There is a fire in everyone's heart, and passers-by only see smoke. What do you mean?

"There is a fire in everyone's heart, and people passing by only see smoke."

This sentence is a sentence in Van Gogh's letter to his younger brother Theo. This means that most people can only see what a person wants to show, and only those who try to understand this person can see the fire of the soul burning inside. There is also a meaning of "the authorities are fascinated, and the onlookers are clear."

Creative characteristics

Van Gogh's works are full of natural compassion and suffering consciousness. For example, in the early days of Van Gogh's artistic career, the theme of painting was mostly the gloomy scenes of mining areas and working miners. During Eton's period, farmers and peasant women in the sun appeared more in his works as the sunset rolled.

In Dolente and The Hague, weeping women, old trees with two feet and two mountains, old people and orphans in urban workhouses, old horses driving cars, working farmers and so on began to appear frequently in Van Gogh's works.