This week was an exciting week for me, as I got to attend the Festival of Colors! It was certainly fun, throwing colored powders at each other until the point of which we were all tie-dyed. eventually we were all a mess of rainbows in a crowd, and there was very little to distinguish someone from someone else. The festival of colors is a festival originating from India in which colors are thrown. It is to symbolize that despite our many differences (such as skin, height, home country, etc.) we are all still people and we should all love one another and be united. In this goal, it was incredibly successful, as I couldn't so much as see someone who wasn't a rainbow. I felt this to be a resounding thought and a great way to celebrate love, peace and all of that.
In a way, I felt it connected closely to how Jesus has given his life for us, to help us reach salvation. He loved us and cared for us so much that he was willing to sacrifice everything he had, including his life and his freedom from the torments of sin (something he had because he was perfect. Though he suffered for our sins he never sinned himself, only he sacrificed himself as said in Hebrews 10:12), in order to help us. This shows the everlasting and incredible love he had for us. In a way, celebrating peace, love, equality and the likes are all ways of showing Christ-like love in respect and admiration of the love Jesus shows us, even if the celebration is not a "Christian" religion. Honestly, the origin of the celebration of love doesn't matter as much as the celebration of love and peace itself. For this, I am grateful that I was able to participate in the Festival of Colors, one such festival in which peace, equality and love were celebrated.
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