tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8596393399107798494.post1364649535588105707..comments2023-12-12T16:58:28.031+11:00Comments on The Image Is Everything: Bookwork and that Driving in Huge Circles ThingThe Image Is Everythinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12948108605680379128noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8596393399107798494.post-40448164677758894902013-07-25T20:55:19.020+10:002013-07-25T20:55:19.020+10:00I'll guess 21,000 kms and quote you a wonderfu...I'll guess 21,000 kms and quote you a wonderful poem by C P Cavafy called <b>Ithaca</b> which seems appropriate for the occasion:<br /><br />"When you set sail for Ithaca, <br />wish for the road to be long, <br />full of adventures, full of knowledge. <br />The Lestrygonians and the Cyclopes, <br />an angry Poseidon — do not fear. <br />You will never find such on your path, <br />if your thoughts remain lofty, and your spirit <br />and body are touched by a fine emotion. <br />The Lestrygonians and the Cyclopes, <br />a savage Poseidon you will not encounter, <br />if you do not carry them within your spirit, <br />if your spirit does not place them before you. <br />Wish for the road to be long. <br />Many the summer mornings to be when <br />with what pleasure, what joy <br />you will enter ports seen for the first time. <br />Stop at Phoenician markets, <br />and purchase the fine goods, <br />nacre and coral, amber and ebony, <br />and exquisite perfumes of all sorts, <br />the most delicate fragrances you can find. <br />To many Egyptian cities you must go, <br />to learn and learn from the cultivated. <br />Always keep Ithaca in your mind. <br />To arrive there is your final destination. <br />But do not hurry the voyage at all. <br />It is better for it to last many years, <br />and when old to rest in the island, <br />rich with all you have gained on the way, <br />not expecting Ithaca to offer you wealth. <br />Ithaca has given you the beautiful journey. <br />Without her you would not have set out on the road. <br />Nothing more does she have to give you. <br />And if you find her poor, Ithaca has not deceived you. <br />Wise as you have become, with so much experience, <br />you must already have understood what Ithacas mean"Anne Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258633760886787723noreply@blogger.com