The Best Painter!

Does anyone know who the best painter in the world is? Someone, whose paintings people copy (or try to and can't even come anywhere close) and sell them for millions, at times?

I am reminded of a short story I heard. This renowned painter was asked by the king to make a painting of the sunrise. To put as many details he could in it to make it look and feel real. The painter agreed. The king called him 3 months later and asked if the painting was ready. The painter replied "NO" and asked for 3 more months and 3 more. One year went by and the painter called the king to show him the painting. He asked the king to arrive at 4.30AM in his office next morning. The king wondered why that early, but wanted the painting so he agreed.

The king arrived sharply at 4.30 and the painter asked the king to accompany him. They walked for about 30 minutes or so. The darkness was slowly changing to light. Soon, the rays of rising sun could be seen and there, the red rising sun could be seen too. The painter looked at the king and said, "Sir, I have tried to paint the rising sun for one full year. I did my best but couldn't even come close to the real beauty it has to offer on its own. I couldn't compete with God's creation at all. I admit, I am not the best painter, HE is".

What a smart painter! He hit is right on the nail. We human beings take too much credit for our small actions and give little credit to God for HIS daily actions, without which, we would be nowhere. Infact, some of us don't even want to recognize HIM, forget giving HIM the credit.

Imagine for a moment:
No oxygen for 2 minutes. No gravitational force for 1 minute. No rain for a while. No sunlight for days. This list goes on and on.
But this is an external list. Now let's go within, and imagine again:
The heart stops beating. The blood stops flowing. The food doesn't get digested. This list is very long too.

God is the best painter, the best doctor, the best creator, best of best in everything. Anytime our ego makes us think otherwise, we need to remember HIM and realize that we don't even come close, infact we are way far!

THANK YOU GOD, for everything.

Sanjeev Aneja
www.sanjeevaneja.com