What is the colour of the wind?

A strange question indeed.  Most people never give the wind a second thought.  It’s just a nuisance, especially if you reside in Cape Town.

For the first time, when thinking about wind as a topic, I felt a connection towards it.  I think of the wind as being blue in colour.  Sounding farfetched yet?  I did some research into the official symbolizing of blue and Kathleen Karlsen is of the opinion that blue symbolizes freedom, strength and new beginnings.

Karlsen is also of opinion that the colour blue has different meanings in different contexts.  Blue can also symbolize the following:

·      Blue skies are emblematic of optimism and better opportunities.

·      Blue is the color of loyalty and faith.

·      Blue is power.

·      Blue is also the color of protection.

Standing outside late the afternoon, I could feel the wind blow, stroking my skin.  When the wind blows around me I feel a sense of all the above.  The wind is free.  It is free to go where it suites itself best and can travel around the world at great speeds.  The wind is strong.  It tears trees from its routes and it can lift roofs of houses.  The wind equals new beginnings.  Seeds are spread across the lands and grow to feed, nourish or protect.  The wind is optimistic.  It brings hope of cooling to those who cannot take the heat.  The wind is loyal and brings faith.  The wind is powerful.  It tears societies into pieces and can bring lands to ruin.  The wind offers protection.  It blows away all the diseases in the air, keeping us healthy. 

At this very moment, when I think about the wind, I can see the flow of the wind in my mind’s eye as an angelic blue.