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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 yearsso 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
Tag Archives: Christmas
National Treasure #173: Johnny May
The first Inuk bush pilot. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Through Canada
Tagged Christmas, Indigenous, Professionals, Trains & Boats & Planes
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National Treasure: Christmas Music in Canada
Seasonal Canadian music. Continue reading
Poinsettia, Selkirk MB
A flower for the season. Continue reading
National Treasure: Christmas in Canada
A mid-point break from the standard fare. Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, Through Canada
Tagged Christmas
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Into the Depths
Reflections in a glass ornament provoke reflections on photography. Continue reading
The Gift of Wonder
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The Gift of Clear Thinking
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The Gift of Juxtaposition
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Tagged Christmas, Quotations
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The Gift of Perspective
Celebrating the 12 days of Christmas with short reflections on 12 gifts People seem most eager to give us the gift of perspective right after life has given us something lousy, when things are going for fooey. Nothing matters very … Continue reading