The Romans used to have these so-called “triumphs,” granted by the Senate, where a celebrated person, usually a recently successful general, would lead a procession on a chariot through the streets of Rome to the Forum. The entire city would turn out for these occasions in celebration — think a Saint Patrick’s Day parade on steroids.
Accompanying the celebrated person would be an inconspicuous individual directly behind him on the chariot, whispering into his ear the refrain, “You are NOT a god.”
I am a voracious reader and also enjoy writing. I often have a very different point of view than the popular one. I do see value in debate, and thought it might add to the public debate on controversial issues if I were to express my contrarian opinions. I also started keeping my poems recently (I've written little pieces my whole adult life but never kept any); and I've been a photographer now for over 25 years. So I will be adding an occasional poem and hopefully interesting photograph to the blog along the way, just to spice things up.
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