The Painting<\/b><\/p>\n
Over 2, 000 years ago a young Greek artist named Timanthes studied under a respected tutor. After several years the teacher\u2019s efforts seemed to have paid off when Timanthes painted an exquisite work of art. Unfortunately, he became so enraptured with the painting that he spent days gazing at it.<\/p>\n
One morning when he arrived to admire his work, he was shocked to find it blotted out with paint. Angry, Timanthes ran to his teacher, who admitted he had destroyed the painting. \u201cI did it for your own good. That painting was retarding your progress. Start again and see if you can do better.\u201d<\/p>\n
Timanthes took his teacher\u2019s advice and produced Sacrifice of Iphigenia, which is regarded as one of the finest paintings of antiquity.<\/p>\n
Today in the Word, September 2, 1992<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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