Emphasis Preaching Journal
There is never enough time...
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There is never enough time, no matter how long we may live. Our age and our opportunities are always coming to an end.
Looking back over his long life, the Japanese painter Hokusai (1760-1849) reflected on his artistic output. The artist dismissed as nothing all the work he had done before the age of 50. It was only after he had reached 70 that he felt he was turning out work of note. At age 89, on his deathbed, he lamented, "If heaven had granted me five more years, I could have become a real painter."
Looking back over his long life, the Japanese painter Hokusai (1760-1849) reflected on his artistic output. The artist dismissed as nothing all the work he had done before the age of 50. It was only after he had reached 70 that he felt he was turning out work of note. At age 89, on his deathbed, he lamented, "If heaven had granted me five more years, I could have become a real painter."
