« Savez-vous, disait Napoléon à Fontanes, ce que j’admire le plus au monde ? C’est l’impuissance de la force à fonder quelque chose. Il n’y a que deux puissances au monde : le sabre et l’esprit. À la longue le sabre est toujours vaincu par l’esprit. » Les conquérants, on le voit, sont quelquefois mélancoliques. Il faut bien payer un peu le prix de tant de vaine gloire. (…) Il suffit alors de connaître ce que nous voulons. Et ce que nous voulons justement c’est ne plus jamais nous incliner devant le sabre, ne plus jamais donner raison à la Read More
Tag: courage
GECA Campaign Climate Adaptation
Report from the kick-off event on 9/11/2020 “The most benevolent counter attack on a historically rather loaded date: yes, climate adaptation is what matters today, more than anything else!” Four Giraffe-Heroes were present at the event, which alone made it a great success. Now the clock is ticking, and PLEASE, we are dependent on your support! You may have a look at the live-streamed part of the evening by following the first link below; the second leads you to the campaign website where to make a DONATION. There are great rewards to harvest, so have a look if you didn’t Read More
Ai Weiwei
What happened in China is not just about the pandemic. It raises the question of whether the West can continue to see China as a partner without basic transparency and trust in its political structure. This struggle will last longer than the disease itself. It is painful, but has become necessary. China stands as a challenge to the West, not just economically but with cultural and social differences and conflicts in ideology. SCMP, July 29th, 2020. Go to interview
This Pandemic is a Warm-up Drill – by John Graham …………… So I leave the house with mask and gloves and I social-distance my way to the post office and the grocery store and the pharmacy. There’s no way I’m going to put other people at risk by being macho myself. Here’s hoping that idea is getting through to other adventure junkies like me. I value lessons like those from philosopher and educator Parker Palmer who said in a recent essay, “As some of the fallout from this crisis comes my way… I’m learning more about the good hearts of Read More