A Michel,

Oui, je puis parler francais, my parents are French-born but are vietnamse in decent, but migrants to Australia. I have studied in English Canada (Lake Shawnigan, British Columbia), but more of my education is was spent in Sydney in Scottish Heritage school. So I have a pride of studying in many places around the world, but it is more about applying what I know from every 'corner' of the Earth and somehow helping common man (and woman), but first of all I must help myself.

Michel dit:

"Quai d ' Orsay is the street of the French foreign affairs Ministery . Or is the title of a novel ?"

Yes, the Quai d'Orsay I use as my xanga screename more or so alludes to the idea of 'foreign' affaires. i.e. Something normal people usually think of, because they do not believe it impedes their normal way of life, or interact physically because of the lack of imagination, thus proximity > 'foreign'.

My site has many secret thoughts, in the 'protected' side. I more or so, look in to the aspects of 'higher knowledge'. Not something the Free Masons, looked into, but more of something greater, which is part of my field, although I am 22, I feel I have so much more to learn.

Michel dit:

'The French poet Musset would be able to read this so romantic poem . Ethereal love ? Beautifully said , mon ami .'

Merci, although Musset is a great, Charles Baudelaire is my favourite out of all French poets, writers and philosophers. I do enjoy Musset, Hugo, and even Musset's nemesis; Rimbaud. But away from poetry, I see other people such as, to Sigmund Freud to Einstein as my main influence in life. These are true thinkers who put their thoughts and minds into solving what could be possible seen as man's greatest problems: war.

I feel the time is close Michel, and from my studies it is pointing to exactly this. Only if people knew the true power of love, there would be no wars, crimes on the face of the Earth, although duality insists if there is good, there must be evil, I believe it is choice, and if you are strong enough, it is best to always choose something that moves man forward, not backwards through thanos, death and destruction.

a bientot,

joseph-henri

Msr. Michel, I read most French works in it's original form. As we both know by reading 'translated' literature, we expose ourselves to the pitfalls of miscommunication, as there are some words which can not be expressed from Francaise to English in the literal form and vice versa.

I'm lucky to go to an outstounding university in Sydney, one of the best, which offers most of the works of the authors in it's suggested original forms. I have read version francaise of Baudelaire's Les paridis artificiels 1860 - Le peintre de la vie moderne, 1863 plus sommaires. I also have read the beloved Les Miserables ( a must ) in it's original form, and many more to mention here.

However, since most exams here in Sydney for me are either tested in numeric (physics) or English form, I must comply and put my French heritage behind. I am much stronger in English rather than I am in French, however I also speak Latin. But I reserve most my knowledge and what I know as something to be applied, not talked about or boasted.

I spend most of my time researching, but also balancing it with my favourite sport, ice hockey. Thus I don't have time for much 'social' activities, henceforth I have spent most of my life learning things, people my age are not interested in. This is who I am.

You wrote that:

"But as you say proximity is not sufficient if there is not love (look at Israel and Palestine)."

I am happy that you understood the references as I explained within the context of 'proximity' Michel, however, unforunately, the problem between the Palestinians, and Israelis/Jews/Juifs/Juden are plagued by a complex of parties all interested in political power, and the other interest is from the inability to think past our problems, not just the inability to love. As suggested through Sigmund Freud, through his many letters to Albert Eistein was the fact that men had this urge to only draw upon either his most basic 'human' psyche, one of which, I mentioned earlier, thanos, death, hate, anger and destruction and the other, is eros, love, sexuality, and altruism. The problem is when man is infected by the plague of war, there is no way to stop the surge of destruction through man's emotions other than through the path of death.

Life is a sick game Michel, as you are much older and know. Such peace times we experience today in our lives are just gifts. The dangers of tommorrow are ever near. Please excuse me for speaking in Anglais, but I believe as most of your readers are predominantly English readers, from xanga, it is best the correspondances are kept that way so the benefit of the thought is much more widely thought. I do think of setting up a French blog on 'skyblog' which is a french 'xanga'. But there is no time, Tempus Fugit, time flies my friend...it is running away faster and faster. The only way to catch up is to change our ways and understand the reality we live in, instead of being ignorant to the ones around us. Your a good man Michel.

Keep up the good work friend.

j-h.