I have received a gift which is blue. I told the giver that blue is my favorite color, but she questioned that. Really, or are you just saying that?
Well, you know what? I once wondered that same thing myself, many years ago. I wondered if I said my favorite color was blue just out of habit. After all, there are other colors I like. And then one day about 27 or 28 years ago (who needs to be precise?) I experienced an illuminating chromatic epiphany.
Near the door of my tiny apartment there was a tiny closet with a folding door. I was sitting on my couch on the other side of the room watching a Cubs game on my tiny television. My eyes wandered to the closet, the door of which was open, and for the first time, I actually noted and mentally catalogued what I saw.
Hanging in the closet were my dark blue pea coat, a navy blue hooded sweatshirt, a navy blue nylon jacket, a gray coaches jacket with dark blue sleeves, a soft blue cotton jacket, and a bright blue raincoat.
What's my favorite color? Let me think ...
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