Discovery
by Don Schwartz
Title
Discovery
Artist
Don Schwartz
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
The wisdom of Mark Twain reminds us that finding our purpose is a seminal moment in our lives. He brilliantly captures this with the words, "The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why."
From Wikipedia online Encyclopedia:
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 to April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. He wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called "the Great American Novel."
Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, which provided the setting for Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. After an apprenticeship with a printer, he worked as a typesetter and contributed articles to the newspaper of his older brother Orion. He later became a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River before heading west to join Orion in Nevada. He referred humorously to his singular lack of success at mining, turning to journalism for the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise. In 1865, his humorous story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," was published, based on a story he heard at Angels Hotel in Angels Camp California where he had spent some time as a miner. The short story brought international attention, and was even translated into classic Greek. His wit and satire, in prose and in speech, earned praise from critics and peers, and he was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty.
Though Twain earned a great deal of money from his writings and lectures, he invested in ventures that lost a great deal of money, notably the Paige Compositor, which failed because of its complexity and imprecision. In the wake of these financial setbacks, he filed for protection from his creditors via bankruptcy, and with the help of Henry Huttleston Rogers eventually overcame his financial troubles. Twain chose to pay all his pre-bankruptcy creditors in full, though he had no legal responsibility to do so.
Twain was born shortly after a visit by Halley's Comet, and he predicted that he would "go out with it," too. He died the day following the comet's subsequent return. He was lauded as the "greatest American humorist of his age," and William Faulkner called Twain "the father of American literature.
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Don Schwartz
Thanks so much, Tina, for including my image in the featured gallery of th Artist's Best Five Group.
Barbara Chichester
CONGRATULATIONS! Your work has been chosen to be Featured in MOTIVATION MEDITATION INSPIRATION Group....well done! v/f
Don Schwartz replied:
Thank you once again for your support. It is an honor to have this image included in the Motivation, meditation, Inspiration featured gallery.