saper vedere

how are you? i've had quite a week. there hasn't been a lot of time to close my eyes and dream away, so i'm ready to do so now.
sometimes i feel i'm living in the wrong time in history, but i'm sure i'm not the only one. the reality of today seems just too messed up and hectic for me, and i miss the renaissance pursuit of beauty and truth, and people who would want to know a bit about everything, the concept of 'uomo universale', and time to study and enjoy the world at the same time. i can picture myself sitting in an old library, studying, drawing and calculating for days and days, but the world just doesn't work that way anymore. everything is happening so fast. i always try to keep in mind some words of the great da vinci, 'saper vedere', 'to know how to see'. and day by day, i'm trying to see, explore and enjoy, despite the worries and expectations.