Posted by Robin on September 24, 19101 at 18:06:48:
I am glad to hear everyone is safe... The last couple of weeks
have been very surreal... I have been stunned, Angry, upset among many other emotions...
Things are going to change... It is going to be a long Journey...
I wanted to share a Poem with you that was passed on to me when I was 21...
That year was a huge turning point in my life there was a tremendous
amount of things I had to change in my life and It was the toughest year
of my life... Change is a wonderful thing... It makes us grow in ways we
never imagined were possible...It is most definitely the reason I have chosen to be an actor.
Because if forces me to stretch myself and enjoy the moments
Some may be fearful of the coming events
that will change our lives... but I believe after the war is over
We will be united with the rest of the world in a way that we have never
been before...
Here's the poem by C.P. Cavafy
"Ithaca"
When you start on your journey to Ithaca,
then pray that the road is Long,
full of adventure, full of knowledge.
Do not fear the Lestrygonians
and the Cyclopes and the angry Poseidon.
You will never meet such as these on your path,
if your thoughts remain lofty, if a fine
emotion touches your body and your spirit.
You will never meet the Lestrygonians,
the Cyclopes and the fierce Poseidon,
if you do not carry them within your soul,
if your soul does not raise them up before you.
Then pray that the road is long.
That the summer mornings are many,
that you will enter ports seen for the first time
with such pleasure, with such joy:
Stop at Phoenician markets
and purchase fine merchandise,
mother-of-pearl and corals, amber and ebony,
and pleasurable perfumes of all kinds,
buy as many pleasurable perfumes as you can;
visit hosts of Egyptian cities,
to learn and learn from those who have knowledge.
Always keep Ithaca fixed in your mind.
To arrive there is your ultimate goal.
But do not hurry the voyage at all.
It is better to let it last for long years;
and even to anchor at the isle when you are old,
rich with all that you have gained on the way,
not expecting that Ithaca will offer you riches.
Ithaca has given you the beautiful voyage.
without her you would never have taken the road.
But she has nothing more to give you.
And if you find her poor, Ithaca has not defrauded you.
With the great wisdom you have gained, with so much experience,
you must surely have understood by then what Ithaca means.
My wish for all of you and myself is that at the end of our Journey
we will all understand what Ithaca means...
The coming weeks months and years are part of the Journey...
God Bless
Robin