This story is told about Oliver Cromwell. He was sitting for an artist who was painting a full-length picture of him. When the painting was complete, Cromwell looked at it, and saw that the painter had gone out of his way to make Cromwell more handsome than he actually was. For example, Cromwell had warts on his face, but the painter had opted to omit these.
Cromwell would not accept the finished product. He insisted that the painter do one more portrait, only this time, he was ordered to paint Cromwell with “warts and all.”
Though we don’t like the “warts and all” part of us, they are as much part of us – good as well as not so good. Seeing and accepting oneself as he/she is would ward of resentment for ourselves and would provide the healthy outlook to better oneself.
We could easily prefer the painter who can make us look better than we really are.
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