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till I make my page . poem says why i love travel

The Thrill of the Unknown....

ITHAKA by C.P. Cavafy

As you set out for Ithaka
hope your road is a long one,
full of adventure, full of discovery.
Laistrygonians, Cyclops,
angry Poseidon-don't be afraid of them:
you'll never find things like that on your way
as long as you keep your thoughts raised high,
as long as a rare excitement
stirs your spirit and your body.
Laistrygonians, Cyclops,
wild Poseidon-you won't encounter them
unless you bring them along inside your soul,
unless your soul sets them up in front of you.

Hope your road is a long one.
May there be many summer mornings when,
with what pleasure, what joy,
you enter harbors you're seeing for the first time;
may you stop at Phoenician trading stations
to buy fine things,
mother of pearl and coral, amber and ebony,
sensual perfume of every kind-
as many sensual perfumes as you can;
and may you visit many Egyptian cities
to learn and go on learning from their scholars.

Keep Ithaka always in your mind.
Arriving there is what you're destined for.
But don't hurry the journey at all.
Better if it lasts for years,
so you're old by the time you reach the island,
wealthy with all you've gained on the way,
not expecting Ithaka to make you rich.
Ithaka gave you the marvelous journey.
Without her you wouldn't have set out.
She has nothing left to give you now.

And if you find her poor, Ithaka won't have fooled you.
Wise as you will have become, so full of experience,
you'll have understood by then what these Ithakas mean.

Intro Updated Dec 26, 2005
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Comments (20)

aadil Jun 10, 2011 at 6:56 AM Report Abuse

Here's wishing you a belated but very Happy Birthday!!! May all your travel dreams come true!!!
ni3sgalave Dec 29, 2009 at 7:31 PM Report Abuse

Dear Suri, May this New Year bring many opportunities your way, to explore every joy of life and may your resolutions for the days ahead stay firm, turning all your dreams into reality and all your efforts into great achievements. :) Nitin Mumbai India
cadzand Jun 5, 2009 at 1:01 PM Report Abuse

Happy birthday to you Suri. Everything OK with you ?
Mique Jun 5, 2008 at 6:50 AM Report Abuse

A very happy birthday.
Boniunia Jan 1, 2008 at 5:36 AM Report Abuse

Dear Suri, wishing you a wonderful 2008!:) May it be filled with many interesting, journalistic challenges!
Peter_P Dec 30, 2007 at 2:43 AM Report Abuse

Suri, wishing you all the best for 2008 !! Let it be a healthy year with lots of success and joy for you and your family...! Tnx for the birthday wishes.
chicabonita Dec 26, 2007 at 12:26 PM Report Abuse

Suri! Hope all is well with you! All the best for 2008!
Norali Jun 7, 2007 at 4:01 AM Report Abuse

Fashionably Late to wish you a Happy Birthday. From Madagascar.
irisbe Jan 2, 2007 at 2:45 PM Report Abuse

Dear Sury, I hope you will have a wonderful 2007 :) be sure when I come to India I buy myself there some real complete outfits :)
Mahieu Dec 27, 2006 at 12:22 AM Report Abuse

Hi Suri, wishing you a wonderful 2007 as well. I went to Rajasthan some weeks ago, it was fantastic! I'll let you know if I ever make it to Mumbai. Greetings,