,
the earth would be as empty as the moon. I
am
the color of passion, and of love, the red
rose, the poinsetta, 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."
INDIGO
finally, 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."
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 and we
remember God's promise to Noah, we must also
remember to appreciate one another and share the
good news.
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