In the Name of Absolute Truths/ Romain Gary
. This one is our oldest lord and master. It has been so long since he presided over our destiny. He becomes rich and honored whenever he kills, tortures, and oppresses in the name of absolute truths—religious, political, or moral. Half of humanity licks his boots with tenderness. It amuses him enormously because he knows well that absolute truths do not exist, and they are only a way to reduce us to servitude
Bagnères de Bigorre or de Brigadoon?
Bagnères de Bigorre has 7500 inhabitants and lies at 20 km of Lourdes, the town of the Virgen Mary’s apparitions. Submerged in the dawn’s pink light like Brigadoon, the village wakes up in a valley amid glorious mountains every morning. The bells of the svelte 14th-century Church of Saint Vincent chime at 7:00 A.M. in the heart of the town to announce the arrival of a new day. Half an hour later, Ave Maria resounds in its bell tower to thank Our Lady for protecting the little town. At the top of a mountain, a giant statue of the Virgen of Bedat presides over small streets lined up with two-or-three-story ancient and recent buildings of various colors—red, yellow, blue, and white. Their architecture confers them a breathtaking beauty. The creek Adour crosses the townscape and sprays it with the peaceful reverberation of blue water.
