A truly open mind is willing to accept that, not only do other people have other just as
valid points of view from theirs, but that these other points of view may be more valid.
A story is told that the modernist painter Pablo Picasso was once travelling on a train
across Spain when he got into conversation with a rich businessman who was
dismissive of modern art. As evidence that modern art didn’t properly represent
reality, he took out a photo of his wife from his wallet and said: “This is how my wife
should look, not in some silly stylized representation.” Picasso took the photo, studied
it for a few moments and asked: “This is your wife?” The businessman proudly nodded.