[nukkad] Remember & Appreciate one another

[D N DESHPANDE <DND-G2P@powai.ltindia.com>]

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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 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,
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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