This is for LMC. Who loves theatre also when it is not 'useful'; when it is the creation of a moment of exceptional happiness, of pleasure for our senses. Who is scared of intellectual loneliness. Whose 'saints' are people with moral values; values they cherrish, they are faithful to, they hold on to, heroically.
THERMOPYLAE
Honour to those who in their lives
are committed and guard their Thermopylae.
Never stirring from duty;
just and upright in all their deeds,
but with pity and compassion too;
generous whenever they are rich,
and when they are poor, again a little generous,
again helping as much as they are able;
always speaking the truth, but without rancor for those who lie.
And they merit greater honor
when they foresee (and many do foresee)
that Ephialtes will finally appear,
and in the end the Medes will go through.
C. Cavafy
No comments:
Post a Comment