That Very End Of The World We Were Seeking

"Qualquer estrada",
disse Carlyle, "até esta
estrada de Entepfuhl, te leva
até ao fim do mundo".
Mas a estrada de Entepfuhl,
se for seguida toda,
e até ao fim, volta
a Entepfuhl; de modo
que o Entepfuhl,
onde já estávamo,
é aquele mesmo fim
do mundo que íamos buscar.*
--Fernando Pessoa



Cheyava Falls
pilgrims descending South Bass Trail
Mountain Man**: "Animal Tracks"
Colorado River near Palisade Canyon

* "Any road", said Carlyle, "even this road to Entepfuhl, will take you to the end of the world". But the Entepfuhl road, if taken in its entirety, and to the end, goes back to Entepfuhl; so Entepfuhl, where we already were, is that very end of the world we were seeking.
**Amelia Meath, Alex Sauser-Monnig and Molly Sarle