your very welcome, and thanks for passing it on. Delma ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sugarsyl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 12:08 PM Subject: [RecipesAndMore] Re: The Color of Friendship
> > Delma > this is beautiful, and I have shared it amungst other's. > Thank you > Syl > > > Grant me the Serenity to prioritize things I cannot delegate, the > Courage to say No when I need to, > and the Wisdom to know when to go home. > ~Sylvia > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "delma bliss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 6:36 AM > Subject: [RecipesAndMore] The Color of Friendship > > >> >> >> The Color 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 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 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 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." >> 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. >> >> __._,_.___ >> >> >> > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.9.10/873 - Release Date: 6/26/2007 > 11:54 PM > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
