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I once looked up in the sky

and I wondered, Why?

Asking myself the things about " White".

To you it may sound freaky...

For me it's a big mystery.

 

I remembered my mother telling me

About her preparations and excitements

Before I came out of this world...

She  bought many white clothings for me

She even told me that...

I was  so beautiful and innocent

whenever I  wore white clothes.

 

Days passed, I need to go to school

I got confused ,my uniforms in white too!

Quite weird in my sense

But soon I liked it and

Became used to it.

 

When I had my secondary education

I also encountered wearing white.

From then on my confusions increased.

It was just a plain shade but for me...

It's a big  "puzzle".

There is reallt something behind this color.

 

Before my college days...

My mother quickly passed.away.

Very paunful  to see her inside the

white box...wearing white dress.

My family and I were in full grief...

Elderly said, even us must wear white.

Again I asked myself...

"Of all the colors!, why White? "

 

Few years back...

I saw myself walking on the aisle.

Seeing white flowers around...

White sheets on the backgrounds,

Most people wearing White too!

 

I felt very stunning, beautiful, elegant

And so pure approaching the.altar.

Feels like I was in heaven

I was so positive and overwhelmed.

That day , my aura  was so bright!

I saw my best version wearing White

It was really amazing!

 

Then I had my first child...

Unconsciously, I.got.fond of buying

White clothes and other white things.

It felt so good.

Everytime I  dressed her with white...

She looks very fresh and neat.

It feels like there.was a magnet

Attracting and pulling me to kiss and hug her

And let her feel my warmth love.

That scenario was repeated to my other kids.

 

Time flies so fast...

Now ,I think about my eldest child.

She will soon be in full bloom!

It seems like only yesterday...

When I was holding her in my arms.

 

Soon she will walk the aisle...

Wearing her beautiful wedding gown...

She will become a wife,bear children too!

And will repeat the process of using  white

Just like what I had with my mother.

 

Suddenly, I then.realized...

White indeed has a lot of meanings in the circle of our lives.

It can be a mixture of positive attributes

And it ressurects different emotions.

Meanings may depend on the occasions or situations.

A blank canvas or shade but very symbolic.

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