Works by Grandma Moses
Close your eyes at the moment... Imagine that in 2067, you are seven or eighty years old, sitting in an empty room, bloated and old, with no money and no power, and you can't take care of yourself. You make a wish to God: "Please, let me be younger again!" God said, "Okay. So with a "biu" sound, you open your eyes and look, back to 2021, this time, how are you going to live?
Don't forget your original intention, remember your original dream? When we were young, we would all ask, what was your dream? I remember that when I was a child, my dream was to be a doctor, but I forgot about it when I walked for various reasons, and I didn't realize this dream when I grew up.
The famous Indian poet Tagore has a saying in "Dreams": Dreams are lighthouses, guiding the direction of life. Only by knowing what you want can you find a life that suits you, and your dreams will come true.
Yesterday, I finished watching "Do What You Like, Never Too Late to Start", written by Grandma Moses, a famous Prolific Painter in the United States.
Grandma Moses was an ordinary farmer before she became famous, Grandma Moses loved to draw since childhood, but never had the opportunity to paint, and tried to do what she liked in her seventies, and finally realized her dream.
"True Hero" has a lyric in it, how to see the rainbow without experiencing wind and rain, no one can succeed casually. There must be a method to success, and there must be a reason for failure. The reason why Grandma Moses was able to succeed, I think it is very important to do these points, and it is worth learning.
Everything is difficult at the beginning, but as long as you bravely take the first step, the effort will eventually bear fruit.
The Ming Dynasty poet Qian Hetan wrote in the poem: Tomorrow after tomorrow, tomorrow is so much. I was born for tomorrow, and everything will be in ruins. In real life, many of us like to leave today's things for tomorrow, but tomorrow has something to do tomorrow, and if you want to leave it until the day after tomorrow, then this thing is difficult to complete.
Dreams are lights, actions are oil, and if you want to light up, you must refuel. Do whatever you want, as long as it's positive, optimistic, uplifting, and probably won't do it again.
Don't feel too late, life never starts too late. Grandma Moses began to create her first painting in her 80s, and by the time she completed her last painting at the age of 101, creating thousands of works in her lifetime, Grandma Moses proved this with her own success.
Grandma Moses wrote in a letter to The Spring Water: Young man, do what you like, don't hesitate, so that God will be willing to help you open the door to success, even if you are 80 years old now.
The Spanish novelist and playwright Cervantes fought many battles in his youth, his left hand was wounded in battle, and he was imprisoned many times and suffered setbacks throughout his life. However, he was able to start writing at the age of 53 and wrote the great don Quixote.
I love a quote in the Bible: God will open another door for you when he closes this door.
Grandma Moses gave up her embroidery because of arthritis, but did not stop her dream and picked up a paintbrush to start her painting career.
Doing what you love is easier to succeed in, just like a man who marries someone he loves is self-motivated. Some people say that I am 30 years old, it is not too late to start learning English now, if you have something you like to do, then start to do it bravely from now on, the best time to plant a tree is ten years ago, followed by now.
Grandma Moses was an ordinary peasant woman before she became famous, and never thought that she would one day become a painter.
The Ancients: Those who have the will can do it. Some people say that you want to be what kind of person you want to be, and I want to say that you are what kind of person you want to be, provided that you want to do it.
I often hear people complain that this thing is difficult and I am sure that I can't do it well, this thing is so difficult to learn, I certainly can't learn it, and others say that I am not suitable for this job. I think that if I don't do it well, I will definitely not do it well.
Grandma Moses said: To create infinite possibilities in a limited time, what you do is not the most important thing, what matters is whether you feel happy and happy when you do these things.
When Grandma Moses was young, she was also confused when faced with choices. People around her often tell her that "this is not for you", "you have to listen to our arrangement", "If you choose this way, you will regret it in the future"... At that time, her heart was very confused: whether such a choice was feasible, what was the right decision, and whether those well-spoken advice should be followed. In confusion, she will also tend to listen to other people's suggestions, but soon she will find that other people's suggestions are reasonable and not what she wants.
In real life, other people's suggestions can be listened to, but they must also have their own opinions. What others say is only personal opinion, life is your own, if you want to do something, put it into action, don't set limits on your own life.
The great leader Mao Zedong said: Persistence is victory.
Many people in life do things for three days to fish and two days to dry the net, and finally complain that this is simply impossible to complete. It is not because there is hope to work hard, but to work hard to see hope.
Ten minutes on stage, ten years offstage, ballerinas continue to practice every day to have a wonderful performance on the stage.
I saw a sentence in a book: a person, he is willing to spend a little more time every day to do meaningful things, whether it is related to work or not, he can make brilliant. Time doesn't have to be too much, one hour a day is enough.
Grandma Moses also insisted on what she liked day after day to have later success. If it backfires, please believe that the heavens must have other arrangements.
Children are the most innocent, there are 100,000 whys every day, they like to ask if they don't understand, and we adults are the same, curious about things to explore new knowledge. The famous British physicist Newton was hit by an apple out of curiosity and discovered gravity.
However, in real life, many people can't keep their innocence, some things don't know how to ask, don't dare to ask, afraid of asking people laugh, and have doubts about some things and hold the attitude of not worrying about things.
Some people say that curiosity kills cats, of course, the curiosity here refers to positive, positive, not to break the casserole and ask the curiosity in the end.
The world is inherently unfair, some people are born with a golden key, and some people can only win everything by their own efforts. Relying on parents is at most a princess, relying on men is at most a queen, and only by relying on herself can she be a queen. We can't change the world but only ourselves.
Time is a great writer, and it will write a different ending for everyone. Although the world is unfair, it is 24 hours for everyone, and where your time is spent, your achievements are. As Grandma Moses said, create infinite possibilities in a limited amount of time.
Shakespeare, the brilliant English dramatist, said: He who abandons time, time also abandons him.
Yesterday is a thing of the past, tomorrow is still an unknown, and what we can grasp is today. Then live in the moment and make good use of today to create a better tomorrow.
Grandma Moses was not born in a famous aristocracy, nor was she born to paint, but through her own continuous exploration and continuous learning, she never thought of complaining when she encountered difficulties, but thought about how to change the status quo.
Can't change the world, then change yourself, work hard, in the future you will definitely thank yourself for your current hard work.
How to choose life has regrets, perhaps becoming regrets will make people remember. If life is smooth sailing, how boring it must be.
No matter who it is, it is inevitable that there will be regrets in life. Regret is an integral part of life, just like Su Shi said in "Water Tune Song Head", people have sorrows and joys, and the moon has clouds and sunshine.
Grandma Moses said to her little great-granddaughter, "To love yourself is to see yourself clearly, to try to play to your strengths, to be open-minded about what you can't do, to learn to forgive yourself, and to allow your life to have shortcomings." ”
If you're not satisfied with your current life, start reinventing it right away. Like Grandma Moses, she had to give up embroidery due to arthritis, but with a paintbrush, she reshaped her life and lived an enviable life.
People's desires are unlimited, and sometimes they are unhappy because they want too much.
Some people do not have a high income, but they are willing to spend a lot of money to buy something beyond their own ability to satisfy their desires and vanity, but this is only a bright appearance, but the heart is empty, and some people live frugally but live a very full life.
There are too many desires, and when you achieve the first desire, the second, and the third will follow, and life will fall into a tired cycle of endless.
Haruki Murakami said that not all fish live in the sea. If you spend your whole life chasing things that don't belong to you, it will inevitably make people feel very tired, and contentment can always be happy.
Instead of pursuing material satisfaction, it is better to pursue spiritual satisfaction, and reducing desire can make yourself live happier and more fulfillingly.
Haruki Murakami wrote in "When I Run, What Do I Talk About": "Only love can withstand the long years." ”
Grandma Moses was a life-loving person, and she once said that every day you don't like doesn't belong to you. Her optimistic, positive attitude towards life is worth learning from each of us.
I hope that we can all follow our own inner choices and maintain our love of life.
Grandma Moses' Century-Old Philosophy of Life:
Do what you want to do / Just start / Never too late.
"Do what you love, never start too late" Only by knowing what you want and putting it into action can you reach the other side of what you want.
Dreams have no age limit, and the worst result is only a big success.
Let's cheer together.