"The gods envy us. They envy us because we're mortal. Because any moment might be our last. Everything's more beautiful because we're doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again."
-Achilles, Troy
I just watched Troy again recently. I love that quote by Achilles. (That's probably in Homer's Iliad.) Not surprisingly, I love those heros, Hector and Achilles. Yes, sure, they killed thousands but fought for honor, and lived fully for the moment and made the most out of it. They lived fearless. Life without fears must be very liberating. And they had respect for each other, and were still kind and compassionate deep down. It was just very beautiful. :)
First time, I saw that movie, I thought it was all fighting and killing. I still don't like the fighting and killing part. Apparently, that's what they do back in those days. We are still battling to this very day. We are all still fighting mentally for self-validation, self-importance, control, our image to others, security etc. Never ending battles....Not every one has the true courage to conquer their own battles. We get defeated one way or the other because of our own ignorance and insecurity. Ignorance that we will be here for a long time, all these beautiful things around us will be also here for us forever. We often miss to live in this very moment, which is the most beautiful of all.
It’s not in The Iliad.
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