Monday, January 3, 2011

SETTING OUT ON A VOYAGE TO ITHAKA

SETTING OUT ON A VOYAGE TO ITHAKA,
YOU  MUST PRAY THAT THE WAY BE LONG,
FULL OF ADVENTURE AND EXPERIENCE.

YOU MUST ALWAYS HAVE ITHAKA IN YOUR MIND,
ARRIVAL THERE IS YOUR PREDESTINATION,BUT DO NOT HURRY THE JOURNEY AT ALL,
BETTER THAT IT SHOULD LAST MANY YEARS;
BE QUITE OLD WHEN YOU ANCHOR ON THE ISLAND. RICH WITH ALL YOU HAVE GAINED ON THE WAY.
NOT EXPECTING ITHAKA TO GIVE YOU RICHES.
ITHAKA HAS GIVEN YOU A LOVELY JOURNEY,WITHOUT ITHAKA YOU WOULD NOT HAVE SET OUT.
ITHAKA HAS NO MORE TO GIVE YOU NOW.

POOR THOUGH YOU MAY FIND IT, ITHAKA HAS NOT CHEATED YOU,
WISE AS YOU HAVE BECOME, WITH ALL YOUR EXPERIENCE,
YOU WILL HAVE UNDERSTOOD THE MEANING OF ITHAKA.
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THIS IS AN EXTRACT OF ITHAKA BY C.P.CAVAFY. TRANSLATED BY JOHN MAVROGORDATO.

HAVE A GOOD 2011..LOVE AND LIGHT…RONA





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