I like reading through quotes, not necessarily by famous personalities. I like anything that gets me thinking. Today I was going through the internet for quotes and I came across this one by Pablo Picasso, he says this ‘"Give me a museum and I'll fill it."
Here is a little bit about *Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso known as Pablo Ruiz Picasso (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo ˈrwiθ piˈkaso]; 25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish expatriate painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stage designer, one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century. Among his most famous works are the proto-Cubist Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907) and Guernica (1937), a portrayal of the German bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. - Courtesy Wikipedia
Now, I do realize that Pablo Picasso was a very famous and respected artist, and I am certain he will remain so in the times to come, however at this time I would like to bring the focus back to the reader viewing this blog right now. Picasso had a lot of things that he created that could fill museum after museum, What about you? What would you fill?
I was thinking about this for my own life and started wondering. Not to sound too sentimental, but what if people around you were museums and their hearts are what you had an opportunity to fill. What would you fill it with?
When I think back in my own life, I know I have left behind a lot of relics and creations that have filled many hearts. However not the kind of items that one would like to see and be in awe of. I have hurt many people with my insults, sarcasms, anger…and the list goes on especially those closest to me. These are the museums that are worth tearing down. For Pablo Picasso, if he created something that he did not like he could just take a hammer and smash it to pieces. If it was a painting he did not like, all he needed was a match stick and that was the end of it. He could then start all over again.
However in the museums of life, referring to the hearts that you touch by your words and actions, there is no hammer or fire that can erase what you have said. It just lives on. All you can do is pray and hope that the other person would forgive you and be able to forget or overlook what you have done to the person.
Over the past years, I have seen myself change. I have seen myself make more of an effort to fill museums that are worth to look at. I have tried to be gentler, patient, loving, generous…. however I have not succeeded all the time. I am still a work in progress and I know I will get better. So if you have read up to this part of the article, thank you. I am urging you to make an effort to fill the museums of life.
I am making an effort by believing two things, 1) I believe in a God who is loving and gentle, the Bible says in Psalms 145:8-9 ‘The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.’ and 2) I believe I am created in the Image of God. The Bible says in Genesis 1:27 ‘So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female he created them.’ this would mean I am a reflection of God.
So I would like to end here by encouraging you to go out and fill museum after museum. Create pieces of art by touching a life in a way people can only feel and experience. Go out and tell your folks you love them. Buy your wife flowers. Do something that will bring a smile on people’s faces, and when they smile you know you have deposited something in their Museum. And you tell yourself, ‘…today I am Pablo Picasso’
