Carcajou – Saile

with apologies to the Bard

to read or not to read: that is the question:
whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer ignorance
the slings and arrows of outrageous criticism
or to guide eyes toward a sea of troubles
and by opposing end them? to die: to read
no more: and by not reading to say we end
the heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks
that minds are heir to, ’tis a consummation
devoutly to be wish’d. to search, to read
to read: perchance to learn: ay. there’s the rub;
for in that searching and reading what dreams may come
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some of my favorite music, is classical or traditional Persian – played on the Santur, a Persian hammered dulcimer
My interest in Egypt is Historical – i have stood at the top of the pyramids, and plumbed their depths,
i am greatly saddened by both of their recent histories, as well as that of the whole mid-east — i wish it could be different – there is much wonder there and histories beyond understanding – due to the present situation, i doubt if i will ever visit them again – i send my best wishes to the inhabitants of those ancient lands