Chapter 5 - Purity

            We arrive in this world as pure human beings. Babies have no hate or rage or sadness. They are at the purest state a human can be. Our souls were clean white. But then inevitably, we all grow up.

            By growing up we lose some of that purity. Our soul gets stained with dark colours and we can never get back. This is not a bad thing. It is a necessary procedure so that we can face both the light and the darkness of this world.

            I also think it is of vital importance for a person to understand when is the right time to slow, hasten or stop the "painting" of the soul. If the soul does not have many colours the person will not be able to face the world. If it has too many of them, the darkness may grow too strong. Of course the world will paint one's' soul too. So the person has to calculate the right ammount of paint. He or she needs to be able to see inside the soul and costantly understand its colours.

           It is not an easy task. For some, it is impossible. Not only it needs a lot of effort,time and talent but also the capacity to restrain your feelings.

           Will you control? Or you will be restrained? Will you rule? Or you will let yourself be dominated? Whatever happens do not let anyone choose a colour for you. Make your choices. Colour your soul. Protect your purity.

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[Jennie Lynn]

Make your choices. Colour your soul. Protect your purity.

I have a favorite line from all your pieces. I wouldn't say protect your purity though, I would say be your own artist and paint your canvas as you see fit. I'm not sure I agree the the "blank slate" theory, that we are all white canvases upon birth but regardless of that how we are painted throughout our lives should be our choice. Of course it isn't always our choice. Others paint on us as well, before we can stop them, or maybe because we let them. Anytime we let someone in we are allowing them to leave a mark on us, even though it may not be a good one or one we would have chosen ourselves. Or perhaps we go through a period where we paint on ourselves too many dark colors by our own choice. But we can't forget that even the darkest of shades can be painted over. Light over the dark and maybe that color is made all the brighter because of the darkness beneath it. Deeper richer color can be found by layering light on the dark. Or that might just be me :)