069 The Right Company
Hey Turmeric, add a pinch of lime to you and your yellow turns red. That is how kumkum is traditionally made.
Who do we become in the right company?
Who do you become in the right company?
In a kitchen, a spoon of bright yellow turmeric sits in a steel bowl.
Add a pinch of slaked lime and a little water, and stir. Slowly, the yellow turns a deep red.
What really happens
Turmeric gets its yellow colour from a substance called curcumin.
In an alkaline mix, like one with lime, curcumin turns red. This is the traditional way kumkum is made from turmeric.
How we know: Curcumin's colour change with pH is basic chemistry; it is used as a natural indicator in school labs.
The turn
We change with the company we keep.
The right company does not erase who we are. It brings out a colour we did not know we had.
Three takeaways
- Company changes colour.
- Choose people who bring out your best.
- Be the lime that turns someone's yellow red.
Same turmeric. Different company. New colour.
The waters' virtues change with soil through which they flow; / As man's companionship so will his wisdom show.