ONE
Yesterday I thanked a retired man I always have good conversations with. Always curious and funny, we often have our ten minutes of jubilations, before quitting each other with a smile (and a few sparks around our heads).
You know, he replied, what we do is “Le commerce des idées” (ideas exchange) : I give you seeds and you give me seeds too.
It’s not only about sharing little ideas, but also ideas of books, movies, patterns, links (links and connections are great!). Some spirits like “the idea of getting ideas”. Exchange.
You are one of them, right?
In France we have this word, “commerce”, which means “business”, of course, and “trade”, and also “store”, but also, in a little old-fashioned way
“Madame de Sévigné conducted a vast exchange of letter” :
“Madame de Sévigné avait un grand commerce épitolaire”
TWO
While coffeing in my bed this morning I found this quote from a great French drama actor, Michel Bouquet :
“The public doesn’t come to watch you play, it comes to play with you”.
THREE – Mutually Beneficial
I hope/dream this blog acts this way for you my fellow readers!
Not only as a toolbox, a basket of gathered ideas and patterns, but also I wish it :
- Gives you the desire to comment, interact, begin a mutually beneficial exchange of ideas.
- Gives your brain a slight movement, a desire to know more, which could lead you to exploration. A map, an index, a little machine…
Thanks for reading!
Photo : Carl Mydans
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