The Musician Who Played People’s Colors

A traveling musician could see a faint color hovering around each person’s heart. When he played his instrument, he translated those colors into sound.

Listeners heard themselves as music—some harmonious, some chaotic, some incomplete.

A woman whose color was dull gray asked him to play her. The tune was a single trembling note.

Overwhelmed with sorrow, she vowed to live differently.

Years later, she found the musician again and asked him to play once more.

This time, her melody was a sunrise.