tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701121103672053501.post1633677431569493806..comments2023-07-03T14:45:55.634+01:00Comments on A Pilgrim's Cairn: The Archdeacon Addresses An Anxious Nation.Stuart (and Barnaby, increasingly...)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08065916693975262435noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701121103672053501.post-84712517311886058202010-02-18T23:05:36.536+00:002010-02-18T23:05:36.536+00:00What on earth are you wearing on your head? I hope...What on earth are you wearing on your head? I hope you remove it if anyone is around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701121103672053501.post-7259338854487802012010-02-18T22:09:20.339+00:002010-02-18T22:09:20.339+00:00I know I'm not meant to be posting questions u...I know I'm not meant to be posting questions until tomorrow, but I have the joy of going to Leicester tomorrow on a 7.30 train so won't have a chance to post then. My questions:<br /><br />How come you have had endless days of beautiful weather and stunning scenery, and when I joined you I got rain, Glasgow and a litter strewn Clyde?<br /><br />SusieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701121103672053501.post-79742356127859675422010-02-18T20:09:31.921+00:002010-02-18T20:09:31.921+00:00The AD's account of today reminds me of one of...The AD's account of today reminds me of one of my favorite poems, Ithaca by C.P. Cavafy: 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 Posidon - 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.<br /><br />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 as you can; visit many Egyptian cities, to learn and learn from scholars.<br /><br />Always keep Ithaca on 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.<br /><br />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 these Ithacas mean.<br /><br />Continue on in peace and joy,<br /><br />MichaelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701121103672053501.post-67444718562885456392010-02-18T19:51:39.434+00:002010-02-18T19:51:39.434+00:00I think that exhaustion has taken its toll. I mean...I think that exhaustion has taken its toll. I meant his girth and not to make a comment on the state of the North Sea!<br /><br />The ArchdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701121103672053501.post-75403123082868334752010-02-18T19:51:35.705+00:002010-02-18T19:51:35.705+00:00Thank you for your post Paul. Please make sure th...Thank you for your post Paul. Please make sure that Roy gets a picture of Stuart standing up to his "waste" in the North sea, although I'm just wondering how he's going to know which waste is his because I believe there's rather a lot of it out there!! I definitely agree that the golf sounds more civilised.<br /><br />CathAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701121103672053501.post-27297220118426126952010-02-18T19:24:46.251+00:002010-02-18T19:24:46.251+00:00Definately getting slower!Definately getting slower!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com