Archive for September, 2007
What do you think of this story?
A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They had everything in their collection, from Picasso to Raphael. They would often sit together and admire the great works of art.
When the Vietnam conflict broke out, the son went to war. He was very courageous and died in battle while rescuing another soldier. The father was notified and grieved deeply for his only son.
About a month later, just before Christmas, there was a knock at the door A young man stood at the door with a large package in his hands.
He said, “Sir, you don’t know me, but I am the soldier for whom your son gave his life. He saved many lives that day, and he was carrying me to safety when a bullet struck him in the heart and he died instantly. He often talked about you, and your love for art.” The young man held out this package. “I know this isn’t much. I’m not really a great artist, but I think your son would have wanted you to have this.”
The father opened the package. It was a portrait of his son, painted by the young man. He stared in awe at the way the soldier had captured the personality of his son in the painting. The father was so drawn to the eyes that his own eyes welled up with tears. He thanked the young man and offered to pay him for the picture. “Oh, no sir, I could never repay what your son did for me. It’s a gift.”
The father hung the portrait over his mantle. Every time visitors came to his home he took them to see the portrait of his son before he showed them any of the other great works he had collected.
The man died a few months later. There was to be a great auction of his paintings Many influential people gathered, excited over seeing the great paintings and having an opportunity to purchase one for their collection.
On the platform sat the painting of the son The auctioneer pounded his gavel. “We will start the bidding with this picture of the son. Who will bid for this picture?”
There was silence.
Then a voice in the back of the room shouted, “We want to see the famous paintings. Skip this one.”
But the auctioneer persisted. “Will somebody bid for this painting. Who will start the bidding? $100, $200?”
Another voice angrily. “We didn’t come to see this painting. We came to see the Van Gogh’s, the Rembrandt’s. Get on with the real bids!”
But still the auctioneer continued. “The son! The son! Who’ll take the son?”
Finally, a voice came from the very back of the room. It was the longtime gardener of the man and his son. “I’ll give $10 for the painting.” Being a poor man, it was all he could afford.
“We have $10, who will bid $20?”
“Give it to him for $10. Let’s see the masters.”
“$10 is the bid, won’t someone bid $20?”
The crowd was becoming angry. They didn’t want the picture of the son.
They wanted the more worthy investments for their collections.
The auctioneer pounded the gavel. “Going once, twice, SOLD for $10!”
A man sitting on the second row shouted, “Now let’s get on with the collection!”
The auctioneer laid down his gavel. “I’m sorry, the auction is over.”
“What about the paintings?”
“I am sorry. When I was called to conduct this auction, I was told of a secret stipulation in the will. I was not allowed to reveal that stipulation until this time. Only the painting of the son would be auctioned. Whoever bought that painting would inherit the entire estate, including the paintings.
The man who took the son gets everything!”
God gave His son 2,000 years ago to die on the cross. Much like the auctioneer, His message today is: “The son, the son, who’ll take the son?”
Because, you see, whoever takes the Son gets everything.
FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, WHO SO EVER BELIEVETH, SHALL HAVE ETERNAL LIFE…THAT’S LOVE
I didn’t write this story AT ALL.
I was going to delete that part because i didn’t think that was part of the story.
By: Jessica F
How Many YA Posters Have Thrown Their Granny Under A Bus And Called Her A Typical White Woman?
Obamas Granny
By: ObamasBitterGranny
Anyone thinks a lot of these posters on YA are pedo pervs?
“You’re beautiful, I think you’re 12 years old”
I am shocked that these answers came from older men (as I observe from their avatars). It’s really disgusting and creepy, you gals (and maybe guys) should think twice before posting your pics on the web! Has anyone else observed this trend here? Cite examples.
By: myname
What is a famous painting that describes a spanish , view ?
By: martinyrome
Where do I start with digital art?
Thank you.
By: Chuck M
are my paintings/drawings any good?
thank you =)
here is my flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34627027@N05/
those are just a couple
By: Amanda K
how do I get started?
By: tinamia
I need help finding this movie?
It’s about this middle aged man, think he’s a theater director. He has a small daughter & a wife, a painter, & she paints mini portraits with a magnifying glass. Every morning the guy reads the Obituary sections in the newspaper every morning. So he’s pretty a depressed person, looks & confronts on death & health. So one day his wife has an Art show in Berlin & decided to just take her daughter & not her husband, in other words, she was leaving him. So he’s lonely, he grows old, had a crush on a longtime friend, but things went other ways for her, & he married a young actress. I need to finish seeing it, I need to know the title.
Yes! Rachel, that’s the one!! +10 points for you, when I get the chance.
By: Evaã®
Why does the media portray thin girls as being the best way a woman can be?
Why has the media changed the view of beauty from curvacious, to thin?
no, most men really don’t like women skinny. they have to have something to hang onto. Why do people think that skinny girls are skinny?sure, they can wear bikinis, but they have nothing to shake or move, i mean, have you ever wanted a skinny girl’s **** on you when dancing? NO! You want that thick thing! So, why do we worship these skinnny women?
By: Lady Janella
I re-decorated room, what do you think, tips, suggestions?
I was not too sure on the color of curtains to use, im using natural color here but should i use purple or does this look nice?
Overall does this go together?
Look at my pics in the links of my room:
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/4475/dsc03029hy9.jpg
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/4858/dsc03028zg4.jpg
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/9178/dsc03027xl0.jpg
Also the dresser :
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/4916/dsc03025oo6.jpg
By: Jetglam