8 h 10 au caf\u00e9 du village
\nOui, oui! J\u2019aime un Fran\u00e7ais et pas n\u2019importe lequel. Journaliste, \u00e9crivain et critique litt\u00e9raire, BERNARD PIVOT (n\u00e9 le 5 mai 1935) est c\u00e9l\u00e8bre pour ses \u00e9missions culturelles, ses rencontres avec des \u00e9crivains et pour son \u00e9locution \u00e0 la fois claire et litt\u00e9raire. Moi, j\u2019aime ses propos. Surtout depuis qu\u2019il est \u00e0 la retraite et qu\u2019il se consacre \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9criture de ses frasques et al\u00e9as du quotidien.<\/p>\n
Ami proche d\u2019une bande de vieillards d\u00e9gourdis, Bernard glorifie ses 87 ans sonn\u00e9s. Je l\u2019imagine aussi comique que grave lorsqu\u2019il d\u00e9crit avec moult d\u00e9tails l\u2019arriv\u00e9e d\u2019un quelconque sympt\u00f4me de d\u00e9g\u00e9n\u00e9rescence. Tant\u00f4t l\u2019un, tant\u00f4t l\u2019autre, l\u2019intellectuel consulte certainement ses dictionnaires sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9s en sirotant un bon verre de rouge.<\/p>\n
Je viens de terminer son tout r\u00e9cent \u00ab MAIS LA VIE CONTINUE \u00bb (collection livre de poche, 224 pages, parution 06-04-2022) et je me suis r\u00e9gal\u00e9e. Tellement, que je veux partager avec vous, chers lecteurs et ch\u00e8res lectrices, le dernier chapitre du livre dans lequel le s\u00e9rieux patriarche \u00e9num\u00e8re sept ENGAGEMENTS sur lesquels il veut construire sa fin de vie et s\u2019en souvenir le plus possible.<\/p>\n
Avec la ferme intention d\u2019honorer chacun de ces engagements, je vous les \u00e9num\u00e8re :
\n1 \u2013 Ne jamais me plaindre
\n2 \u2013 \u00catre de bonne humeur, le plus souvent possible
\n3 \u2013 Entretenir ma curiosit\u00e9, lire, m\u2019informer et apprendre
\n4 \u2013 Ne pas m\u2019isoler, converser c\u2019est une preuve de vitalit\u00e9
\n5 \u2013 Profiter des avantages de la vieillesse
\n6 \u2013 Ajouter, enrichir et embellir ma vie
\n7 \u2013 R\u00eaver les yeux ouverts, d\u00e9sirer et planifier<\/p>\n
Je consid\u00e8re ces engagements comme le plus beau cadeau jamais re\u00e7u. R\u00e9fl\u00e9chissez-y un brin. Le temps passe tellement vite et la quotidiennet\u00e9 est exigeante. Nous n\u2019avons g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement pas le temps de r\u00e9fl\u00e9chir \u00e0 notre mieux-\u00eatre. <\/p>\n
1 \u2013 Se plaindre, c\u2019est comme renverser un chaudron de soupe. \u00c7a ne sert \u00e0 rien et il faut nettoyer le d\u00e9g\u00e2t, ext\u00e9rieur et int\u00e9rieur.<\/p>\n
2 \u2013 Maugr\u00e9er et chicaner endurcit le c\u0153ur et l\u2019habitue \u00e0 ne jamais \u00eatre content. \u00c7a ne sert \u00e0 rien, car l\u2019entourage est port\u00e9 \u00e0 fuir les bougons.<\/p>\n
3 \u2013 Depuis que les humains ont invent\u00e9 l\u2019\u00e9criture, ils s\u2019informent, lisent pour se divertir et apprennent continuellement de nouvelles choses. Ne pas entretenir sa curiosit\u00e9 en vieillissant, c\u2019est comme choisir la plus terne et rid\u00e9e des citrouilles d\u2019Halloween. Les gens la croient moisie et s\u2019en d\u00e9sint\u00e9ressent rapidement.<\/p>\n
4 \u2013 Les personnes \u00e2g\u00e9es incapables de cr\u00e9er des liens s\u2019isolent facilement. Elles deviennent comme des t\u00eates de tortue cach\u00e9es sous leurs carapaces. Elles ont beaucoup de difficult\u00e9 \u00e0 socialiser et perdent tout doucement leur vitalit\u00e9.<\/p>\n
5 \u2013 Certaines personnes \u00e2g\u00e9es vivent comme des tresses d\u2019ail cach\u00e9es dans une armoire. Elles ont si peur de d\u00e9nouer les cordons de la bourse qu\u2019elles demeurent tress\u00e9es, serr\u00e9es \u00e0 leurs petites habitudes. Elles ne profitent gu\u00e8re des avantages de la vieillesse et m\u00eame leurs proches s\u2019\u00e9loignent d\u2019eux.<\/p>\n
6 \u2013 Une personne \u00e2g\u00e9e blas\u00e9e et inint\u00e9ressante ressemble \u00e0 un souffl\u00e9 sans blancs d\u2019\u0153ufs. Elle ne s\u2019\u00e9merveille de rien, n\u2019apprend rien de nouveau \u00e0 ses proches et demeure isol\u00e9e dans son cocon. Personne ne d\u00e9sire embellir sa vie.<\/p>\n
7 \u2013 R\u00eaver les yeux grand ouverts est le propre de tout \u00eatre humain. Mais nous, les vieux, nous avons tendance \u00e0 nous imaginer trop \u00e2g\u00e9s pour \u00e9laborer des plans, pour planifier des voyages ou pour d\u00e9sirer quoi que ce soit. Nous avons tellement tort. \u00c0 notre \u00e2ge v\u00e9n\u00e9rable, c\u2019est maintenant ou jamais.
\nJe vais certainement retourner en Gasp\u00e9sie cet \u00e9t\u00e9. Je vais y demeurer plus longtemps, prendre des photos, parler avec le monde et aller \u00e0 la p\u00eache en haute mer.<\/p>\n
Et vous, chers lecteurs et lectrices, qu\u2019allez-vous faire pour sortir de l\u2019ordinaire; pour honorer les engagements de ce cher BERNARD PIVOT?<\/p>\n
Allez-vous faire la cour \u00e0 un gentil voisin? Zyeuter une ancienne flamme? Ou vous inscrire \u00e0 un cours de cuisine? Apprendre l\u2019espagnol? Marcher quelques \u00e9tapes vers Compostelle? Partir en croisi\u00e8re ou prendre la plume pour immortaliser votre v\u00e9cu?<\/p>\n
C\u2019est peut-\u00eatre \u00e7a \u00ab r\u00eaver les yeux grand ouverts \u00bb. Essayer de nouvelles choses. Porter du rose p\u00e2le en hiver et s\u2019\u00e9pingler des fleurs sur le collet. Apprendre un nouvel instrument de musique. Dormir en plein jour lorsqu\u2019on est fatigu\u00e9 ou passer la nuit \u00e0 d\u00e9vorer une s\u00e9rie sur Netflix.<\/p>\n
Arr\u00eatons un instant notre train-train de pens\u00e9es coutumier et r\u00e9fl\u00e9chissons. Notons ce qui compte le plus \u00e0 nos yeux. Laissons parler notre petite voix int\u00e9rieure. Oublions le pass\u00e9 et concentrons-nous sur l\u2019avenir. <\/p>\n
Ces temps-ci, l\u2019\u00e2ge est mon meilleur \u00ab sauf-conduit \u00bb. Si je lui ajoute une jolie canne, je vais partout. Oui, oui! C\u2019est d\u00e9j\u00e0 commenc\u00e9. J\u2019ai repris mes visites de Fondatrice \u00e0 travers notre beau pays et j\u2019adore ces petits voyages.<\/p>\n
Je suis la plus chanceuse des chanceuses d\u2019\u00eatre aim\u00e9e par autant de Canadiens : propri\u00e9taires franchis\u00e9s, employ\u00e9s des restaurants, tr\u00e8s fid\u00e8les clients et vous tous, tr\u00e8s chers lecteurs, qui me gardez fringante et passionn\u00e9e d\u2019\u00e9criture. <\/p>\n
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I just love hearing what he has to say, especially since he retired and devotes his time to writing about his daily life and its ups and downs.\r\n\r\nBernard, who\u2019s part of a close crew of brilliant elderly men, celebrates his nearly 87 years of life. I imagine he\u2019s as funny as he is serious when he describes in detail the unwanted appearance of symptoms of his degeneration. An intellectual who probably browses his specialized dictionaries while enjoying a fine glass of red wine.\r\n\r\nI recently finished reading his most recent book, Mais la vie continue (\u201cBut life goes on\u201d), and I thoroughly enjoyed it. So much, in fact, that I want to share with you, dear readers, the last chapter in which the serious patriarch enumerates 7 pledges on which he wants to build his final years and remember for as long as possible.\r\n\r\nI have the firm intention of honouring each of these commitments myself so I will list them for you here:\r\n1 \u2013 Never complain.\r\n2 \u2013 Be in a good mood, as much as possible.\r\n3 \u2013 Nurture my curiosity, read, keep an inquiring mind and learn. \r\n4 \u2013 Do not isolate myself; talking with others is proof of vitality.\r\n5 \u2013 Reap the benefits of old age.\r\n6 \u2013 Add to my life, enrich it and make it better. \r\n7 \u2013 Dream with eyes wide open, desire and plan for the future. \r\n\r\nI consider these life pledges like the best gift I\u2019ve ever received. Think about it for a minute! Time goes by so fast and everyday life is demanding. We generally don\u2019t have time to reflect upon our well-being. \r\n\r\n1\u2013 Complaining is like dropping a pot of soup: It serves no purpose at all and we are stuck cleaning the mess it created, inside and out. \r\n\r\n2\u2013 Mumbling and arguing hardens the heart and gets it used to never being satisfied. It\u2019s no use and people usually steer clear of grumps.\r\n\r\n3\u2013 Humans have wanted to learn more, be better informed, entertain themselves and read since they invented writing. If we don\u2019t uphold our curiosity as we age, it\u2019s as though we take home the ugliest and dullest Halloween pumpkin. People think it\u2019s rotten and quickly lose interest in it.\r\n\r\n4\u2013 Old folks who no longer care to mingle can easily become isolated. They become like turtles hiding with their heads under their shells. They have a hard time socializing and slowly lose their vitality.\r\n\r\n5\u2013 Some seniors live like garlic braids, all dried up and hidden away in a pantry. They are so terrified of loosening up the purse strings that they remain tightly braided, clinging to their precious habits. They don\u2019t take advantage of what old age has to offer, and even their loved ones distance themselves from them.\r\n\r\n6\u2013 A jaded, boring elderly is like a souffl\u00e9 without egg whites. They don\u2019t marvel at anything, never share anything new or learn from their close ones. They remain isolated in their cocoon. Nobody wants to enrich their life.\r\n\r\n7 \u2013 Dreaming with eyes wide open is characteristic of all human beings. As we age, however, we tend to believe we are too old to keep dreaming of new adventures and travels or to go after our heart\u2019s desires. How wrong! At our venerable age, it is now or never. I will certainly go back to Gasp\u00e9sie this summer. I will stay there even longer, take pictures, talk with the locals and go deep-sea fishing.\r\n\r\nWhat about you, dear readers? What will you do to bring a little extraordinary into the ordinary of everyday life? What will you do to honour the life pledges of dear BERNARD PIVOT??\r\n\r\nWill you court a friendly neighbour? Flirt with an old flame? Or will you register for a cooking class? Maybe learn Spanish? Walk a few steps towards the Camino? Take off on a cruise or grab a pen to immortalize your life? \r\n\r\nMaybe that\u2019s what it means to \u201cdream with eyes wide open.\u201d Try new things. Wear light-pink clothes in the dead of winter and adorn a collar with flowers. Learn how to play a new musical instrument. Sleep during the day when tired or spend an entire night binge-watching a series on Netflix.\r\n\r\nLet\u2019s stop our incessant train of thought for a moment and reflect. Let\u2019s jot down what matters the most to us and allow our inner voice to speak. Let\u2019s forget the past and focus on the future.\r\n\r\nThese days, age is my \u201cfree pass.\u201d If I add a nice cane to it, I can go anywhere. I\u2019m telling you! I\u2019ve already begun. I started travelling across our beautiful country once again, reprising my role as the Founder of Cora restaurants. And I love these short trips.\r\n\r\nI\u2019m the luckiest of the lucky for being loved by so many Canadians: franchise owners, restaurant employees, loyal customers and you, my very dear readers, who keep me youthful and passionate about writing.\r\n\r\nCora\r\n\u2764"},"yoast_head":"\n