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(EXEMPLARY LIVES) Before deciding to become a painter, Vincent Van Gogh worked and got fired from an art dealership, worked and got fired from a job teaching at a school for boys, worked and quit a bookstore, and enrolled in a theology degree to become a pastor. He quit his theological studies to live in a mining town to preach to miners.
Vincent only decided to train as a painter at 27 years old. Suffering from seizures and depression, Vincent lived a life of poverty, losing first his teeth, then his physical health, and finally his mental health. He practiced endlessly and by the end of his life had over 2,000 paintings.
Of the 2,000 Vincent only sold one during his lifetime. His parents died convinced he was a failure. Vincent would shoot himself 10 years after deciding to become a painter.
While life did everything in its power to convince him otherwise, it was Vincent's unshakeable belief in himself and his passion for art that allowed him to continue to push through and lead an exemplary life. 0 reply
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(EXEMPLARY LIVES) Imagine becoming one of the most influential English-language writers and only learning the language in your 20s. This is the life of Joseph Conrad, born Józef Korzeniowski in a town that was unwillingly part of the Russian Empire, now Ukraine, but Polish at heart. “Apocalypse Now” was inspired on a Conrad novella, and there have been at least five movie adaptations of the novel “Victory”, where he explores the murky waters of the human psyche and its limits.
Born in a landlocked town, Conrad learned English so he could join the British merchant navy. His stories took place in remote and dangerous places around the world, yet his exploration of moral ambiguity and ambition, set 100 years, ago still resonate with the modern reader. Everything about Conrad's life is improbable, a Polish boy (by family) in a landlocked town, who only learned English in his 20s, becomes one of the most celebrated English-language writers. Sometimes not knowing the rules of the game has its advantages. 0 reply
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