"When you set out for Ithaka
ask that your way be long,
full of adventure, full of instruction...
don't in the least hurry the journey.

..Better it last for years,
so that when you reach the island you are old,
rich with all you have gained on the way,

Ithaka gave you a splendid journey.
Without her you would not have set out.
She hasn't anything else to give you.

So wise you have become, of such experience,
that already you'll have understood what these Ithakas mean."

Constantine P. Cavafy, 'Ithaka'

disclaimer: copied from a close friend's fb note.