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To succeed is to see what I don’t yet see, 03
to hear what I yet can’t hear,

to taste what I haven’t yet tasted,
to smell what I haven’t yet smelt,
to feel what I haven’t yet felt;
to understand what I don’t yet understand,
all in good sense and measure.

And if I say thank you
for each of the painful and beautiful gifts

that come to my attention,
I would know that I have ignored none.
That would be a success too.
Then again,
if I speak responsibly and with measure,

if I listen carefully and speak frugally,
if I smile at the face of adversity,
if I laugh when I’m told that something is impossible,

if I give more and spend less,
if I’m consumed entirely by quests of love and care,
that would be a great success.

But if my daughter, Angeliki, experiences first-hand

that I love her with all my heart,
that would be my true success.

64 Reflections over Akamas
64 Reflections over Akamas