What makes Me feel Pink?

Pranjal Tawde
TYBCOM-E

Colours have emotions, feelings, joy, grief, everything. They don’t just attract our eyes but our souls too. Colours add happiness to one’s life and miserability to others. It brings energy to some and lethargy to else. It guides an individual’s success in life and blinds one’s life with darkness. It although doesn’t specifically has the power to rise or destroy anything in life, but still its presence in certain walks of our lives defines our fate as well as trouble.

Just like the freshness of a red rose delights a lover’s heart, the dearth of the red blood in an anaemic gets that individual into trauma. No doubt it is that same red but it doesn’t always depicts love and happiness sometimes that same red is a sign of anger and danger as well. So, it made me realise that proverb which says ‘All that glitters is not gold’ in the same course all that’s red is not love.

By this time we might have got the message that colours do play a part in fact a vital role in each individual’s life. Yet, there are some weird thoughts mingling in my mind which I’m thinking of presenting it to you, it might be queer but it is what it is. The society approaches white as a colour of peace and harmony, nevertheless we see people opting white on the person’s death anniversary. If this is the case why do Catholics marry in white gowns when the fact is that it is approached for harmony in one’s life and not inauspicious events like the death among Indians. So, these were the connotation of a same colour with regards to different culture. Another thing is that purple symbolises sorrow in Thailand and black for Roman Pope. Each culture has their own norms and perspective of viewing each colour as per their thoughts on civilization. However, there are some omen thoughts like yellow is associated with intelligence and must opted by school kids, black as a corporate world and white as peace.

However, what does a particular colour means to me as an individual is pink. You might say pink is a feminist choice and the writer is a female so she chose pink. But, let me tell you pink colour is not just for girls or girly things and feminism, even males do opt for pink and there’s nothing in regards with gender when it comes to colour but it is just the societal thought as I mentioned above regarding white. The western world has labelled it as pink in context with female. Well, historically pink was seen as a masculine colour, while girls often wore white and blue. Young boy in pink, American school of painting (about 1840). In fact, pink was even considered to be a masculine colour. In old catalogues and books, pink was the colour for little boys. The reason is that pink being a decided and stronger colour is more suitable for the boy.  It was believed that pink had slightly masculine aspect as a diminutive of red," which was thought to be a "warlike" colour. Yet, it also means light romance, love, kindness. Pink being a combination of white and red I think one gets the vibes to both the colours before pink. It’s light tone not just brings warmth and generosity but a calm and friendly vibe. It is also a symbol of AIDS. It is a colour that resonates with us and reveals in a subconscious level our real personality. Although it is youthful in appearance, it might make me vulnerable at times.
As it is said, ‘Too many cooks spoil the broth' in that course of action itself, too much pinkie tends to see the world through rose-coloured glasses which sometimes leads to undefined threats. It also makes me lack self-confidence at times and seek others attention like a kindergarten child which is actually so kiddish.

The pink shades includes the magenta, maroon, baby pink, light pink, inky pinkie pink, purplish pink, rose pink, dark pink and many more shades to pink.

Who forgets the strawberries and cherries when it comes to pink and the national flower ‘LOTUS' ; they all are associated with the colour pink that also means fortune  and money flow in context with the lotus flower that is offered to Goddess Laxmi. Pink colour indeed has different viewpoints and perspective when it comes to defining its feeling and emotions to an individual.

Henceforth, whether it is pink, red, white or any random colour each colour is unique and beautiful and looks great in its own way. But, one thing we must say is that it should not define us, need we must define them. Just like the western world has already accepted pink for men’s too and there’s no more judgemental thoughts put up when a male wears that colour indeed it is welcomed as a versatile colour. We must too be the same not let such things define our life, thoughts, actions, words or what so ever even our career paths. Let us welcome pink as a versatile vibe in the corporate world too, even though men prefer to wear them. Let’s try to define pink as a unisex colour rather than a feminist’s choice.