do you know the poem Desideratawhich the British writer Max Ehrman wrote in 1927?
It is a series of advices that a man at the twilight of his life gives to one of his children. Like the famous poem You will be a man, my sonby Rudyard Kipling, the author of jungle book.
“Remain calm in the midst of noise and impatience and remember the peace that comes from silence.
Avoid rude and violent people;
they are only torments for the spirit.
Tell yourself that despite its falsehoods, its ingratitudes and its shattered dreams, the world is still wonderful. »
Etc.
This poem was very popular in spiritual movements, and Quebec comedian Jean Coutu even recorded it in 1971.
(I don’t know how many times I listened to this record when I was young…)
- Listen to the Martineau-Dutrizac meeting with Richard Martineau at the microphone of Benoit Dutrizac via QUB-radio :
DEVELOP YOUR INNER LIFE
When I see the staggering number of children who suffer from anguish, anxiety and depression, I too want to go there for my advice.
After all, there’s got to be some point in getting old, right?
My text would fit in a few lines.
“Be wary of social media, stop seeking approval from people you don’t know and develop your inner life. »
This is the best advice we can give our children.
That, and “Go play outside.”
“Throw yourself into the real world and have real experiences with real people.
Reality, that’s the only thing true. The virtual is a decoy.
Your life is not virtual, it is real. Your sufferings and your joys are not virtual, they are real. And your death – just like your birth was – will not be virtual, it will be real.
So instead of running away from reality, confront it, throw yourself into it head first.
Kiss her. »
After 61 years of life, this is what I want to pass on to my children and my potential grandchildren.
MINI-ATOMIC BOMBS
Because we must not deceive ourselves.
If young people today are so anxious, it is not because of the economic situation or international tensions.
It was worse when we were young!
And it’s certainly not because the teachers are too demanding!
It’s because of two things: climate change and social media.
Aren’t you tired of movies and series that take place in a post-apocalyptic world?
No wonder our children are anxious!
Do you know what director Francis Coppola is shooting? An optimistic science fiction film. He’s had this project for 40 years.
Because he finds that young people (who are bombarded with bad news) need utopia. Dream.
(And concrete actions against the climate challenge, of course…)
And as for cell phones and social media: no wonder the creators of these gadgets send their children to schools where these gadgets are prohibited!
Because they know that Facebook, TikTok and company are hard drugs. As evil as the hero.
Our children are participating in one of the largest and most dangerous experiments in human history since the invention of the atomic bomb.
We put gadgets in their hands, the effects of which we hardly suspect…
We use our children as guinea pigs. To enrich multinational companies that don’t care about laws and rules.
Shame on us.
Do we have the right to live as we want?
Muslim associations want to force the Quebec government to cancel the decree prohibiting prayer rooms in schools, arguing that it violates their religious rights protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Excellent news !
That way, we will know if the Canadian Charter allows us to live according to our values…
If the Charter obliges the government of Quebec, which was democratically elected, to go back, it will show (once again) that we have nothing to do in this country.
Isn’t it, Mr. Legault?
The minister in arms shirt
By affirming that the deputies deserved a salary increase more than the teachers, the Minister of Education Bernard Drainville (who should seek to get the teachers on his side rather than to put them on their backs) found himself once again times in hot water…
That’s what happens when you play the politician-to-the-people-who-says-what-he-thinks…
You should tell Mr. Drainville: 1) that politics has changed a lot since the days of Jean Garon and Guy Chevrette; and 2) that he is no longer a radio presenter, but a minister.
Fortunately, he apologized…
head in the sand
In a video message she recorded to highlight the 381e anniversary of Montreal, Mayor Valérie Plante says that “Montreal is more beautiful and stronger than ever”…
Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
And I imagine that the Montreal Canadiens are an EXCELLENT team, performing better than EVER!
A white cane, Madam Mayor?