{"id":43474,"date":"2022-03-13T00:02:06","date_gmt":"2022-03-12T22:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/?p=43474"},"modified":"2022-03-12T22:24:20","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T20:24:20","slug":"the-intervention-of-the-gods-2864","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/the-intervention-of-the-gods-2864\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"The Gods Arrive (C.P. CAVAFY)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This now happens, and then that;<\/p>\n<p>and later, in a year or two (I think),<\/p>\n<p>the same deeds, the same ways.<\/p>\n<p>We will not worry about the aftermath.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s for the best we will strive.<\/p>\n<p>And as we strive, we make it worse,<\/p>\n<p>we will mix up things until we find ourselves<\/p>\n<p>in utter confusion. And then we will stop.<\/p>\n<p>It will be time for the gods to work.<\/p>\n<p>The gods always come. They will come down<\/p>\n<p>from their machines, and they will save us,<\/p>\n<p>violently, suddenly they will arise<\/p>\n<p>from the throng; and as they put things in order<\/p>\n<p>they retire. \u2013 And then that one will do that,<\/p>\n<p>all that; and with time the others will do<\/p>\n<p>theirs. And we will start again.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>C. P. CAVAFY<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This now happens, and then that; and later, in a year or two (I think), the same deeds, the same ways. We will not worry about the aftermath. It\u2019s for the best we will strive. 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