Van Gogh

If you look at the life and the struggles of a person like Vincent Van Gogh. His life is beautiful and quite poetic because of all of his struggles. But I think that we can all agree that not even Van Gogh wanted to be in his own shoes. Yes, he created plenty of masterpieces, but he never got to see the impact that he would go onto make.

So, if I had to choose. I would say that the struggle is where the beauty lies. Simply because plenty of beautiful things go unnoticed. While common or shallow music, poetry, or art get all the attention without any of the efforts, but rarely stands the test of time. Whereas Van Gogh wasn't popular during his life but will be remembered forever.

One of my favourite movie quotes is from "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty." When Walter and Sean are photographing a Ghost Cat. Sean says that it rarely lets itself be seen, because "Beautiful things don't ask for attention."