Reseña del libro "Laughing All The Way (en Inglés)"
IthacaConstantine P. CavafyWhen you set out for IthakaAsk that your way be long, Full of adventure, full of instruction. The Laistrygonians and the Cyclops, Angry Poseidon-do not fear them: Such as these you will never findAs long as your thought is lofty, as long as a rareEmotion touch your spirit and body.The Laistrygonians and the Cyclops, Angry Poseidon-you will not meet themUnless you carry them in your soul, Unless your soul raise them up before you.Ask that your way be long.And many a summer dawn to enterWith what gratitude, what joy-Ports seen for the first timeTo stop at Phoenician trading centers, And to but good merchandise, Mother of pearl and coral, amber and ebonyAnd sensuous perfumes of every kind, Sensuous perfumes as lavishly as you can;To visit many Egyptian cities, To gather stores of knowledge from the learnedBetter it last for yearsSo that when you reach the island you are old, Rich with all you have gained on the way, Not expecting Ithaka to give you wealth.Ithaka gave you a splendid journey. Without her you would not have set outShe hasn't anything else to give you.And if you find her poor, Ithaka hasn't deceived youSo wise you have become, of such experience, That already you'll have understood what these Ithakas meanWhat a journey I've h
