No better place for meditation
Vincent van Gogh to his parents, from Drenthe, c. 27 October 1883
In the country it is more quiet, more peaceful, a little better, too - though they may cheat each other, it is not so bad as in the city. . . .
Don't worry about my health, I take care of myself, and I am feeling even better here these first days than during those last months in The Hague, when I suffered much from my nerves. And that is quite calmed down now. I think there is no better place for meditation than by a rustic hearth and an old cradle with a baby in it, with the window overlooking a delicate green cornfield and the waving of the alder bushes.
Letter 334
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
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In the country it is more quiet, more peaceful, a little better, too - though they may cheat each other, it is not so bad as in the city. . . .
Don't worry about my health, I take care of myself, and I am feeling even better here these first days than during those last months in The Hague, when I suffered much from my nerves. And that is quite calmed down now. I think there is no better place for meditation than by a rustic hearth and an old cradle with a baby in it, with the window overlooking a delicate green cornfield and the waving of the alder bushes.
Letter 334
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
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