The world of nature is colorful and bright and human ingenuity cannot hope to match it. Right from the sky above to the sea below, nature abounds in the richness of color. The human eye and the human mind respond to this world of color and identify themselves with it. When a person is cheerful and bright we refer to him as a 'colorful personality', similarly the different colors are used to indicate human moods and attitudes: blue is associated with depression, white is likened with serenity, green with jealousy and red with rage. Color is also used to relieve tension. Psychologists have investigated the effect of colour on the working ability of workers and have come to the conclusion that certain colors are more conducive to Positive thinking than others.
Nature fulfils man's longing for color: there is variety in everything. The sky can be clear and blue, it can be dark with clouds, it reflects the glory of the rising sun and the variegated hues of the setting sun. The sea which is normally associated with blue is not really so all the time. The sea water can he blue, green, grey and many more subtle shades and even the rivers and streams reflect the surrounding area and acquire that colour. Coleridge's poem 'The Ancient Mariner' is rich in its description of the world of nature. People who do not observe are not able to notice the finer shades and are consequently not able to enjoy this valuable side of life.
In the west, seasonal changes bring in changes in the landscape. While spring is rich with colour, autumn provides a restful view to the eye with its soft browns and ripe greens and winter brings in the whiteness of snow along with its stillness conveying the effect of sleepiness and hibernation. And if on the one hand there is joy and vivacity in spring, there is coolness in the abundance of the green forests, and a challenge in the dark rocks of the mountains and an immensity in the vast, barren stretches of sand.
On the question of birds, I have discovered that in their world there are endless color combinations. If green and grey birds mate, the new born chick has a lovely soft green color; if yellow and blue mate the chicks may be either a heightened blue or a softened yellow. No painter's effort can successfully capture the elusive world of nature.
Nature's world of color, especially among the animals, has a deeper purpose than there variety. The colour of animals helps them to successfully camouflage themselves. If the toad is brown and mingles with the color of the earth, the frog merges with the green colour of the scum. The polar bear is white but not so the tropical bear. Fishes also have the ability to change colour in order to mingle with their surroundings as do some birds like the willow ptarmigan. Lizards also have different colors according to their surroundings - a desert lizard will be sand-colored while a lizard in a heavy monsoon area will be of greenish hue. Butterflies and insects also share this characteristic. This is not to say that animals and birds do not have bright colors which contrast with their surroundings. This also has a purpose. The bright colors of the peacock are not only a pleasure to the human eye but they also push the peahen into obscurity and offer her greater protection. A male bird may display some brilliant coloration to scare a rival. The Chinese ring-necked pheasant does exactly this, he puffs out his red pouches on the side of his neck when confronted by another male.
Thus color does not only give pleasure, it also has a purpose. Imagine life without the color of nature! It would indeed be dull and monotonous: the sparkle of life will not he there. Color also has brought up problems. The whole problem of racial discrimination is connected with the color of the human skin. Men are hidebound in their narrow beliefs and have not yet learnt to value the variety of color and have not understood nature's purpose behind this.
The
world
of
nature
is colorful and
bright
and
human
ingenuity cannot hope to match it. Right from the sky above to the sea below,
nature
abounds in the richness of
color
. The
human
eye and the
human
mind respond to this
world
of
color
and identify themselves with it. When a person is cheerful and
bright
we refer to him as a 'colorful personality',
similarly
the
different
colors are
used
to indicate
human
moods and attitudes:
blue
is associated
with depression, white
is likened
with serenity,
green
with jealousy and red with rage.
Color
is
also
used
to relieve tension. Psychologists have investigated the effect of
colour
on the working ability of workers and have
come
to the conclusion that certain colors are more conducive to
Positive
thinking than others.
Nature
fulfils
man
's longing for
color
: there is variety in everything. The sky can be
clear
and
blue
, it can be dark with clouds, it reflects the glory of the rising sun and the variegated hues of the setting sun. The sea which is
normally
associated with
blue
is not
really
so
all the time.
The
sea water can he
blue
,
green
,
grey
and
many
more subtle shades and even the rivers and streams reflect the
surrounding
area and acquire that
colour
. Coleridge's poem 'The Ancient Mariner' is rich in its description of the
world
of
nature
.
People
who do not observe are not able to notice the finer shades and are
consequently
not able to enjoy this valuable side of life.
In the west, seasonal
changes
bring in
changes
in the landscape. While spring is rich with
colour
, autumn provides a restful view to the eye with its soft browns and ripe
greens
and winter brings in the whiteness of snow along with its stillness conveying the effect of sleepiness and hibernation. And if on the one hand there is joy and vivacity in spring, there is coolness in the abundance of the
green
forests, and a challenge in the dark rocks of the mountains and an immensity in the vast, barren stretches of sand.
On the question of
birds
, I have discovered that in their
world
there are endless
color
combinations. If
green
and
grey
birds
mate, the new born chick has a lovely soft
green
color
; if yellow and
blue
mate the chicks may be either a heightened
blue
or a softened yellow. No painter's effort can
successfully
capture the elusive
world
of nature.
Nature's
world
of
color
,
especially
among the animals, has a deeper
purpose
than there variety. The
colour
of animals
helps
them to
successfully
camouflage themselves. If the toad is brown and mingles with the
color
of the earth, the frog merges with the
green
colour
of the scum. The polar bear is white
but
not
so
the tropical bear. Fishes
also
have the ability to
change
colour
in order to mingle with their
surroundings
as do
some
birds
like the willow ptarmigan. Lizards
also
have
different
colors according to their
surroundings
-
a desert lizard will be sand-colored while a lizard in a heavy monsoon area will be of greenish hue. Butterflies and insects
also
share this characteristic. This is not to say that animals and
birds
do not have
bright
colors which contrast with their
surroundings
. This
also
has a
purpose
. The
bright
colors of the peacock are not
only
a pleasure to the
human
eye
but
they
also
push the peahen into obscurity and offer her greater protection. A male
bird
may display
some
brilliant coloration to scare a rival. The Chinese ring-necked pheasant does exactly this, he puffs out his red pouches on the side of his neck when confronted by another male.
Thus
color
does not
only
give pleasure, it
also
has a
purpose
. Imagine life without the
color
of
nature
! It would
indeed
be dull and monotonous: the sparkle of life
will not he
there.
Color
also
has brought up problems. The whole problem of racial discrimination
is connected
with the
color
of the
human
skin.
Men
are hidebound in their narrow beliefs and have not
yet
learnt
to value the variety of
color
and have not understood nature's
purpose
behind this.