Opposite to fans, it is a bosom friend. Fans are icing on the cake for fame; A bosom friend is a gift in the lonely snow. Although Du Fu said that "an article lasts forever, you know what you gain and lose", it is gratifying to have a confidant to affirm your value. The so-called confidant is actually the "echo of the future", expecting applause in old age or even behind him. Friends and fans are cute, but neither is easy. An artist must be able to explain things in simple terms and appreciate elegance and vulgarity in order to have both kinds of people at the same time.
Van Gogh wrote to his sister Vermina more than a month before his death, saying that his portrait of Dr. Jia She was "sad and gentle, but clear and agile-many people should paint like this." Maybe someone will mourn for it in a hundred years. "The painter knows that he paints well, but to what extent, because there is no bosom friend to affirm and confirm, he has to hope for a hundred years later.
In daily life, bosom friends are hard to find and fans are easy to get, so while cherishing fans, we should also cherish our bosom friends. Peer can point out your shortcomings, which is good for your growth, so treat them well, which is also a good performance of a person. Don't be arrogant and squander the goodwill of others, which is very unfavorable for your growth.