By Bernard Bujold -
The beginning of a new year is also the end of another and the end of a story is always sad whether it is a book, a movie, a play, a music concert, a job, a trip, the moving from a house, or simply the life that ends with the death of our loved ones.
For me, the year 2020 will have been the year of the END:
1. The end of civilization as I knew it until last March before the arrival of the coronavirus;
2. The end of my love for the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts when Nathalie Bondil was fired in July, with the direct consequence of having shaken the entire Museum to its core;
3. The end of my passion for American politics when Donald Trump was robbed of the November 3rd presidential election;
4. The end of the existence of dozens of people I knew and admired.
What will the year 2021 be like?
The beginning of a new year is always full of hope! But first we will have to grieve and then act.
The greatest human quality is resilience.
Personally, I like to say that the most important thing in life is to survive. Surviving beautifully as fate sometimes suggests, or "holding on with a wire," as The Dashing Cowboys sing in the song "Sur mon épaule". Holding on with a wire means holding on to life and overcoming obstacles and injustices without any real means other than courage and perseverance.
To greet the new year 2021, I offer you the lyrics of two characters that I admire a lot and who inspire me:
- Bernard Arnault: "We must live with the living and leave the dead with the dead (individuals as events)". In other words, to know how to continue to live despite the departure of our loved ones or the end of our passions.
- Nicolas Sarkozy: "There is no point in worrying about tomorrow, because life never unfolds as we planned it! "
Nathalie Bondil is proof of the unpredictability of life. Who would have thought that such a dynamic, inspiring and successful leader could be the victim of an individual, let's say of much lesser stature and talent? It still shocks me, especially since for me, Nathalie is the most generous and humane person I have ever known in my entire life.
Another proof of unpredictability is Donald Trump who worked hard throughout the American presidential election campaign. Yet his opponent, who stood back and watched from his home, doing nothing, and with a weak image, thwarted Donald's best efforts!
But, despite all the known ends in 2020, let's never forget that the most important thing in all human life is love. I often say to my two children, my son and my daughter, "I love you. »
And if there is one feeling that survives death and the END, it is precisely love. This feeling is eternal and surpasses everything else!
Moreover, as far as I am concerned, I consider that 90% of our actions in life will only be anecdotes forgotten with the passage of time and that History often sees life and its unfolding differently.
Happy New Year 2021 to all of you!
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