David DeSteno, co-author
of ‘Out of Character’
wrote - “The analogy of
colour is an interesting
way
to
think
about
[character]….Ultimately,
what determines what
colours we see are the
frequencies of light waves
entering our eyes, so it’s
along a continuum. It’s
kind of the same with
character. Things blend.
We
assume
that
if
someone is good, that
we’ve characterized them as good, that’s a discrete category,
they can’t be bad. And when they are, our categories shatter.
That’s because we have this illusory, arbitrary idea of what vice
and virtue mean”.
Without sounding like an all-virtuous all-chakra energy healer, I
am sharing what I experienced. The moment we recognise and
celebrate the panorama of colours in us and others, a sense of
buoyancy is experienced – buoyancy of lifting of tonnes of weight
of expectations that we have from others, and from our 'self'.
Bringing us in more harmony with the moment and endowing us
with a new, vibrant colour pallet — to be able to paint a moment
that is more full, whole, complete and a shade more real.
So, on that eve of Diwali, in that nano second of infinity, in the
auspicious presence of marigolds, I will smile with a quiet and
calm witnessing of a 'light' moment and the glorious panorama of
colours in us.
* Based on a true story
Reference:
Gulzar Nazm: Raat Pashmine Ki, pp193
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