| Re: The Human belief systems. Hi everyone; PIF your post and signature are profound. David I liked your carpe diem so much I thought it might be nice to share some of Horace's thought on the matter.
seu pluris hiemes seu tribuit Iuppiter ultimam,Whether you'll see several more winters or whether the last onequae nunc oppositis debilitat pumicibus mareJupiter gives you is the one even now pelting the rocks on the shore with the wavesTyrrhenum: sapias, vina liques et spatio breviof the Tyrrhenian sea--be smart, drink your wine. Scale back your long hopesspem longam reseces. dum loquimur, fugerit invidato a short period. Even as we speak, envious timeaetas: carpe diem quam minimum credula postero.is running away from us. Seize the day, trusting little in the future. Best to all, Pat |