And if you can\u2019t shape your life the way you want,
\nat least try as much as you can
\nnot to degrade it
\nby too much contact with the world,
\nby too much activity and talk.<\/p>\n
Try not to degrade it by dragging it along,
\ntaking it around and exposing it so often
\nto the daily silliness
\nof social events and parties,
\nuntil it comes to seem a boring hanger-on.<\/p>\n
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\nC.P. Cavafy<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n