On 25 October,
1881, Pablo Picasso was born into a middle-class family in Spain. His father,
Jose was a painter.So an atmosphere of fine art was already prevalent in the
house. Even when Picasso learned how to talk, the first words he uttered were
“piz-piz”, i.e. Spanish for pencil. This was it! His father considered this as
a sign of his beloved son’s artistic leanings and decided to provide the most
conducive environment for Picasso to become a good artist. And propelled by
this decision, one day he took his three-year-old son to watch Spain’s highly
entertaining cultural sport – the bull-fight. Little Picasso was delighted by
the bulls locking their horns. And by the time he turned 8, Picasso had
exhausted numerous pencils to finally sketch out the visual of the bull-fight.
The portrait was so life-like that his father couldn’t help but be impressed!
And by the time he was 10, his father even placed a painting brush and colours
in Picasso’s hands... and the history that Picasso then painted is not hidden from
the world!
But it was his
father who had laid the foundation of his greatness. Recognising his son’s
interest, encouraging him and the decision to create a conducive environment to
hone his talent was what turned thelittle Pablo into the legendary Picasso. The
story of Picasso’s rise to greatness has a lesson for every father. They do
desire to see their son become a Picasso...but they don’t make the effort to
know how… I hope that on hearing this story, every father will identify the
hidden talent in his child and also provide him with aconducive environment to
hone his talent. If even a few fathers take a cue from this, then my purpose of
writing this blog post will be served.
-Deep Trivedi
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