Let Ithaka be always in your thoughts.
To get there is your goal and destiny.
But do not hasten to your journey’s end:
it’s better if it lasts for many years
so that you'll reach the island when you’re old,
wealthy with all you’ve gained along the way,
not hoping Ithaka will make you rich.
Your marvellous journey is Ithaka’s gift.
Without her you would not have started out.
But she has nothing more to give you now.
And if you find she's poor, you’ve not been fooled.
So wise have you become, so much you’ve learned,
that you will know what Ithakas must be.
Source: Seen in passing on X-Twitter. Holler if you want the whole thing.
Author/Translator: Armand D'Angour, Professor of Classics, Oxford. Cello lover. Larkin about. Turning life into Latin verse, one hexameter at a time. Podcast “It’s All Greek (& Latin!) to Me”.
Posted: Feb 06
Isabel – I’ll bet the herons at St. Mark’s were also focused on the alligators.
John W
John – LOL. Yes, likely so. Here’s an interesting article about how it seems to play out between birds, alligators, and marauding mammals like raccoons.
Isabel – Thanks for the link to an interesting article. I wonder if Toronto would consider importing alligators to help with their raccoon problems. Alligators in the Jock River might also reduce the number of raccoons in the Barrhaven and Manotick suburbs.