Beyond the Chalk and the Colors

It is so easy to lead people down paths they never thought they’d walk.

For instance, take these Indian Hindu devotees smeared with colors as they visit the Nandagram temple, famous for Lord Krishna and his brother Balram, during Lathmarholi festival, in Nandgaon, India.

It’s innocent enough, as there is nothing wrong with a person celebrating their religious beliefs. However, consider these Color Run participants throwing colored chalk up in the air after completing the 5K race in Fair Park in Dallas, Texas.

We American’s tend to absorb other cultural traditions and rarely stop to see where they may have come from or what they could really mean. I’m not saying ‘chalk runs’ are a bad thing — I’m jus’ asking that you think about the similarities between the two events.