Melvin is a handsome graphics designer with a passion
towards plants. He has blue eyes, and likes the color Orange. Actually he never
calls it Orange and gets confused when people ask him what his favorite color
is. That always reminds him of a friend of his who actually gets upset when
people ask him what’s his favorite song or meal, because there really isn’t
any.
Melvin noticed that people are put off with the fact that he
struggles to answer such a simple question. So one day he decides to change his
answer. He felt he had to because he had to take the chance, try something
different for this very special person to him who was asking him what his
favorite color is.
She was Laura, also an eager graphics designer who likes
nature. She enjoys Melvin’s art, and got to know him when he approached her as
he found her spending more time looking at his work in an exhibition held
within the university they both attend. He was flattered that she consistently
glanced at other’s work, but contemplated his work, without her knowing him, or
even meeting him before, or even noticing that the creator of the art is
standing in a distance, watching her enjoying his art. He had a strong feeling
towards this beautiful girl who is obviously interested in his art. He hoped she
would become interested in him too, as he does not have a girlfriend and with a
date on his mind, he starts walking hesitantly but then more confidently
towards here.
He stands next her looking at one of the paintings with a
slight smile of admiration on his face. She had similar satisfaction on her
face but the difference was that he was admiring her beauty and she was
admiring his art.
It takes him one lengthy moment before he looks at her and
says, do you like this painting? I think I do. Her white, perfectly aligned
teeth show on a smile of hers as she responds positively. She expresses her
wonder of the mind behind such a painting, she says passionately. “I mean what
goes on inside one’s mind to produce such beauty must be magnificent.” Her
question and remark interests him and entices him to ask a much more
sophisticated question next. So he asks: “How would you go about exploring an
artist’s mind?” He asks her trying not to show that he is the artist behind it
but she immediately guesses and asks him whether he is actually the one behind
this piece!
He is surprised and feels that he lost the opportunity to
freely explore her mind through a neutral conversation about the piece. Now
that she knows it is his, the conversation can’t be neutral as people objectivity,
free thought are greatly affected by social norms and considerations. He is
very impressed by her guess though and starts to wonder what’s beyond that’s
silky dark brown hair of hers.
And that was how they started the conversation in which she
asks him about his favorite color. He tries to hide the sadness in his face
because of this question, and tries to quickly find an alternative to what he
usually does, which is just get confused, when he is asked such a question. So
he responds: “it’s my little sister”. The answer shocks her a bit. He looks at
her wondering eyes kindly and respectfully, then gently turns his back and
leaves. As bright a girl as she is, she sees the sadness and wonders when
they’ll meet again.
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