Enthusiasm
derived from the latin word "enthios"
"en"-meaning "in" or "with"
and "thios"-meaning "God"
Therefore, when we say we are enthusiastic, it means that we have the spirit of God in us.
I really like this definition. Thank you Ezio for your wisdom.
Today, for our art history tour we went to one of the branches of the Museo Nazional Romano, which is inside of an old power plant. It was quite strange to see these ancient sculptures in this industrial setting.
It makes for a very interesting relation, but I can't help feel that it is not really doing these works any justice by completely separating them from the context that they were made for and putting them in such a foreign environment. I know we couldn't truly get the real feeling for these pieces and it was hard to imagine what sort of world these relics originally belonged to, but I enjoyed it non-the-less, and I was actually somewhat even more interested in all the old machines that still remain in the building.
On another note:
Grapes here are huge! They are seeded, but its really easy to take the seeds out. And so very sweet and purple! what a difference it makes when you have native produce that has been grown in the same region it is sold in the outdoors farmer's markets, instead of being packaged and shipped hundreds, or even thousands of miles to a grocery store.
"Here was Rome indeed at last; and such a Rome as no one can imagine in its full and awful grandeur!" ~Mark Twain
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