Right is Red

Some see it as a controversial color, but perhaps it’s entirely different.

Jay aware
4 min readNov 20, 2022

Red is a color that I see every single day, regardless of the time and regardless of the location. It’s a vibrant color with so much depth and comes with different definitions. I mean just think about it, you see it in when you’re stuck in traffic and when it’s emitted by the brake lights of the cars in front of you. Let’s even say you make it out of the traffic and just when you think you’re making progress, redness tells you to stop at an intersection. And then you get home, and chances are you’re tired and ready to go to bed. Well low and behold, something in your bedroom is red and looking right at you, and it may even be your blanket.

Photo by Chaewon Lee on Unsplash

I know red can put a bit of a bad taste in your mouth because we often attribute it to the negatives in life. When you’re injured and bleed, it’s a truth that your blood is red. You’re in pain for the time being, and it’s the worst feeling in the world. But just because of that, you have automatically dismissed the color as one of pain and suffering, and it’s hard to change your mind.

I get it, I can understand what made you feel that way and I’m sorry for that.

Now let’s say we’re talking about other factors in the environment, red still seems to always get a bad image. If you consider…

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Jay aware

Writing is not a skill, but rather an instrument. Awareness, and perception brings a true understanding of our world.