Show me your colour.

Big B not to celebrate HOLI this year!
Read a news item in a portal, I visit regularly.
Why did my eye catch this? Coz it had a certain BIG name, or there was a NO to colours.

I like reading about this BIG name, but it was the NOT that popped a question.
Well, the obvious one, i.e., WHY??

I delved deep in finding out why someone known for a BIG YES to colours every year has given a BIG NO to it.
I got my answer. The NO to colours comes as a mark of respect to the victims of the horrific 26/11 event. Awesome, I said and continued with my preparation to leave for work.

While driving to work, a debate sparked off in a remote corner of my head.
A debate of the 'to be or not to be' variety.

The reason for keeping it 'black and white' on Holi day was well understood.

However, I pushed myself into finding out the reasons for celebrating Holi as a mark of respect to the lives lost, the heroes and the bereaved families left behind.

To give colours a skip, adds to the despondant and the morose imprints left behind.
In fact, we should stand up together and paint the town red, and ensure we get the affected to have a colourful day.
Our collective human spirit should propel us to show our true colours as a mark of respect to the spirit of our nation.
A nation that has brushed off the wounds and taken the deep scars in her stride. A nation that will show its true colour by defying attempts to curtail our celebration of life.
We should say a BIG YES to colurs for Mumbai.
The magical city, still recuperating from the illness inflicted on 26/11, did not change to black and white. It has returned to the resplendent colours post the horror.

I do not intend to negate someone's stance. I just want to advocate that giving colours a miss this Holi, is not our true colour.
The resilient human spirit should send out a message to the perpetrators of any violence by showing its true colour.
Saying YES to colours depsite 26/11 makes the celebration of life grandiose.

We should get up today and ask the one another, 'Show me your colour'.