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Chapter 29 – Sunday of Arts, Artifacts and Gardens
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On the way home, Angie talked about all the things she saw and just loved. It had been a while since she had visited an art gallery, and she thoroughly enjoyed herself. Bette was pleased that some of her love for art had rubbed off on Angie.
Bette: Angie, perhaps you need to think about taking a couple of art appreciation classes as electives when you go to college. I think you will enjoy them. You will learn some art history as well as something about some of the greatest artist who ever lived. And when we go to Paris, we will go visit The Louvre and see one of the greatest collections of art in the world.
Angie: I’ve heard of that museum. Isn’t that where The Mona Lisa is?
Tina: Yes, it is. It’s probably the most famous of its collection. But there are some much more beautiful pieces than that one. In fact, when I saw it, I was bit disappointed.
Angie: Really, why is that?
Tina: First of all, it was not as big a piece that I always imagined it would be. It was dark with age. The colors just were not very vibrant. And it was behind a hold bunch of glass shields to protect it from being touched or stolen. It just wasn’t all that beautiful or attractive and yet I had seen pictures of it all my life.
Bette: I thought that too when I saw it. I just didn’t see what all the hype was about.
Angie: Wow… that’s a disappointment.
Tina: Well, honey, when we go, we will let you make your own judgement when you see it. Of course, there is a lot of art to see in that place. I think you could spend a week and not see everything.
Bette: I know I have not seen everything, and I lived in Paris for the first year after grad school.
Tina: Is that when you learned to speak such fluent French?
Bette: Yes, not everyone speaks English even though most do.
Bette: Where did you learn to speak fluent Spanish?
Tina: Oh, I spent six months in Venezuela after I finish college. I was an intern on a movie set which was filming there. I had had Spanish in high school, and I just picked it up. It came in handy at the movie studio from time to time.
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It’s so important to be aware of the history and how people fought for rights that nobody should take for granted. I have read about gay people who can be fired just because they love the same sex, it’s truly awful that there is still not equality for all the people, it shouldn’t matter who you love or that your white or black or mixed or whatever.
I always wanted to go to the USA but i don’t think I’ll feel comfortable, i follow the news and I’m really scared that when Trump wins, the USA will change dramatically and not for the best.
Bibi,
If you ever get the opportunity to visit America, you should. Generally, visitors are welcomed and treated well regardless of their lifestyle, heritage or beliefs. As to discrimination, I am afraid that it exists everywhere in the world. Some places more so than others. The one thing about being gay is that people do not have any particular identifying mark or characteristic which indicates that they are gay or straight or whatever. Discrimination is usually subtle and not obvious. The US has made progress toward equality through laws and the justice system at least until the most conservatives gain control of the government. The conservatives seem to want to protect the majority rather than minorities. The election here is polling close as to who may win. It is my hopes that Harris wins as another term with Trump would be disastrous for our country. But that is a personal opinion.
I think it is important for people to know history of their country and of the world. There have always been good people with good intentions and bad people with bad intentions. There have been those who wanted to control more of the world than they deserve. There are countries who give their people a greater voice in their government and those which do not. It is my hope that the world would learn to peacefully co-exist, and deal with each other honestly and fairly. But there are those who want to fair better in any deal than those they are dealing with. There are those who believe that there are those they are superior to others because of their beliefs, lifestyle, or heritage. There always has been and there always will be as far as I can tell.
My thanks for your comment.
I love how thirsty Angie is about finding out about things, always asking questions and wanting to know about history. Bette and Tina are also very knowledgeable and explain things to her beautifully but knowing Angie she will follow up on investigating on her own.
Another day spen5 together just being a family, talking together and eating together!!
Family Life at its best .
Janice24,
Angie has always been a curious child. She has been exposed to a lot of different things and much of it is not in the classroom – Arts, history and science. Like her moms, she sees the beauty and the awesomeness of the world. I think that she is one of those people who will attract and keep a lot of friends around her.
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