Read the following excerpt from van gogh's biography by greenburg and jordan, and answer the question. in october 1876 vincent preached his first real sermon: ‘sorrow is better than joy-and even in mirth the heart is sad-and it is better to go to the house of mourning than to the house of feasts, for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.’ which of the following is a reason that the author might have included this particular information? (think of why the author presented us this information.) it was important to know that he was not a good speaker. van gogh doesn't know how to inspire a crowd. van gogh did actually preach for a little while. we see that van gogh sees things a bit more negatively than most people.