Holi

 They say holi is about friendship. On this day we forget our enemies, hug them, embrace our friends and appreciate the vibrance they bring out on rather dull canvas called life. On this day the monotonous life takes a pause. We live! The shades of greyscale are undermined by the palette of joy. The colors we play with on our bodies do not get off after a bath, figuratively as well as literally. They get imprinted on our souls and make us cry with "Best Holi ever!"

They say holi is about forgiving and forgetting. Forgiving mere humans whose default is to make mistakes, to sin. Forgetting the wounds caused by them that are now insignificant and blurred. It's about trying to recall and retain only those actions of them that is their skeleton of character; the one that you connected with in the first place; the one that makes them deserving to be given another chance. It's about trying to be more kind. It's about trying to be more considerate, and more empathetic towards fellow sinners. Reminding ourselves that we are all flawed in our own ways and that impossible can be achieved but perfection, never.

But, how do we forgive and what do we forget? Because not learning and moving on can be dangerous. Not learning what disturbs your mental peace; not learning to make right decisions, to make better judgements, it's all in vain. Building a wall must not be a solution. We must learn Osmosis. We must learn metamorphosis. We must definitely learn to whom should the key to the door of your spirit, your vulnerability be handed. Because forgiving without being careful and forgetting without learning makes the experience worthless. Afterall we are but the accumulation of our own experience.
                                                                 ~RV