Red has been praised for its nobility as the colour of life. But the true colour of life is not red. Red is the colour of violence, or of life broken open, edited, and published. Or if red is indeed the colour of life, it is so only on condition that it is not seen. Once fully visible, red is the colour of life violated, and in the act of betrayal and of waste.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Red has been praised for its nobility as the colour of life. But the true colour of life is not red. Red is the colour of violence, or of life broken open, edited, and published. Or if red is indeed the colour of life, it is so only on condition that it is not seen. Once fully visible, red is the colour of life violated, and in the act of betrayal and of waste." in the context of "Alice Meynell, The Colour of Life and Other Essays on Things Seen and Heard (London: John Lane, 1896), p. 1" to mean that wisdom is timeless.