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Inspirational
Stories
The
Colors Of Friendship
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.
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 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 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, to let us remember to appreciate
one another.
- Author Unknown
Perspectives
One day a father and his rich family took
his young son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose
to show him how poor people can be. They spent a day and a
night in the farm of a very poor family. When they got back
from their trip the father asked his son, "How was the
trip?"
Very good, Dad!"
"Did you see how poor people can be?"
the father asked.
"Yeah!" "And what did you learn?"
The son answered, "I saw that we have
a dog at home, and they have four. We have a pool that reaches
to the middle of the garden, they have a creek that has no
end. We have imported lamps in the garden, they have the stars.
Our patio reaches to the front yard, they have a whole horizon.
When the little boy was finishing, his father
was speechless.
His son added, "Thanks, Dad, for showing
me how poor we are!" Isn't it true that it all depends
on the way you look at things? If you have love, friends,
family, health, good humor and a positive attitude toward
life, you've got everything!
You can't buy any of these things. You can
have all the material possessions you can imagine, provisions
for the future, etc., but if you are poor of spirit, you have
nothing!
- Author Unknown
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Cosmos
of Happiness
