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on spiritualityTHE
RAINBOW | Sr.
Gloria Sedes has made the drawings of The Rainbow, a beautiful story about the
importance of each ones's gifts and the need to collaborate in order to build
a better world. |
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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.
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GREEN
said:
"Clearly
I am the most important. I am the sign of life and of hope. I was chosen for grass,
leaves, trees--without me, all animals would die. Look out over the countryside
and you will see that I am in the majority."
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BLUE
interrupted:
"You
only think about the Earth, but consider the sky and 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."
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ORANGE
started next to blow her temper.
"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, mangos, 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".
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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 to the blood!
I am the color of passion and of love, the red rose, the poppy and the poinsettia.
Without me, the earth would be as empty as the moon!"
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YELLOW
chuckled:
"You
are all so serious. I bring laughter, gaiety, and warmth to 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."
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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 a sign of authority and wisdom. People do not question me, they listen
and obey".
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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."
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And
so all the colors went on boasting and quarreling, each convinced of their own
superiority.
Soon,
their quarreling became louder and louder.
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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.
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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 you were each made for a special purpose, unique and different?
Join hands with one another and come to me."
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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 colors as a reminder that you can all live in peace. The rainbow is a sign
of hope for tomorrow".
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And
so, whenever a good rain washes the world, and a rainbow appears in the sky, let
us remember to appreciate one another.
Author -- Unknown
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