Hello to all my friends,

In the flow of somewhat passionate discussion (aren't all good discussions a
little passionate ?), it really warms my heart to see all those references
to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. He was French by birth, but universal by virtue
of his grand ideas. Proof is that the first person on this august panel who
quoted his name is an American. While I certainly remember The Little
Prince, if not line by line, at least in large chunks (I even played in an
adaptation of The Little Prince on stage), I did not remember the Letter to
America. IMHO, it illustrates what France, globally, thinks of America,
globally. Put into the correct perspective, it is a warning that, if
anything should go wrong or misunderstood between our two nations, we should
focus on what we have in common, instead of endlessly wrangling over what
separates us. In a nutshell, the form of our current misunderstanding
matters less than the substance of our shared ideals.

Thank you. You have made my day.

Peace,

Christian Lheureux
Responsable du Département Systèmes et Réseaux / Head of Systems and
Networks Department
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> De : HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]De la
> part de rosenblatt, joseph
> Envoyé : dimanche 16 février 2003 18:05
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> Objet : Re: [HP3000-L] The poetry of space exploration
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> Denys and Wirt,
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> Thank you for bringing up Antoine de St. Exupery.
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> I think "The Little Prince" was the first "real" book I ever
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> it in the original. (I have read it in both English and Hebrew
> translations.)  If it loses something in the translation then I don't
> believe I could withstand its beauty in the original. It has
> been years
> since I read "The Little Prince" a matter I intend to rectify
> the next time
> I pass a book store.
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> I know this sounds like a book review but truly this is a
> book you should
> read for yourselves; read for to your children; and for those
> so blessed
> read to your grandchildren. I do believe that reading it
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> else actually enhances the experience. Like the wonderful
> slide show Wirt
> presented it imbues reality with a magical quality. Right now
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> all use a bit of "magic" in our lives.
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> Let Peace be the maxim by which we act because we will Peace
> to become a
> universal law.
> Work For Peace
> The opinions expressed herein, whether mildly held opinions
> or hardcore
> opinions are my own and not necessarily those of my employer.
> Yosef Rosenblatt
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