July 2017
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Diversity (continued)
…Sounge i felibre esteba… I think of the Félibres… It is characteristic of the good artisans of Diversity, to turn it inside out like this. Would it ever be reached? That is ruin, death. It is always reborn: suddenly backward, when arms are extended to it from the front. However, over there, Boissière writes: The… Continue reading
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Diversity
I don't know if, like me, hearing the word "diversity" (which has replaced the word "Other") makes you feel nauseous. Victor Segalen is an author who acts as a remedy for this nausea. A fine example is Jules Boissière, who, a Provençal and a member of the Félibrige movement, wrote his most beautiful Félibrige verses in Hanoi. Here is the real… Continue reading
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Prayer of the craftsman
Twelfth-century monastic prayer: Teach me, Lord, to make good use of the time You give me for work… Teach me to unite haste and slowness, serenity and fervor, zeal and peace. Help me at the beginning of my work. Help me in the heart of my labor… And above all, fill in the gaps in my work Yourself… Continue reading