Il y a quelques jours j'avais mis en ligne le billet sur Le fondement de la morale (28 mars) en citant un exemple donné par Mencius.
L'actualité de ce jour offre une énième illustration de ce qu'est le fondement de la morale.
Un touriste français à New-York, Julien Duret de Lyon, s'est jeté dans les eaux glaciales du port de New-York pour sauver une gamine qui y était tombée. On voit son visage au bas de l'image à côté du père de la petite fille.
Il en est question dans le NY Daily News de ce jour. Ici aussi.
"I didn't think at all. It happened very fast. I reacted very fast."
"I didn't think at all. It happened very fast. I reacted very fast."
Comme une illustration de l'innéité du sentiment moral...
Souvenir perso : Quand j'avais une douzaine d'années, le dentiste qui me soignait avait plongé dans la Seine à Paris pendant l'hiver 1963 (?) pour tenter de récupérer les 2 passagers d'une automobile tombée dans le fleuve. Il avait pu en sauver un. Presque toujours je pense à lui en traversant la Seine, hiver comme été.
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It wasn't until he was leaving the city with his girlfriend the next morning that he realized his tale of heroism had captivated New York.
Je trouve ça charmant. Il ne sentait pas comme il a fait qqchose de formidable.
Hi Jo !
I have had a similar experience, and I can tell you I never thought I had done something great. When I was about 16, one day I sneaked out of my school with a friend and went to the beach. I had the luck to save a lady who was drowning, though I wasn't myself a good swimmer. I didn't even think about that when I saw the lady in dire situation. When I saw the crowd on the beach, cheering, my only thought was : "Damned, I hope there isn't any journalist or photograph among them, because if that's the case, I'll have a big problem with the school." And, people being more interested with the lady, who was shocked, and choking, I just vanished from the beach, and discreetly, went back to school.
C'était donc toi ZapPow!
Cette femme m'a très souvent parlé de l'Adonis qui lui avait sauvé la vie et aussi combien son plus grand regret était de n'avoir pu faire plus ample connaissance avec le jeune éphèbe de la plage...
A quoi ça tient le destin...
Thanks Anijo for the tip regarding the pic with the comments.
Am I wrong if I suppose the painting which goes with your comments represents a young Indian girl with feathers hanging from her ears?
Hi ZapPow !
It must be a French thing. Americans are more apt to be always thinking about being a hero... This word 'hero' is tossed around rather carelessly in my neck of the woods.
Yes, Flocon, that is precisely what it represents. And that must be you as a young lad?
Anijo,
"Americans are more apt to be always thinking about being a hero... This word 'hero' is tossed around rather carelessly in my neck of the woods."
Gives me an idea for a next to come post...
"that must be you as a young lad?"
Yeap, July 1957, on the shore of the English Channel where the D-Day took place...
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