"seek not, my soul, the life of the immortals, but enjoy the full the resources that are within thy reach."
-Pindor
518-438 B.C.
2007-10-11 13:42:51 · 3 answers · asked by Damian 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
This is not about immortality. The "immortals" refers to the gods on Olympus. The point is not to envy those who are nominally more fortunate than yourself but, rather, to enjoy your own life as best you can.
"If you can't be near the girl that you love, you can love the girl that you're near."
2007-10-11 15:10:27 · answer #1 · answered by LucaPacioli1492 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Basically, Pindor is speaking to his soul, saying that he wishes not the be ambitious and seek things that have not been proven to be real (in this case, immortality), but to be content with the life he has now.
After all, this was written around 500 B.C. Of course it's abstract.
2007-10-11 20:50:11 · answer #2 · answered by S. Reign 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means to stop hoping for the impossible and face reality because that's all you really have. Why wish for the moon when the earth is within your grasp?
2007-10-11 20:48:58 · answer #3 · answered by Bethany 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋