THE KISS THAT MADE AN ARTIST
Benjamin West, a British artist tells how he became an artist. One day his mother went out, leaving him in charge of his little sister Sally. In his mother’s absence he discovered some bottles of ink and began to paint his sister Sally’s portrait. In doing so, he made a big mess. His mother returned and saw the mess, but she said nothing. She picked up the paper and saw the drawing and said, “Why, it’s Sally!” And she stooped and kissed Benjamin. From that moment on, Benjamin West used to say, that it was his mother’s kiss that made him a painter. In the hassled, hurried world in which we live, parents often see the mess and not Sally. They see the brother and not the art. They see the trouble and not the talent. We must see that which is good and latch onto it and kiss it with acceptance. The child needs to be told…
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