ONE IN A LIFETIME

The exhibit was only scheduled to be at the museum for one month, and although their children were still very young, the mothers wanted to show them these masterpieces now, because it was quite possible that this was a once in a lifetime opportunity for them -
and for the mothers themselves.

The main attraction of the exhibition was the world renowned "Young GODdess with apple." It was a picture that had fascinated gallery visitors around the world, and was widely considered to the premiere painting of kind, both in terms of artistic composition and style and in terms of the sheer beauty of the model Herself.

Of course, for children at this tender age, the artistic elements of the painting could not be fully appreciated or understood. For them, the power of the painting lay
in the mesmerizing beauty of The GODdess.

"Mommy - do you think I will be that beautiful when I grow up?" one young girl asked.

Her mother smiled, took her daughter's hands in hers, and gave her a kiss. "Sweetheart" the mother replied, "You are the most wonderful and the prettiest girl I know. And some day you will grow up to be a wonderful and beautiful young woman. But you won't be as gorgeous as The GODdess. No one could be. But you'll be a very beautiful young woman all the same
and I will always love you very much."

And one young boy asked his mother "Mommy - when I grow up will I be able
to marry a girl as beautiful as this?"

His mother laughed. "No - as wonderful as that would be - that just can't be. You'll marry a beautiful woman I am sure - but not as exquisite as The GODdess."

"Now children" another mother interrupted, "Let's all look at the painting just a little bit longer - and try to remember what it looks like - because I don't know if we'll ever have a chance to see anything quite this beautiful again."




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