To be awarded a prize which takes its name from an illustrious Dutchman who at the same time was a great citizen of Europe and through his writings did so much to open up our modern world of sensibility and thought is indeed a most signal honour. ↗
My advice to anyone is to figure out what you're good at - what it is that you love doing the most in life - and figure out a way to make a living from it. ↗