![]() ![]() Take full advantage of all that God has given. We are invited to stop lament because what is wrong or weak represents the life that’s been lived. Now, I know Thompson was not a model for how to live, but it doesn’t mean his words don’t have some truth to them. Thompson said, “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow! What a Ride!’” And my memory? Well, I’ll choose to be grateful for the mind I have left, and some things are best forgotten. With my eyes, I’ve seen, and will continue to see, so much beauty around me. Scars show I survived ordeals that have made me stronger. My pregnancies produced two beautiful boys. Wrinkles show I laughed and smiled and lived. My memory feels like it’s shot.īut each of these things are also blessings. I look at pictures of my younger self and realize how my body has changed due to pregnancies and aging. I suppose sometimes we can be put off by the image we see in the mirror (or portrait). Sutherland called it “an act of vandalism.” Lady Churchill, who strove to carefully control her husband’s reputation, saw the painting as “not being the kind of heroic, warrior stateman kind of image,” that she wanted to protect. A few months later, Lady Churchill had the portrait taken away in the middle of the night and burned. He later confronted Sutherland alone and admonished him for making him look “half-witted” and undignified. At the unveiling before the two Houses, Churchill archly describes the painting as “a remarkable example of modern art,” to the laughter of his audience. He complained to Lord Moran that it made him “look like a down-and-out drunk who has been picked out of the gutter….” But since the formal presentation was only days away, Churchill was convinced to proceed to avoid offending anyone. When Churchill saw the finished portrait, he hated it. I think he is worried about his wrinkles. He reminds the artist that it didn’t have to be a “perfect” rendition of himself and that it should be respectful of the office Churchill held. The painter’s name was Graham Sutherland.Īll while Churchill is sitting for the portrait, he is worried how Sutherland would portray him. For his 80 th birthday in 1954 he received a present-a portrait of himself, commissioned by members of the House of Commons and House of Lords. Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945, and again from 1951 to 1955. ![]()
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