Everytime we got off the plane that day, three times they gave me the yellow roses of Texas. But in Dallas they gave me red roses. I thought how funny, red roses- so all the seat was full of blood and red roses.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker notes a coincidence between red roses given and blood on a seat.
- In plain terms
- Red roses matched the blood on the seat.
- What can you take from it?
- Colors can remind us of painful events.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What colors remind you of hard times?
- Do coincidences mean something?
Another view
The connection is subjective and emotionally charged.
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