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How would the world look if it were devoid of colors?

I tried to imagine. The sun would not enchant us with breath-taking sunsets, nature would not soothe us with its hues of green, and we would look in vain into each other’s eyes looking for the tiniest traces of color in the irises. My first thought was that if you take the colors away, the world would bathe in shades of grey, just as it did in black and white movies. However, it occurred to me that this would not be accurate, for grey, with its range of hues, from light ash gray to dark charcoal grey, is still a color. Nor would the world be dark, as it is sometimes believed people who are blind must see it. The only way I could imagine the disappearance of colors was its dissipation into nothingness. But even then, I could not picture this in my mind’s eye. Continue reading The Joy and Beauty of a Colorful Life