the poem " Ithaca"

in this poem, the author considers Ithaca as the final destination of Odysseus's journey but not the goal of this whole journey. the point of this journey is not getting back to Ithaca as soon as possible, it is learn and enjoy the things along his journey. therefore, this journey should be as long as possible. " Ithaca has given you the beautiful voyage. without her you would have set out on the road. she has nothing more to offer you." Ithaca is like the dream place. everybody wants to go there, but not everybody has the right to be there. so they try, harder and harder, again and again. at last, maybe they finally arrive at Ithaca. but at that time. being there is not that important anymore. it is like in our lives. we all know that everybody is going to die. the matter is only about the time. that is the final destination.without any doubts. so what we can do is only to make the days we actually live on this earth better.