“Lord Woolley, it seems your life has been a great adventure…”
The Greeks have always cherished the idea of adventure — not just in the triumphs, but in the setbacks overcome along the way. Think of Athena, born despite Zeus’s attempt to erase her, or Dionysus, who faced relentless trials before becoming celebrated.
I think my speech in Chios endeared me to them because it spoke to something deeply Greek: the relentless pursuit of fairness and virtue. In Greek thought, areté — virtue — is not perfection, but the courage to keep striving, even when the odds are against you.
Perhaps that is the greatest adventure of all.” Lord Simon’s Woolley Linkedin Account
