Whistler was a student at West Point. He was asked with the class to draw a picture of a bridge.
Whistler went to work and produced a beautiful stone bridge. It was a masterful piece of work for an engineering class.
When the professor saw the work of art he was incensed by what he saw. Whistler had drawn two young boys fishing from the bridge. The professor shouted, “take those boys out of the drawing.”
So whistler did. The professor came back by Whistler and was upset again and shouted, “I told you to get rid of those kids.”
Whistler had moved the boys to the river shore to fish.
Finally the professor returned for a third look. And he was silent and dismayed this time.
Whistler had replaced the boys with two tombstones.
The world has a way of robbing us of our bliss and joy in life. We learn from our environment that life is too serious for play. And that thoughts are more powerful than visions. Has the professor pushed you to a life of tombstones rather than dreams of a good fishing trip.
