Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 25

           (Again,itmusthavebeenimpossiblebackthentoimaginethatRomecouldeverbeanythingbutaMussolini-worshippingempire.)Ofcourse,Mussolini’sfascistdreamdidnotlast,nordidhegettheimperialburialhe’danticipated.

           TodaytheAugusteumisoneofthequietestandloneliestplacesinRome,burieddeepintheground.Thecityhasgrownuparounditoverthecenturies.(Oneinchayearisthegeneralruleofthumbfortheaccumulationoftime’sdebris.)Trafficabovethemonumentspinsinahecticcircle,andnobodyevergoesdownthere-fromwhatIcantell-excepttousetheplaceasapublicbathroom.Butthebuildingstillexists,holdingitsRomangroundwithdignity,waitingforitsnextincarnation.

           IfindtheenduranceoftheAugusteumsoreassuring,thatthisstructurehashadsuchanerraticcareer,yetalwaysadjustedtotheparticularwildnessofthetimes.Tome,theAugusteumislikeapersonwho’sledatotallycrazylife-whomaybestartedoutasahousewife,thenunexpectedlybecameawidow,thentookupfan-dancingtomakemoney,endedupsomehowasthefirstfemaledentistinouterspace,andthentriedherhandatnationalpolitics-yetwhohasmanagedtoholdanintactsenseofherselfthroughouteveryupheaval.

           IlookattheAugusteum,andIthinkthatperhapsmylifehasnotactuallybeensochaotic,afterall.Itismerelythisworldthatischaotic,bringingchangestousallthatnobodycouldhaveanticipated.TheAugusteumwarnsmenottogetattachedtoanyobsoleteideasaboutwhoIam,whatIrepresent,whomIbelongto,orwhatfunctionImayoncehaveintendedtoserve

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