Well, sure enough, it wasn’t great artwork, but it really did capture the likeness of the son. The father was so moved by that painting that he took down one of his valuable paintings above his fireplace and hung the picture of his son there. Often at night he’d have the fire going, some music playing, and as he looked at the painting of his son his depression would lift. As the years went by, eventually the old art collector also died. Because there was no one to leave his inheritance to, art dealers from all around the world came to bid on these very valuable paintings that were to be auctioned off in his estate sale. As the auctioneer began, he said, “It was in the father’s will that the first painting to be auctioned off is the painting of his son.” Well, as you can imagine, no one wanted it because it wasn’t great artwork, and there was silence. Eventually, the old gardener spoke up. He said, “Ya know, I worked for that family for many a year, and their son was like a son to
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