Life Isn't about Finding Yourself; It's about Creating Yourself.

For the Dreamers

Today's blog is for the dreamers out there. 

 The people that don't give up on silly notions.

The ones that never for once looked back and said they couldn't. 

Everyone ever told "No," when their heart said, "Yes."

You are my subject today.

Sit back. Have some lemonade.

 Vincent Van Gogh struggled with his artwork late in life. He was a failing artist. What does it mean to be a failing artist? I guess that the term varies. 

If you're Van Gogh, it meant that you weren't selling any pieces in spite of having a large degree of talent. It meant that your brother had to support you throughout your life because

even though you were full of talent and expressed yourself wonderfully 

you were ignored by the general population because:

1.) They had no money to pay for your work. 

2.) They just didn't understand it. 

3.) The camera destroyed the need for painting portraits. 

4.) Your work seemed childish compared to other trained artists. 

Yet, you are Van Gogh. Your artwork will be worth millions one day. Just not now. 

You begin to feel the pressure as you grow older. As you cannot support yourself with your artwork you begin to feel your mind deteriorate. You turn to absinthe. Anything that can make you feel more lucid.

You destroy yourself from the inside out. When you turn 37, you're standing in a field chatting with two kids. A gun goes off. 

You walk back home. Instead of saying that there was an accident you slowly accept your fate. It takes 29 hours for you to die. For a long time people debate whether you shot yourself or the kids did it. 

Your last words are, "The sadness will last forever."

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People pay tons of money for Van Gogh. If you don't know who Van Gogh is, he painted this:

This is, The Starry Night.

Van Gogh painted this from his sanitarium window by memory during the day. It represents his happiness, his dreams, everything that he had ever wanted to accomplish for himself. 

He painted this as a reminder to the dreamers to sway their visions over humanity.

It's a big task dreamers. Let's be up to it. 

Be Dreamers

 By: Nic Tatum

  Don't avoid your dreams. Van Gogh wasn't successful during his lifetime but his paintings are world renown now. That counts more for him than if he'd received money. He carries on in fame where he cannot proceed in death. That's the power of following your dreams. 

They take you somewhere indestructible

and inspire others to do the same.

So, Van Gogh, you were wrong. The sadness did not last forever.