The Painter Once upon a time there was a great kingdom of artist. They all painted and sculpted and made glorious homage to the king. One day a small boy, walked into the village. They asked why he was there, he replied "to create". They all laughed and said "create what, we are artist". He replied "peace, joy and thought". They looked stunned and to get the child to leave, they said "you paint something and we will show the king, like this, if he likes it, you stay, if he doesnt you go". The child "but i am not an artist". So they quickly gathered the kings court to place the child on display as he painted. They discussed giving him odd colors and anything thay would demise his stay, they even thought to create clear paint, as not to see him suceed. "You hignest, this child would like to paint for you". The king replied "so let him paint and i will be the judge of his works". The child spoke " I do not paint sir, nor do i make works of art, i only create". The king smiled and said " Well create child, bring him tools to create". The child looked puzzled at the canvas and paints placed before him. The township chattered "but he has no training, nor does anyone know who he is", surely they would not be outdone. The child grab the paint brush and started to slash about in a frenzy that looked more like dance than painting, he made the crowd giggle and aw and then he stopped. He covered his work and turned it to the king. "Unveil your creation child", said the king. The child looked at the king and said "i am not a artist but for you with only my mind too guide me, have created joy, peace and thought". He unveiled his creation and the crowd and the king were shocked. The child said "Creating is a natural occurance that i only transfered to canvas, i didnt paint a work of art, i created a though for your township, the thought that you can see more if your mind is open to recieve, but you cannot create if you cannot recieve the gifts of others". The King and the township immediatly, grabbed their canvas and went to work fevourishly, to show the child they could create, but nothing would reveal itself to them, for they cannot create without the joy, peace and thought of the child. The king said " What trickery have you done child". The child gathered his things and said "None your majesty, i just came through to create, and I have, and now i must share this with others". The child started out of the township and vanished into the forest. The canvas in which he had painted, started to fade. The artist had made the paint so it would vanish when dry. The King cried out "Who did such a thing, for you in your fear have lost the creation of art that cannot be replaced". They township spoke "we will create too your majesty as we are skilled and seasoned". So they toiled and painted and sculpted an made works of art, none which would satisfy the kings want of joy, peace and thought. The king summon "Find the child, bring him to me". They went out to find the child an when they approached him, asked for his return too the village. The child turned and replied "I need not return, nor do you need to seek me, for they all can create if they believe what they do creates". The child turned and again dissapeared into the forest. Once they returned to tell the king, he smiled and said,"He did it again, and he wasnt even here. He is truly not an artist, he indeed creates joy, peace and thougt." The township gathered together and started too one at a time place a stroke of paint on the canvas, and together they created.........JOY, PEACE and THOUGHT. (think about it, wink) Written and Created by Neil 2013 As usual off the top, typed and it just came out...enjoy.
Posted on: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 22:37:26 +0000
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