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Desiretobedesir
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Lady D,
Please accept this gift, it's an excerpt from one of my stories. I can't think of better way to express how special you are.
“Oh yeah,” I sighed. “Now what was I saying?”
“Something about the Mona Lisa,” she replied grinning.
“Oh yeah. Not that I think she’s all that beautiful but she’s definitely considered a masterpiece, agreed?”
Jordan nodded.
“Alright now let’s say some idiot somehow breaks in and takes a knife to it.”
I listened to my wife gasp as her hands flew to her mouth.
Gawd, I loved these artistic types. They’re so creative and have such vivid imaginations that they can actually visualize certain scenarios.
“With a few swift slashes he’s changed the painting forever. Afterwards a ton of money is spent trying to repair it. When they’re done, it’s been restored as close as possible to its original state. Remarkably, they’ve done an outstanding job. However, there are still noticeable lines where the knife had cut the canvass.
“Now … is the painting as beautiful as it was before? No, but many will still consider it beautiful. Now the real question, is it still considered a masterpiece?
“The answer is … of course. The bastard’s blade didn’t change the skill Leonardo de Vinci showed with each brushstroke. It didn’t remove the smile portrayed in the painting or the importance of that painting to the art world.
“It would still draw countless visitors , each one marveling at the painting as a whole. The fact it had been wronged would probably endear it even more to its current admirers. The publicity of how it had been mistreated would gather even more attention and draw a new wave of admirers.”
I peered intently at my wife praying she would hear and believe my next words.
“My beautiful, scarred wife … you are that masterpiece.”
You, my dear Desiretobedesir, are that masterpiece.
Killian
DFWBeast
That's incredibly sweet! Thank you all
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