"And he to me: ' This mountain's of such sort
that climbing it is hardest at the start;
but as we rise, the slope grows less unkind.
Therefore, when this slope seems to you so gentle
that climbing farther up will be as restful
as traveling downstream by boat, you will
be where this pathway ends, and there you can
expect to put your weariness to rest.
I say no more, and this I know as truth.'"
Dante, Purgatorio IV.88-96
that climbing it is hardest at the start;
but as we rise, the slope grows less unkind.
Therefore, when this slope seems to you so gentle
that climbing farther up will be as restful
as traveling downstream by boat, you will
be where this pathway ends, and there you can
expect to put your weariness to rest.
I say no more, and this I know as truth.'"
Dante, Purgatorio IV.88-96
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Birthday Bash at Gymboree
Mr. Sava marked his fourth birthday with a bash at Gymboree. About ten of his friends attended, and they spent an insane hour and a half running, jumping, screaming, laughing. Here are just a couple of photos, from among many others, and some videos showing the levels of energy generated by a room of preschoolers; their capacity for spontaneous joy is contagious and inspiring; being a witness to it is pretty much one of the best things that life can offer--

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