Courage. (meditation).GILLES IS A MAN DISCOMFORTED: He stands exposed, tense, and unhappy. Yet we could not call him a man who is not at peace. Something has happened (Watteau does not spell it out This article or section contains unconfirmed rumors and/or speculation. Information must be and based on . Please remove rumors and speculation and discussion from the article. ) that has removed him from his fellow actors and left him painfully alone. Gilles is ill at ease, but he has no option: What is happening must be lived through, and he sets himself to do it. This courage--this acceptance of powerlessness and decision to await consequences from which we cannot escape--this is an element of peacefulness. Gilles is at peace because he does not rage against the inevitable. The wisdom is in knowing what is inevitable and what, with courage and intelligence, can be changed. Fundamentally though, nothing matters except to be true to what we know is right. By SISTER WENDY BECKETT Sister Wendy Beckett (born February 25 1930) is a South African-born British art expert, consecrated virgin and contemplative hermit who became an unlikely celebrity during the 1990s, presenting a series of acclaimed art history documentaries for the BBC. of Norfolk, England, well-known for her BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. and PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, television art series and her popular art books. Reprinted with permission from: Sister Wendy's Book of Meditations (DK Publishing, 1998; 877-342-5357). Painting: Gilles, by Jean-Antoine Watteau (1721, Musde du Louvre Louvre (l  `vrə), foremost French museum of art, located in Paris. The building was a royal fortress and palace built by Philip II in the late 12th cent. , Paris).
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