Since last November, I have been doing volunteering work twice a month at a local café operated by a non-profit organization called Zero Waste. Despite my prior experience in my childhood and adolescence of working my father’s restaurant, my current work at the café was far from “a walk in the park”. For example, there […]
Monthly Archives: January 2024
My Blog : Yes, it is cold in the winter.
Two weeks ago, the temperature in Paris dropped and stayed at a level much lower than it was in the previous few months. When I heard my friends complain about this, my response was “Well, it is the winter, isn’t it?”. Even though it is cold, the temperature is still around the long-term average for […]
My Blog : The Prayer of Saint Francis
I came across this wonderful prayer at the Cathedral of Orlean this weekend. Beautifully written. “Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me bring love. Where there is offence, let me bring pardon. Where there is discord, let me bring union. Where there is error, let me bring truth. […]
My Blog: Energy and Courage
Last week, Gabriel Attal became the youngest prime minister in the history of France at the age of 34. The primary reasons given by President Macron are his youthfulness, energy and courage. To me, I don’t think the ex-prime minister Madam Borne was lacking energy nor courage. It seemed to me that it was more […]
Changing the path of an encounter
Last week, I noticed that there was trace of water damage from the ceiling of my bathroom. Afterwards, I went to see my neighbor upstairs to check if there was a leak. After ringing the door bell and knocking on the door for three minutes, my neighbor finally answered the door without opening it. He […]
A Blind Spot in my Judgement
Four weeks ago, I realized that the door of a top cabinet close to the ceiling in my restroom could not be opened. I forced it a little bit and the paint of the ceiling fell off as a result. First of all, I thought it was a problem with the cabinet door and thus […]