Nov. 4th, 2022

sdi: Oil painting of the Heliconian Muse whispering inspiration to Hesiod. (Default)

According to my diary, about a decade ago, I was sitting in a cafe and overheard an elderly man ranting to his wife, "Kids these days don't appreciate books!" He said this even as I and many other young people were sitting around him, reading.

I was reminded of this today. I was in the library when I heard two teenagers come upstairs wondering to themselves where to find the Divine Comedy. I happened to know where it was—right next to Plotinus ;)—so I went a few aisles over, pulled it out, came back, and handed it to them. They lit up.

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