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THE MASTERPIECE
By Michael Youssef, Ph.D.
A wealthy man and his son travelled the world together collecting
priceless paintings by Van Gogh, Monet and many other masters.
Tragically, the son died at war while rescuing others. Distraught and
lonely, the old man dreaded the upcoming Christmas day.
Christmas morning, a young soldier knocked on his door and said,
"I'm a friend of your son. I'm one of the ones he rescued." Then the
soldier presented a picture he had painted of the son. Though the
picture lacked genius, the brokenhearted father saw the features of
his precious son and immediately valued this painting above all the
masterpieces in his home. Every day, the father gazed at the portrait
and told his housekeeper of his great love for it.
When the father died, the art world buzzed with excitement over
the sale of his extraordinary art collection on Christmas day. The
first item offered was the painting of the son, but no one in the self
important crowd would bid on the amateurish portrait. The auctioneer
insisted that the terms of the will required the portrait must be sold
before any other paintings could be offered. Finally, the housekeeper,
tears streaming down her cheeks, said to the auctioneer, "May I pay
ten dollars for it? That is all the money I have. I knew the son, and
I knew how much the father treasured that portrait." The auctioneer
said, "The bid is ten dollars. Going once, going twice, gone," and the
gavel fell.
The auctioneer then announced that the auction was over. "What do
you mean?" said the stunned audience.
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