As you all know, the rainbow is a symbol of hope as promised in the Bible, but even without Biblical references we often develop an indescribable feeling of excitement when we watch a rainbow form; but then again we don’t really see any formation because they just appear! This was the case last week when I visited the beautiful Wisley Gardens, making the rainbow icing on the cake. There were so many colours visible in this particular rainbow, definitely spanning the entire colour spectrum and it really does start you thinking.
What’s in a promise? This is the burning question and ranges from something as solid as a brick wall to thin air depending upon who makes it. We need to be very careful about promises because even with the best will in the world they can end up being broken. The same applies when we make promises to other people so unless we are able to back up our promises it is best not to make them. The person you can make a promise to is yourself because we have a full understanding of what is involved and the reason why we break them if we are not able to fulfil them. These are usually promises that we make for motivational purposes and they really spur us on. If we promise ourselves a treat when we reach our goals we provide a reason to keep on striving.
Other promises we make to ourselves may be for emotional reasons. Promises are often made on the back of disappointment without due consideration at times and we might have to reconsider whether they are really feasible. Sometimes the promises we make are not in our best interest. The magic here is that usually we can start over again, not necessarily as we may have envisaged and often the outcome is better than anticipated.
BELOW: The rainbow at Wisley Gardens
Rainbows are beautiful and life is beautiful. Whatever happens in life we always have the promise of a better day to come- whenever that might be! Life has a certain amount of consistency which is reassuring to us mortals and the rainbow highlights one of the greatest facts known to man... the best things in life are free. The rainbow is there to be viewed by everyone worldwide... how incredible is that! Something we don’t generally think about.
Children adore rainbows and have no preconceptions about life. For the average child life is fun and they can be easily fooled, being so innocent. But we must also remember that there is a joy in such innocence that becomes clouded as we learn the realities of life. The effect children have can be amazing... the ability to put a smile on our faces is magic in itself, the things they come out with as they try to use the vocabulary they have almost acquired! We can learn a lesson from this and try to look at life through fresh eyes as if we are seeing things for the first time. The other magic children bring is stimulating our memories and taking us back to the glorious days of our own childhoods. Life is very much busier for our children than it was when we were young, so helping children enjoy their free time is a valuable exercise and we can restore our sense of fun when kicking a ball around the park.
We know the scientific explanation for a rainbow and can recreate the spectrum with our little glass pyramids. Let's think for a minute. There is so much control in our lives, conformity, expectation and deadlines which make free-time even the more precious. Maybe the beauty of the rainbow lies in the fact that it is a gateway to freedom. It is implied that the rainbow is a bridge between this world and the next; not just a symbol of God’s promise to refrain from wiping out the human race.
Final thought: Rainbows give us hope and hope reigns eternal!
Jaz McKenzie
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