spectrum.

"Is the sky blue?” the teacher asked. 

“Yes,” I answered hesitantly. 

“But not at sunset or sunrise, not during a storm and not at night.”

“But, during the day it is,” I argued, for some reason. 

“Is the grass green?”

I didn’t answer. 

“Not in the winter, of course.”

“Okay.” 

“Are the holy books true?” he asked. 

“I think I get it.” 

“What color is light? Now that is a question.” He smiled. “Beware of the questions that limit the answers. It will leave you in a very black and white, and dangerous, world.”