Hola...
I hope you all are doing great in the second month of the year. The first month just whisked by. Most of the people in living in warmer climates like winters so December January are their most loved months. We all different reasons to like or not like the winters. The ones who face the extreme wind chill wait for the warmer days while the ones who get almost roasted in summers wait to chill in the winters. Irony right?
Wedding seasons mostly take place in winters. The bride in her heavy attire can keep her sanity mostly during the winters. The warmth of the weather and the freshness of makeup are all adored by the bride who looks forward to the special day of her life. We all associate our weddings with a certain color. As I am Bengali we opt for red, maroon or any deep color of that matter. Even if we are the invitees we opt for radiant colors.
Sheila is a woman of mid thirties living her life with her husband and children. She has cordial relationship with her in laws and visits them frequently. Last weekend they had a marriage reception to attend and the kids were excited that their grandparents would join them too. Sheila had saved a saree for quite sometime to be worn at any special occasion. Even though there was no famine of invitations all round the year yet the saree somehow got pushed away amidst the pile. Sheila missed it from her memory and the saree forgot her buyer. As she was trying to dig out something for her daughter this saree popped out. She was both surprised and excited for different reasons. First she found something ready to wear without rasping her brain and secondly this was her favorite color. The saree was a white chikankari with other embellishments which truly was a beauty to be worn at any function.
As normally as it happens, they all got decked up but her mother in law was irked by her choice of color. She sternly said married women should have some color in their dress and not wear plain white. Although Sheila was complemented by her maid who was trying to wrap up the newspaper on the floor and the lady who had come to pick up clothes for laundry Sheila was a bit taken back. Does color define your marital status? Does wearing white bring bad omen? She was confused but the hurried husband man declared that there was no time to change. Sheila was looking gorgeous, her husband whispered too but her smile or glow was robbed off before attending the party.
I am thinking the same. White signifies peace, white signifies purity, white calms the mind and white in my community is associated with mournings too. White lilies are gorgeous but any family wearing wearing white signals death in the family. We worship with white flowers but widows used to wear white too. What exactly does white signify? Still thinking purity? White protects from summer rays and white soothes too. Just like Sheila I too understand that any color added with white gives a more balanced look but simply wearing white is elegant too.
I hope someday like Sheila, I too, find more reasons of wearing white. It will calm not only my mind but others thoughts too.
Since this is a tiffin tale its customary to add a line about my kids lunch boxes too. This morning I packed vegetable pasta in simple marinara sauce with a dash of grated cheese. I am sure that was gobbled soon. Enjoy your day..Catch you soon
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