.On 25th October, 1881, Pablo Picasso was born into a middle class family in Spain. Since his father, José, was a painter, the environment in the house was that of arts and paintings. Even when he began to babble, the first words he spoke were piz piz, i.e. Spanish for pencil. His father construed it to be a sign of his darling son’s artistic leanings and decided to provide him with the best possible environment for his art to incubate and help him become a fine artist. Driven by this decision, he took his three-year-old son to watch the cultural sport of Spain – The Bull Fight! Little Pablo was delighted to watch the bull lock their horns. So much so that, by the time he was eight, he razed away pencils and transformed his memory into a painting. The painting was so life-like that his father couldn’t help but be impressed. Thus by the time Pablo was ten, his father placed paints and paintbrushes in his hands… And the history that Picasso then created is not hidden from the world.
But it was surely his father who had laid the foundation of his greatness. Recognizing his son’s artistic potential, his decision to encourage him and create a suitable environment to hone his son’s skills is what transformed Little Pablo into the Pablo Picasso. This tale of Pablo becoming The Great Pablo Picasso has a lesson for every father to learn… they expect their child to become Picasso, but how? …this is something they don’t bother to think about. I hope, hearing this story, every father will identify the hidden potential in their children and provide them with a conducive environment for their talents to proliferate. If even a few fathers take a clue from José, then my purpose of writing this blog post is served.
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