A time will come when people will think I am a myth, or rather something the newspapers have made up.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Gauguin predicts that future generations will doubt his existence or see him as fictional.
- In plain terms
- People will think I am a made up myth in the future.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept that your legacy may be misunderstood or mythologized.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you want to be remembered?
- Does your work stand on its own?
Another view
It assumes he will be obscure, which contradicts his actual fame.
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