Life is not black and white, although society tries to paint it in one color or the other, for it contains the whole spectrum of colors. Every story, every article, every piece of literature is "colored" by its author. Some use vibrant words that make us gasp with envy. Others use subtle phrases that make us think. Still others use words and phrases that issue forth an opinion in the hope that the reader will be swayed one way or another. Yes, whatever stroke is made whether by a computer key or a lead point, the color is there just as it is in life.
With so much contemplation and consternation about the color of mankind, it only makes sense that writers would feel it too. Some will begin to only see in black and white, and their writing will reflect their sight. For them I feel sadness. Why? Because in doing so, they will miss the beige, the buffs, the burnt umber, the chestnut, the chocolate, the desert sand, the eggshell, the cream, the dim gray, the ebony, the taupe, the periwinkle, the royal blues, the crescent reds, the glorious yellows and the vibrant greens that make up our world. But most of all, they will miss the richness, the brightness, the strikingly beautiful, deep, warm, and intense human beings that inhabit this world. People are so much more than the color of their skin. Society may not be able to perceive that at the moment, but we, writers, need to be able to see beyond and give honor to what we see. Life is definitely not black and white, so why write that way.
With so much contemplation and consternation about the color of mankind, it only makes sense that writers would feel it too. Some will begin to only see in black and white, and their writing will reflect their sight. For them I feel sadness. Why? Because in doing so, they will miss the beige, the buffs, the burnt umber, the chestnut, the chocolate, the desert sand, the eggshell, the cream, the dim gray, the ebony, the taupe, the periwinkle, the royal blues, the crescent reds, the glorious yellows and the vibrant greens that make up our world. But most of all, they will miss the richness, the brightness, the strikingly beautiful, deep, warm, and intense human beings that inhabit this world. People are so much more than the color of their skin. Society may not be able to perceive that at the moment, but we, writers, need to be able to see beyond and give honor to what we see. Life is definitely not black and white, so why write that way.
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