Hello kids, this is Risk, the show where people tell true stories they never thought they

dared to share.

I'm Kevin Allyson and every Thursday we release these special episodes that were calling

classic Risk Singles.

Each of these episodes features just one story from our previous years.

If you're new to Risk, you should know that the podcast can be very uncensored.

This week, a story by the remarkable photographer Shen Wei that he first shared on the podcast

in 2013, it's called But Now I See.

When I was 23 years old, I found myself standing in front of a painting by Vincent Van Gogh.

The painting was the olive trees with yellow sky and the golden sun.

The painting was so fascinating to me because I had seen this painting many times when

I was a child in the newspaper, but I just couldn't imagine when I was standing in front

of the painting.

Look at it so closely, almost recognize the brushstroke from the artist.

When I walked from room to room, I saw Monet's grainstags, I saw Roman statues, Egyptian

mummies, even the art collection from China, my native country, was astonished me.

You see, I had never stood so close to creations I found so magnetic.

I had never seen these sort of masterpieces that spoke directly to my heart, writing

for no my face.

Because I was raised in Shanghai, in Islam, I had never stepped foot in an arm museum before

and I couldn't get over how much I felt like I'd arrive at home.

My childhood in Islam was full of trouble.

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