“Red, Green, Yellow and Blue
The colors of Holi remind me of you
‘cos just like them, you are so vibrant and fun too.”
The above sentiment summarizes my thoughts for my FB family. Thank you for pushing me when I needed it and applauding when it was deserved.
Holi to me brings back memories of my girlfriends and I taking our mopeds and racing through Vadodara from house to house smearing each other with colors, hoarding on the yummies are moms made and dodging the water splashes by faces unknown. Ahh… if only the kids of today knew how to live a carefree life. We had nothing compared to them, and yet we laughed till our stomachs hurt and tears rolled down. We ate without the worry of our cholesterol increasing and getting a sugar hype 🙂 And we survived college without Google 🙂 Such was the magic of a tech free world.
Today I reminiscence those colorful days and hope for a vibrant world for my kids. A world where every color gets equal recognition in the color wheel. Those who paint know that while white makes it bright, red and yellow bring make it vibrant but it is the black and brown that ground the painting.
It’s Holi, the festival of colors. Colors make the world come alive. Think “The Giver” 🙂 A world without colors and uniformity might sound interesting, but the Homo sapien was not designed for uniformity. It evolved to break the rules and ask for more. The “more” maybe greed today, but it is the “want of more” that made us what we are. Love it or not, your choice, but it is the need for more of every shade is the basic color wheel, that gave us the vibrant world we live in today. It takes nerves of steel to survive in the world today and YES we have and will continue to thrive. The thriving happens when we have friends and family to laugh and cry with. So this Holi, pick up the phone and talk to someone you haven’t spoken to in a very long time. It’s the prefect time to break the ice and renew long forgotten friendships and relationships. Don’t text, TALK! Surprise them with a call and listen to their smile.
HAPPY HOLI TO YOU & YOURS!
