Someone told me once"well, You are never going to be Rembrandt"

I never understood what was meant by that-that I should give up trying to paint people. That only Rembrandt is great. That that is the be all and end all of art so why are you even trying..

and this was from someone who was quite close to me

What do we do to ourselves and others- constantly comparing ourselves to others, it is such an odd thing that we embrace-that we are never good wnough-we need to lose weight, make more money on and on..

and back to my friends comment-

I should have said
so what
he already danced his dance-let me do mine