“In Dante’s Divine Comedy, Dante has been guided by his idol, the Roman poet Virgil, through Hell and Purgatory and is about to enter Paradise. Virgil leaves him, saying, ‘Take henceforth your pleasure as your guide.’ Over the course of his journey, Dante has acquired the wisdom to know where true happiness lies, and will be guided there by his unerring heart. I don’t want this to confuse me, but it does.”
