After nursing Vincent back to health,
Theo decided to take Vincent back to their home in Etten.
Vincent wondered what good that would be?
His whole family looked at him with complete distrust,
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As painful as was his experience with the miners, I believe that it powerfully shaped his journey as a world class artist. The intimacy with his brother Theo acted as a great buffer from that arduous time.
Glad to know, my friend, Dr. Geeta, that you have shared 50 poems to date on the life of Van Gogh. Indeed, it requires great efforts to put into poems the unique and inspiring life a great artist.
Beautiful and one of a kind story on brothers. Very moving and inspiring. Theo is a great brother with extraordinary attributes, a man of great character; kind, patient and very understanding.
I believe that the wilderness experience he endured purified his thoughts, catapulting him to enviable levels of artistic wizardry.