Red

What is the first thing that comes to your mind when we hear the word red?

Hmm… let’s see..

Red is the colour of passion. Red is the colour of sacrifice. Red is the colour of the youth today. Red is the sign of war. 

Red encompasses so much more than it sounds. Scientifically speaking, red is the colour with the greatest wavelength. Red is the colour that flowed when General Dyer shot down innocent people in jalianwala bagh on the morning of Sunday 13 april, 1919. Red is the colour of passion that flowed in the veins of Heer- Ranjha for each other. Red is the colour of the communists that shook the very foundation of modern socio-economic society. Red is also the bitter colour of violence and war. Wars, that since time immemorial has proved as a means to kill hundreds and thousands of innocent people and destroyed families.

Red has also done great deeds. A red cross is the emblem of the Red Cross society, one of the largest humanitarian societies in the world committed to service to mankind and its needs. Red was what the great Subhash Chandra Bose demanded in exchange for freedom. Red is the colour of Coca Cola, the world’s most valuable brand and the largest producers of carbonated soft drinks. A red ribbon is the symbol in our fight against AIDS. The red colour is also the mark of one of the largest fast food restaurants in the world, Mc. Donalds.

Red is also the colour of sin, the mark of guilt, the signature of lust, an illusion to danger. It is the symbol of courage and free will. It is the colour of anger in the youth today for everything that is wrong with the world. Be it terrorism, inflations, recessions, politics and modern policies that have shaped the world today, red is the colour that has been our symbol of the struggle to make this world a bit better to live, each and every day.

Red is the first colour of the rainbow, a symbol of beauty and oneness, a symbol of nature’s utmost beautiful existence. Red is the colour of the morning sun. Red is the colour of the rose, a symbol of love and commitment. Red is the colour that flows through our veins, day and night. Red veils the morning sky. Red drapes the mother goddess, shakti. Red is in the sky, red is in the water. Red is in you, me, everyone.

In a nutshell, red is the colour that is around us everywhere. Red symbolizes so many things around us. Red encompasses us in every sphere of life. Red is the colour by which we live today and in the golden and red flames of fire will we one day, again become a part of Earth.