Why should we read ancient texts today? What do the people of the Greco-Roman civilization tell us? How can we enjoy them without distorting them, as much as possible, so many centuries later? Can we perhaps hear the "ideal voices and beloved" by silencing the noise of modern life?

This essay – a reading companion in the universe of the Classics – includes an accurate translation of the speech "To Demonicus" by Isocrates, a treasure of ancient educational values, freedom, fulfillment, and happiness. Indeed, only if we cultivate the seed of the past can we secure a solid future for our children, in an era that recognizes only the present.