Long ago,
so long ago I can’t remember
I made a deal with Mimer, the wise,
I did so willingly, not knowing
that everything comes at a price.
My eye,
however precious to me
floated away, disappeared in the well –
oh, if I could go back
what different stories might there be to tell?
I drank,
I drank the water cold and clear,
satisfied with my reward, this knowledge
that I paid such a price to receive.
Today I wish that I could just forget.
I know,
I know today what I could not
have known back then, blinded by pride:
That he who walks the fastest
doesn’t take the longest stride.
Knowledge,
the thirst for knowledge
will never make you content:
The more you understand
the more you will desire to comprehend.