Félix Resurrección Hidalgo y Padilla (1855 – 1913) was a Filipino artist. He is acknowledged as one of the greatest Filipino painters of the late 19th century, and is significant in Philippine history for having been an acquaintance and inspiration for members of the Philippine reform movement. This work dates from 1875.
Hail and welcome! This is Huginn's Heathen Hof, with your Daily Hávamál.
Original-
Sá einn veit
er vÃða ratar
ok hefr fjölð um farit
hverju geði
stýrir gumna hverr
sá er vitandi er vits
Translation-
The man who explores
the world beyond his village
will better understand
the motivations of others
-Hávamál: Stanza 18
There's really only so much you can learn from a book. At a certain point, if you really want to understand a person (or a culture) you need to leave your couch and go see it for yourself. In Anthropology there is a common term used for those who write about a culture, but never explore it themselves. We call them "Armchair Archaeologists".
It's only in the past hundred years that the Scientific community has figured out that this is a problem, yet here we are looking at a verse written about 800 years ago, warning us about this very issue.
Guess some things never change!
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