“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” - Aristotle

Thursday, February 22, 2007

Chapter 2


My quest begun early. I have always been interested in that. Throughout my whole life I've searched for it everywhere: in large cities, small towns, beaches, mountains, at home and in the streets. I've looked inside and outside buildings, monuments, fairs, meetings, classes, even in my closets and under my bed. I've accumulated some of it, but it never seemed to be enough. I had to to find more of it to fulfill this unexplainable inner need. I had to go beyond the boundaries that kept me tied to the ground, and continue my journey in this unknown world. In this adventure with no beginning or end, my quest for knowledge begun early.

I always knew that one day I had to go. I had prepared myself for that moment; at least I thought I had. I gathered all resources I had been carefully acquiring, organizing, polishing, and nourishing for years, put them into my brand new bag, and left. I was ready for it. I had never lived in a cave watching the show of shadows on the wall; I did peak outside several times, but now it was different. I was a little scared and nervous, yes I admit, but confident and excited. "How will this new world be?," I kept asking myself in anticipation. Although I wasn't sure of what people or events would cross my path (and be part of it), or even the places I was about to explore, I took a deep breath, gave the first step, and began to walk on that barely charted road with conviction and determination. I was after a dream. I was on my journey to find knowledge. I always knew that one day I had to go...

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