Till death us do part

Take a look at this painting by Van Gogh. It is known as "the wheat field with crows". Is it good? Anything special about it? Linger for a moment.... don't read further... just stare at it for 30 seconds or so and see what you can get out.



Now let me tell you something. This was the last painting Van Gogh made before killing himself. Look at the painting again. Does it change the way you look at it? Whatever was going through his head, the demons he was fighting, the way he was looking at the world... he finished this painting and shot himself to death. He only sold one painting during his lifetime, depended on his brother Theo for hand outs and could not get along with his fellow painters. He understandably felt a bit low. Now he is widely acknowledged as one of the all time best, but he never knew that. When he painted the broad brush strokes of bright yellow and blue in this painting, his mind was on death... his own.