An American couple found themselves in Paris and decided to visit the Louvre. As they walked from gallery to gallery, they would comment on each work of art. They would stand before a painting and say: this one's nice - that one not so much… this painting is too dark, that one is boring, there is something wrong with the proportions in that painting.
Now, you should know the guards who work in art museums are not just ordinary guards. They spend many hours with the masterpieces and have a very personal relation with these works of art. As the visitors stood in a gallery passing judgment over one particular work, a guard came over and said: "Excuse me but you have it backwards. You are not here to judge these works of art; they are here to judge you. They were here long before you came to the Louvre and they will be here long after you're gone. How you see them is a measure of your character, your vision, your insight. - Rabbi Mark Greenspan
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