I have said before that I believe color directly relates to quality of life.
A friend recently left a comment with a link to these photographs of people celebrating Holi in India. I can’t get over how sincerely happy and excited every person looks. Gautam says that it’s one day where everyone brings out their inner child.
I feel like people don’t “play” enough – adults don’t “play” enough. I look at the hipsters in my neighborhood and think that it must be so fun to put together their (what I see as wacky) outfits. I mean, torn stalkings, feathers, teased hair, too much fun! But I’d feel ridiculous.
I’m not saying that we should throw colored powder on each other every day, or that everyone should embrace mismatched outfits… but more should be done to get the big kids out to play. Flash Mob has the right idea. And there was a park by my dorm in college called the Big People’s Park with oversized playground equipment, that was good too.
Although, between Valentine’s Day public pillow fights and soap box racing, I’d say San Francisco is off to a good start. But then again, this city has always been a bit of an adult playground hasn’t it?
