I Love Yellow

I love yellow. In psychology,it indicates cheer and happiness.In art, it is a warm and vibrant color. Fernando Amorsolo's paintings of Philippine sceneries are bathed in yellow sunbeams to tell the world that his country is a sun blest land of cheer, happiness and warmth. Medically ,yellow is a muscle and nerve builder. It can aid circulation, reduce swelling and works as a laxative.

I love yellow. It is the Vatican color. The banner of the Catholic Church is white and yellow,the symbol of heaven and holiness.When our grandmother died, we garbed her in a gown of gold terno inside her casket to show that she has lived in this world for 100 years and 312 days as a devout Roman Catholic.We set the trend of using yellow lace on the canopy and yellow ribbons on the background of her coffin during her wake,instead of the usual deep purple ribbons. All fresh flowers were yellow too. The royal mourning of our Malay ancestors was yellow , and because almost 75% of Malayan blood runs through our veins,we broke the tradition of pinning black bar pins on our chest during the funeral ; instead, we wore yellow ribbons to mourn the death of our matriarch. Her grave was strewn with yellow roses.

I love yellow. It is the symbol of freedom.As an American tradition, once a political or war prisoner was set free, he was welcomed by his countrymen by tying yellow ribbons around the oak trees along his way home. This is why "Tie a Yellow Ribbon "was the favorite song of Ninoy , because he was also a political prisoner who had not been proven guilty of any criminal offense. Yellow ribbons symbolized his freedom and the return of democracy.I can't reconcile the fact that a freedom fighter and defender of democracy who advocated respect of human rights had to be hated, scorned , insulted, berated and cursed. Ninoy loved his country and the Filipino people to the point of sacrificing his own life.He had not committed any crime  against anybody.His only noble aspiration was to set his countrymen free from a dictatorial rule.His family,relatives, friends,followers and political ally do not deserve to be treated with contempt, insult, discrimination,ridicule and sarcasm.

I love yellow.Call me dilawan, I'm proud of it. Thanks for the compliment. You affirm that I belong to the intelligent group with high level of character,education and refinement.