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But why is the traveler's heart not glad in 56.4?
Surrealism . . . began to depict in painting and literature a hex 56-ish experience in the culture of the West. This Surrealist movement corresponded with the movement of large numbers of people to cities and countries where they had no family members. They traveled to places where they were basically alone where they lived.
n 56.6 he realizes what he's given up for that success, and his lack of connection to his community makes him both sad and careless...I'm just passing through myself
I don't see it as a journey to whats already known but a journey to whats not yet known. ...it would feel good to be satisfied with this [what one already has] but they can't be as they are mid journey to somewhere not yet known before
I think in 56.4 a traveller is tempted to stay...(for some reason thinking of a book called Knulp by Hermann Hesse)....it may be even heart breaking to know you can't stay. Staying here, making this permanent, is the dream you have to forgo
Yes. Feeling of being in the wrong place. However, does a right place actually exist? If it does, in what direction could the traveler move to find the right place?
I suppose the answer to that question would be different for everybody ...
(er did you insert ["what one already has"] into my quoted post ? ....)
BTW IMO 56.4 can last for long periods (as well as short ones) of your life where you may feel you have all you need but aren't satisfied.
ITHACA~C. P. Cavafis
When you set out on your journey to Ithaca,
pray that the road is long,
full of adventure, full of knowledge.
The Lestrygonians and the Cyclops,
the angry Poseidon - do not fear them:
You will never find such as these on your path,
if your thoughts remain lofty, if a fine
emotion touches your spirit and your body.
The Lestrygonians and the Cyclops,
the fierce Poseidon you will never encounter,
if you do not carry them within your soul,
if your soul does not set them up before you.
Pray that the road is long.
That the summer mornings are many, when,
with such pleasure, with such joy
you will enter ports seen for the first time;
stop at Phoenician markets,
and purchase fine merchandise,
mother-of-pearl and coral, amber and ebony,
and sensual perfumes of all kinds,
as many sensual perfumes as you can;
visit many Egyptian cities,
to learn and learn from scholars.
Always keep Ithaca 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 many years;
and to anchor at the island when you are old,
rich with all 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 have never set out on the road.
She has nothing more to give you.
And if you find her poor, Ithaca has not deceived you.
Wise as you have become, with so much experience,
you must already have understood what Ithacas mean.
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