Therefore, people need a so-called "divine revelation" to fall in love with art, a momentary shock to wash away the dust and numbness in their hearts.
It can be as ceremonial as Miss Elina's ancestor, gazing at Athena on the dome under the illumination of Christmas mass hymns and crystal candles.
Or it may be just a fleeting moment of emotion prompted by an art illustration at a busy bus stop.
As long as a widely circulated illustration is beautiful enough and seen by enough people, it can naturally shock countless people, becoming the art enlightenment teacher for tens of thousands of children.
Seeing this completed book, Anna had no doubt that the work in her hand could achieve this.
What she smelled was not the scent of ink but the smell of art, the wisps of Zen smoke drifting from the fragrant woods of the Muse Goddess's altar in the Divine Hall.
Money can buy shares of "Oil Painting" magazine, but it cannot buy away the emotion in people's hearts.
