"When will I see Athens again? When will I see the Acropolis?" Are you serious? You're not satisfied with what you see every day? Is there anything better or greater than the sun, the moon, the stars, the whole earth, the sea? If you truly understand the power that runs everything — and if you carry that understanding within yourself — do you really still crave little stones and pretty rocks?
When then shall I see Athens again and the Acropolis? Wretch, are you not content with what you see daily? Have you anything better or greater to see than the sun, the moon, the stars, the whole earth, the sea? But if indeed you comprehend Him who administers the whole, and carry him about in yourself, do you still desire small stones and a beautiful rock?