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Have studied and loved Dante's work since youth. Means something different to me now, then it did in decades before.

Never thought it was real until the last 5 years.

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Funny how our perspective changes with aging, mostly for the better, I think.

Reading his work makes you wonder which is considered real, metaphor or some combination of both.

I have already experienced some of the downward spiral and am looking forward to the upward ascension one day, and seeing the face of true love.

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"O human race, born to fly upward, wherefore at a little wind dost thou so fall?"

- Dante

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I like it.

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Aug 1, 2023Liked by Bert Powers

Thanks for this. Very good encapsulation. . Was an English major. He succeeded in making this consumable to all. Only read one part of The Inferno. Made me want to read it all.

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So glad you enjoyed it. He is one of the best at communicating out there. He is a smart person, yet knows how to communicate well, so rare.

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