Today is reading Morey's "Grandma Moses' Philosophy lesson on the philosophy of life for young people", and I recommend you to read this book. The book not only talks about the wisdom of Grandma Moses' life, but also tells the inspirational stories of many famous artists, and you can also see the landscape paintings of Grandma Moses from the book.
Next, I will tell you the story of three people in the book who are not limited by age to pursue their dreams.
Grandma Moses, whose original name was Anna Marie, was born in 1860 on a farm in New York State, and her father was a farmer.
She also worked as a maid on the farm from an early age until she was 27 years old, when she married another farmer, Thomas Samon Moses. From then on, she became Mrs. Moses, and later, she became the grandmother of Moses as we know her.
Her legend began in her 70s. It turned out that Grandma Moses had always loved embroidery, but at the age of 76, because she had arthritis and could not do embroidery, her sister proposed to her: Why not paint instead of embroidery?
Grandma Moses thought her sister had a good point, so she bought back the painting tools and began to paint. She had no teacher, and nature was her best teacher.
At first, her paintings were not recognized locally, because she painted the lives of everyone: blacksmiths, farmers, and the villages around them.
Later, an art collector discovered her paintings and took them to New York, where they hung in the galleries of New York dealers, and he introduced Grandma Moses to the art world, which led to a solo exhibition of Her own paintings in New York when she was 80 years old.
Since then, her paintings have become a hot seller in the art market, because "those artists and their various followers believe that the works of self-taught artists are more pure, more primitive than those of trained painters, and such works are more touching because of their most emotional." ”
She painted from her 70s to 101, and she created more than 1,600 works over the course of twenty years.
Although she became a world-famous painter, when Grandma Moses painted, she never wanted to be famous for it, she just liked it, she said: "I chose to paint, just because I liked, or rather, to live a more fulfilling life." 」 If I don't paint, maybe I'll raise a few chickens and ducks, or plant some flowers, or do something else. In short, whatever I choose to do, these things must be something I love and can bring me joy. I'm not going to do something I don't love to do for any other reason. “
Grandma Moses felt happy in her life because she was doing her favorite thing every day.
And the story of another person related to Grandma Moses told in the book also deeply touched me.
Since Grandma Moses was world-famous, she received letters from all over the world.
Among them, there was a young Japanese man who liked to write since he was a child, but he mistakenly became a surgeon. Now in his 30s, he doesn't think he likes being a doctor, and he doesn't know whether he should quit his job or continue to do so. So he wrote a letter to Grandma Moses, hoping that Grandma Moses would give him guidance.
Grandma Moses painted him a picture of a harvest barn and wrote, "Do what you love, don't be afraid, don't hesitate, God will gladly open the door to success for you, even if you're 80 years old now." “
The young man was particularly excited when he received the reply because his dream was supported and affirmed. So he quit his job as a doctor and worked hard to write, and finally became famous in the Japanese literary world, writing more than 50 novels and other works, he was Junichi Watanabe.
Don't be limited by your own age, you can start pursuing your dreams at any time.
Another old man in the book is also a model of not being limited by age:
Zhao Muhe, an old man in Taiwan, went to a travel agency at the age of 75 to get a passport and visa, and although he did not speak English, he traveled the world alone. He had seen the Eiffel Tower, seen Shakespeare's house, and sung on the Rhine.
At the age of 87, with all-gray hair, he was admitted to the Department of Culture and Art of Taiwan Air University, becoming the oldest student in the school.
At the age of 93, he also volunteered at the hospital, helping and caring for patients younger than him.
At the age of 96, he once again picked up the lights and fought for three months, and was admitted to the Institute of Philosophy of the University of South China, and at the age of 98, he obtained a master's degree.
Life is a process of constantly challenging yourself, not indulging in the past, constantly moving forward, and constantly creating new brilliance.