Jun 21, 2022
.לֹא עָלֶיךָ הַמָּלָאכָה לִגְמֺר, וְלֺא אַתָּה בֶן חוׂרִין לְהִבָּטֵל מִמֶּנָּה
It is not incumbent upon you to complete the task, but neither are you free to desist from it.
—Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers), 2:21
.לֹא עָלֶיךָ הַמָּלָאכָה לִגְמֺר, וְלֺא אַתָּה בֶן חוׂרִין לְהִבָּטֵל מִמֶּנָּה
It is not incumbent upon you to complete the task, but neither are you free to desist from it.
—Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers), 2:21
We shall not cease from exploration / And the end of all our exploring / Will be to arrive where we started / And know the place for the first time.