A MON FILS NICOLAS (1)

Mon cher fils, tu avais 18ans quand je t' ai ecrit cette lettre.  Aujourdhui, tu en as 50 .
J'ai desire  la relire  et  j'ai   choisi ici quelques extraits.

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Septembre 1983

Il y a 18ans de cela, j 'avais prepare avec amour une layette bleue; je l'ai choisie bleue parce que c'est la couleur de Marie, notre maman du ciel, et c'est aussi la couleur de la fidelite.

Le visage d'un petit homme hantait mes reves. Je le desirais beau, fort , intelligent et ressemblant a son pere.  En cachette je caressais son petit linge. Comme toutes les meres, je revais beaucoup.

Mon reve fut exauce.  J'etais fiere de mon fis.  Malheureusement je n'avais que peu de temps pour
me faire aimer.  Aussi, malgre l ' hiver, je te promenais dans ta poussette, et je rechauffais tes petons de mes mains.

Tout etait emerveillement a mes yeux -- tes beaux yeux marrons  en amandes, ta petite fossette au menton, ton teint dore comme du biscuit, tes cheveux du plus beau marron dore,  tes petites jambes fortes et musclees ,tes gazouillis, tes petits sauts dans le ber,  tes premiers pas et tes coups de pied
dans la boule.. J'essayais bien maladroitement d'entrer dans ton petit monde.  Parfois je reussissais avec des histoires ou des jeux, parfois j'echouais..

Les ans se sont ecoules.  L'enfant est devenu adolescent.  L'avenir s'annoncait plein de promesses.  J'essayais de te faire comprendre le serieux de la vie, et il me semblait qu'il y avait une secrete entente entre nous.


Helas !,, l'argent de poche qu'on te donnait ne te suffisait pas, car la vie etait difficile et j'essayais de te le faire comprendre.  Peut etre que tu nous en  as voulu  d'etre different de tes amis qui etaient plus gates.. Mais je te desirais quelqu'un d'autre.  car les enfants gates sont souvent egoistes, ils croient qu'on leur doit tout. Ils meprisent la pauvrete et developpent des vices caches.

Tes etudes furent difficiles  car  tu voulais t'eclater a tout prix.  Tu etais comme  ' un cerfvolant
casse la corde ' , comme on le dit  ici, et j'avais toutes les peines a te raisonner, et j'etais souvent depassee..


J' attirais ton attention, que dans la vie rien n'etait  gratuit.  Pour tout, il faut savoir en payer le prix.,
surtout le bonheur , et c'etait le pourquoi de notre severite.

En voyant tes resultats mediocres, nous avions du  prendre des mesures de discipline, et
cela ne te plaisait guere.  Les annees suivantes ne furent guere meilleurs.

Tu refusais d'ecouter nos conseils et les conseils de ta soeur plus jeune.  mais , je pense que
l'orgeuil bete  etait plus fort chez toi., ou peut etre  qu'il y avait un obstacle que nous ignorions,
et que peut etre tu avais besoin d'un  avis  que nous etions dans l'incapacite de te donner.

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Je t'invitais a reflechir et agir avant que  ta vie ne soit irremediablement gachee , car la
jeunesse est comme une riviere sans retour..  L'eau ne remonte jamais le courant.

Tu vivais dans un reve eveille avec ton sport et tes amis.

Je te parlais alors de gens valables .  Qui sont ils ?...

Ce sont ceux  bien souvent ceux qui ont connu la pauvrete  et en ont tire la meilleure
experience  pour grandir et construire leur personalite.
Ceux qui donnent le meilleur d'eux meme en toute circonstnce
Ce sont ceux qui luttent pour un monde meilleur
Ceux qui font de bon choix,  prennent de bonnes decisions.
Ceux qui savent "ECOUTER ".

ECOUTER  ! C'est cela qui te fut le plus difficile et c'est le plus important, car ainsi l'homme
apprend de la sagesse de ses aines et forme son propre jugement.

ECOUTER  ! Savoir ECOUTER !........

Pourtant je ne puis passer sous silence tes belles qualites -  une certaine bonte et une
cetaine honnetete  - toujours  pret a rendre service malgre ta fatigue, ton retour  de tes lecons
dans la nuit glacee..  Je m'y devais le silence  pour que tu deviennes un homme  genereux
choisissant les choses difficiles a faire.

Je t'ai prie de ne pas oublier que tu as ete consacre a Marie,  sous sa protection des ta naissance.
Et que ma famille , je l'avais mise  sous la speciale protection de Jesus et de Marie..

Tout petit, mon enfant, je t'ai appris a prier, a aimer ton Dieu, aussi de ne jamais le  renier
pour une partie de tennis  , car ce serait alors un bien pauvre amour.

"N ' oublie pas la parabole des talents.  Tu en as recu bien plus que d'autres et tu auras a  en rendre
compte. "

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Je te rappelais  aussi la place importante que Manine a eu dans ta vie jusqu'a ce jour.  Elle t'a
donne le meilleur d'elle meme durant toutes ces annees.  Al'age de la retraite et du repos, elle s'est consacree a toi volontairement , ne s'epargant aucune peine pour te voir fort et heureux.
Malade souvent, elle a du composer avec ta turbulence, elle t'a aime sans relache,  Le peu d'argent . qu'elle en disposait, elle en reservait un montant pour tes plaisirs specialement, et chaque
apres midi en rentrant de l'ecole, tu etais sur d'avoir ta part de douceur que tes parents ne pouvaient t'offrir.

Bien souvent, apres t'avoir fait de severes remontrances, elle etait la premiere a excuser tes
incartades, boules, chaussures de foot perdues,  raquettes  de tennis cassees, jusqu'aux
examens de la forme 5 qu'elle a voulu payer.

Manine a desire exaucer dans la mesure du possible  tous tes reves d'enfant.
 Elle a toujours
choisi ton bonheur,  negligeant belles robes et chaussures pour sa personne.

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Cher Nic

Si tu ajoutais tous ces petits bonheurs pendant ces 18 annees, tu verrais alors qu'une vie ne serait jamais assez pour les lui rendre, car nul ne peut rembourser l'amour,  les nuits blanches, les attentions d'une grande mere sinon par l'amour lui meme.

Aussi nous ne te demandons rien en echange, mais sois courageux, deviens quelqu'un de responsable
et reussis ta vie.

Nous voulons esperer ton pere et moi que le fils de tant d'amour ne saurait se perdre.

"  VOILA CE QUE TU ES, NOUS DIRA DIEU ,
VOILA CE QUE JE VOULAIS QUE TU SOIS.
COMPARE !. "

MAMIE

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DOGS ' STORIES FOR NOAH AND MAX

3 March 2017

At your request , Noah, so that you may not forget the dogs.



THE DOGS : MR SPOK, RYDER AND CHASER

MR  SPOK

Your grand father and I were looking for small dogs.  Then one day we read  in the daily newspaper about small dogs for sale.  Do you imagine, it was far in  the south of the island , at Riviere des Anguilles.

When we got there, we asked after the little dogs.  A woman led us to an old building covered with iron sheets. Some carpenters were working  in a room .  Next to it , was a semi dark room,
very damp but clean,  with no paint on the walls. An old rug was spread on the floor.  There was an old bench against the wall.  The tiny puppies were roaming.  There was a dog like "Idee Fixe " who was very agressive, and he has to be held continuously in the maid's arms.  Another  small white   dog
was always looking for  attention.  I realise it must be the father, The mother was tied in another room and was barking non stop.

I looked after the puppy who  would show  caracter  and I chose Spok because he was not afraid,
he was curious  and always moving, whereas the others were hiding under the bench and would not come. Then I made a move as if to attack him and he barks at me.  This was my dog, as I was
told never to choose a dog  that goes hiding.  Spok would be a good little guardian.

I gave him the name of Spok, because  of his  personality and add  ' Mr ' to make him more
important.

When I took him in my arms he was  trembling a lot.   So I spoke gently to him and
reassured him that he  was  loved and  would be well cared for.  He would be happy with me.
I patted him until he stopped trembling and gave him little kisses on his head.   Spok was a clean puppy, and even now he will never roll himself in the  earth like other dogs.

Mr Spok  is  indeed a beautiful little  whitish dog,  of no particular breed,   with a big  light
chocolate patch on his back and his head.

His ears are particular, chocolate also, hanging and very  intent  at every noise around him. ...
Front , back,  left , right.  It is a pleasure  to  watch them. The hair there is as long as the ear itself
and has a particular beauty.

Spok looks like a little fox with his furry tail and pink pointed nose, always chasing some animal.
The  poor little lizards and the cameleons are his favourites, and you can see him jumping as high
as the wall trying to catch them, as he utters all sorts of little noises Hmm!.. Hmm!....  Even before having his lunch , he does the gesture of looking for lizards, perhaps thinking that I shall help him
to catch some.

That day, when we reached home, I noticed something strange.  Spok  hummed the fresh  air, as
if he revived. He knew  what was waiting for him., he felt himself responsible of something, just like some body  who has endorsed a new cloak . He had a task to accomplish and was feeling   very
important, .  That is the word  ---   ' important '.   From  then on he  always  had this attitude. very
classy.

I placed him in a cartoon box where he could shelter.  But soon he was out inspecting  his new territory, learning its bounds. Two days after, Jean came home for  some work, and there was little Spok barking at him, compelling  him to stay at his place.

Mr Spok  is a barker. (In Australia, the municipality would surely come, but here in Mauritius, almost every body has  two dogs which  bark  even at night,  at the moon, at cats, at the other dogs
or passers bye.  We do not mind it. ).

Our neighbours nextdoor  have a taste of it.  Mr Spok  thinks himself responsible of  any stranger
that may climb the stairs or knock at the dooor,   any one working on the other side of the wall or
any  passer bye who stops a bit. So we have to put him in the back yard  when we have visitors,
otherwise he will excite Ryder and Chaser

Mr Spok is no  big eater like Ryder or Chaser. He eats   like a cat,  delicately, choosing the little peaces of meat, taking his time.

 But little as he is , he knows how to make himself respected.
No dog  dares  to come near him.  The greedy Ryder waits with patience until he has enough
to come and finish his plate.

Something which make me laugh -----. When I throw  outside pieces of bread, Ryder would rush
and have two peaces nearby  him. Spok eats only buttered bread, but if he has a peace of bread,
he will not touch it, but will stay in front of it.  Ryder has to learn the lesson. He will stay in front
of it as long as it pleases him .

When  Ryder and Chaser  came, Spok was quite indifferent.  But the little puppies were looking
for affection .  They succeeded with their love tricks. --- smelling him, licking  his ears,
kissing him near the mouth, brushing their fur against him.,  and rolling on the back showing
their tender belly.  Soon he allowed them  to bite him and  the  game  started.

Spok likes to lie in the narrow place  on the doorstep.  Now Ryder wishes this place.  So, he
makes all sorts of move, wags his tail, brush him with his big body, makes all sorts of noises ,
but of no avail. Mr Spok plays the dead.  He won't move and Ryder  learns his lesson.

His sleeping bed has suffered terrible damages from the  little munching beasts. The upper layer
has gone. Yet Spok  friendly  still allows  them to sleep each in turn.

Oh Yeh ! .. Mr Spok is the leader of the dogs.

RYDER AND CHASER

One day on facebook, Rex read that some one was willing to give little puppies found in an abandoned yard near her working place. After a phone call, she came at night fall bringing  them
for a choice.  I looked for the leader and noticed that Ryder was the one , he  was smart
and intelligent . Chaser was my second choice for his  future beauty. They also were
ordinary dogs of no breed.

The next day when I looked at them in sunlight , they were in a terrible state ---  Full of scales,
their hair had fallen in places, little beasts were roaming on them  and they were scratching non
stop. Your grandfather was horrified, and wished me to leave them at the MSPCA for disposal.
But I refused.  They were my responsibility and I had to give them a chance. So I  placed them in
a cartoon box and brought them to the vet for medication.

Three months were not enough to heal them. Twice per day , I have to put an antiseptic  cream
on their bodies and give them their medicine. Special food was given to them with vitamins.
They were like babies who need special care and my day was full with them.  I was eager to see
them get well, because I knew you  wanted  so much  to play with them   on your  next visit to us.

Twice per week, I gave them tinned sardines  for their hair and now you can see how shiny it  is.
Ryder is of a beautiful black  with a bit of white and fire colour. Chaser is  very beautiful
with all the black miggling  with the  fire colour of his hair.

 Ryder is the leader,  all round the day he  challenges Mr Spok , and sometimes I fear that
something bad occurs, because  their little growls grow biger and bigger, and  one may hurt the
other, but  then they  usually stop.

Chaser  likes his peace and comfort .  He  will retire in shady places under my curry leaves.,
or  in the  thick  plant near  the road.  Once, I called him several times, he did not come out.
I went in the street, less he might have escaped. Not after fifteen minutes  did he come out as if
it was nothing the hurry. Indeed he  is full of tricks. Usually he did them behind our back -
eating shoes, clothes,  scratching the earth. Yet he looks the more innocent.

When you came to Mauritus they were completely healed and ready to be loved by you.
Indeed, I was very anxious when I saw  Max and you , all round the day taking them,   patting
them a long time. If they had diarrhea or something else ?.... But they let themselves be your
pets ., and were ok. ---  And there were days of complete madness.  You did not know what new games to invent .  They occupied you a lot and your father and mother could breathe, they did
not have to look after your whereabouts.

You remember the kayak, and you were like Robinson Crusoe on his desert island.  Our
floorbrush  became the support  for our doormat.  You were navigators with the dogs there in
always struggling to get out.  There was such a noise :  Fruch ! Bang ! Flap !  ... The dogs
were not feeling at ease in this  restricted place. So you were always starting again.

Now my yard  was  no longer what it was , with all the rocks, the pebbles , the branches
you placed here and there. I think  that you wished  to make  the dogs  acting as on  tv , make
them jump  or  do something  quite new.   These  games occupied  you a lot. ,  but  Francois the gardener, had an additional  job  to his list. However he did not complaint and understood you.
He just moved his headand smiled.

Ryder and Spok act like accomplices. They  always run side by side, of the same pace, like
soldiers.  Perhaps Ryder  wishes  to imitate Spok or   prove to him   that he shares  all  his
actions.  But Ryder does not bark like Spok .  He is more calm and seems to look for my
reaction.

Last time,  a friend of mine came with two handy men to take away a huge bird cage.
So    I  chained Spok to a bench. Chaser disappeared, where ?....  Ryder accompanied me
step by step, smelling the visiters at every pace but does not  try to bite them,  he was not
aggressive. He dit not leave my side  all the time  it took, and accompanied me to the gate.
I was very impressed by his attitude.

The food of Ryder !... When he is hungry, he is the only one who expresses his feelings.
He yawns and yawns , uttering  cries like ' Yown  ! ' Yown ! '  ...  brushes his body against the
wire. I make as if I do not understand.  So  He grows  more impatient ,  he now starts to scratch
the wire   , wishing  to draw my attention and starts to bark  and move his big bum   against the
other dogs, and seems to say :
" What is the matter with you ?  Are you  not hungry ? Please move !. "   The other dogs  were
mute and just  stay still..

Ryder has a very good appetite, he is greedy,.  Perhaps he will be bigger.  He  always finishes his plate  before the others ,   while having his eyes on the other  plates. But Ryder has learned his lessons. He no longer left his plate to go  to other plates,  Chaser and Mr Spok wont allow him.  So,
He waited impatiently for  Mr Spok to go to pee.  It is the sign for him, to go and finish  his plate.

In the afternoon, I  let  them  free to go in  the front yard and they are so happy  for their next adventure. First they go near the gate and wait for  passers bye and other dogs., then look for something to play with and run after, or  two dogs may chose a third one to start  their little bites,
until  he could no longer  bear  it.  .

Now the dogs have become quite big, and you will not be able to lift them. They  are
also always on the go to do  something. I love my dogs . They are very affectionate and
are good guardians. Believe me, they will not forget you, just as you will not  forget them.

I just  hope that  I leaves  you  happy  , with a smile.

Grandmother Arlette.

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TO LITTLE NOAH

LETTER FROM NOAH




Dear Arlelerte
I have been reading your wonderful card.  I shall pray every night and every day for my family and friends.
I love this card that you gave me and I'll keep it forever.  I would like another card about life, and how to make it to heaven.
This year I hope you and Rex come to Australia and have fun time.

I am really sad that I left Mauritius and I really miss you.  I have been doing what your card says and it has really helped me.  I believe in Jesus.  He is in my heart and always be.
I would like you to write about the dogs so I don't miss them

From Noah
I BELIEVE IN JESUS.

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22february 2017

Dear Noah

Your letter gives me so much pleasure and touches me.

Thank Jesus and your parents for your wonderful  holidays in
Mauritius.  Not everybody can afford them.  It is a gift,
a treasure for your childhood , beautiful memories that may help you
later in life..

But  do not speak too much about them, do not brag, as sometime
it  may be a cause of  sadness , frustration for those who are unable to enjoy  same.

YOUR  LIFE

Now, it is time to go back to the  normal life of a student , that is learning, acquiring  knowledge,  have control of yourself,  of your character, have discipline,  be responsible, looking  for what you must change for the best,  in your attitude towards those around you ,
at school and at home...

Life is not difficult  to live.  If you love it and make a good use of it.,
life  will reward you.

You have only to put your heart in what you do and trust in yourself:

These are your daily duties:
Listen to  and obey your parents,  be helpful.
Avoid quarrels  with your brothers and friends at school
Listen to  and respect your teachers at school,.
Do  your homework and learn your lessons well.
Do not lie or cheat.
Learn to share, to do charity.
Learn to love., make peace.

This time of your life is very precious. Do not waste it .
It will be difficult for you to catch up later. . .

There is a time for every thing  : - --   to play, to sleep, to learn., to eat.
Accept so ,  make the most of it.

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"  TO DAY IS THE TIME  " .

.Do not say  : "I'  ll have time to morrow"
You do not know what  the next day  will be.
MAKE IT A RULE IN YOUR LIFE TO DO  WHAT EVER YOU CAN   "  TO DAY "
This will be your success story.

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Also   always OBSERVE - LISTEN - THINK -
MAKE YOUR OWN JUDGEMENT

THINK WELL BEFORE SPEAKING
SPEAK WITH POISE  - do not get excited.
GO TO THE POINT

ACT ACCORDINGLY

Your education, your knowledge,  the  values -----  you will acquire  ,
they  will be   yours and will  always  be yours. They will be  your reward for all your struggles.
They will make you a man  who shall be able to fulfill a role in society,  be somebody
who can be trusted  with greater responsibilities.

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CAST AWAY YOUR FEARS.
DO NOT WORRY ABOUT LATER.
BE POSITIVE
BE TRUE
DO NOT BE SOMEBODY EASILY INFLUENCED
ALWAYS WEIGH THE PROS AND CON

DO NOT BE AFRAID TO GIVE YOUR OPINION IF YOU THINK YOU ARE RIGHT
HOLD TO YOUR CHRISTIAN VALUES
BE WISE TO ACCEPT TO BE REPRIMANDED WHEN YOU ARE WRONG,
ACCEPT TO LOSE  AT TIMES

ACCEPT THE ADVICE OF THOSE WHO KNOW BETTER THAN YOU
LEARN FROM THEIR  KNOWLEDGE,
NEVER STOP LEARNING IF YOU CAN AFFORD IT
ALWAYS BE AWARE OF WHAT IS GOING AROUND YOU, IN YOUR COUNTRY,
IN THE WORLD

DON' 'T BE STUBBORN
LOOK FOR WISDOM
ALLOW THE GOOD TO STAY IN YOUR HEART
DO NOT CHEAT, DO NOT LIE

REJECT ALL THAT  ARE   NOT CLEAR  AND  CAUSE  TROUBLE  TO YOUR SOUL
THEY ARE NOT GOOD.

STAY AWAY FROM FRIENDS, PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DESTROY YOU, TO BEHAVE
OTHERWISE.

AVOID  THE VIOLENT ONES,
THOSE WHO TAKE DRUGS, INDULGE IN ALCOHOL  , GAMBLING,   DISCO AND OTHER ADDICTIVE  PLEASURES,
THOSE WHO DO NOT RESPECT   WOMEN,  OLD PEOPLE
THOSE WHO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OTHERS
THOSE WHO THROW AWAY MONEY AND BRAG  THEMSELVES.
THOSE  WHO DO NOT RESPECT THEIR BODY ( DO NOT FORGET THAT THAT YOU ARE A SON OF GOD, THE TEMPLE OF THE HOLY TRINITY)

EVERY THING THAT YOU MUST HIDE  TO DO , BE SURE, IS NOT GOOD.
HAVE AN AVERSION FOR IT, BECAUSE YOU ARE A SON OF LIGHT.
YOU MUST DWELL IN THE LIGHT OF GOD.

THE CONTRARY  WILL HURT YOUR PARENTS AND TEACHERS ,
PREVENT YOU FROM HAVING A STABLE LIFE., HAVING PEACE OF MIND.

LIKE JUSTICE AND  BRING PEACE AROUND YOU.

AS THE ELDEST YOU MUST  GIVE   GOOD EXAMPLE   TO   MAX AND ZAC

KEEP ALWAYS THE HONOUR OF  YOUR NAME AS YOU HAVE TO  HAND IT  OVER
ONE DAY  TO YOUR CHILDREN AND DESCENDANTS..


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YOUR QUESTIONS


You surely are asking yourself many questions. You are curious about life  and  It is good and quite normal . Your parents,  your nono and nona , your teachers  are there to give you  answers, but
it is  also good for  you  to think    about life and find  yourself your answers. Avoid asking your friends, because  they are like you, they are learning, they do not have the maturity and wisdom required and they can twist  realities and advise you wrongly. So be careful as  to  whom
you ask your questions.

LIBERTY

God has granted you  liberty - liberty to love him, to choose him, to obey him,
liberty to make   good use of your intelligence , and  of your   will,   do good actions .

       
Your parents are your  guides ,  so listen to their advice.
Do not be a  rebel who  is a  cause  of pain to them.

Never make your father or your mother weep.  In your
parents Jesus sees his mother crying and he will be angry.

Listen to what they have to say , then quietly speak your thoughts, or wait for a better moment.. Be wise to accept
when they punish you.  This will help you  to be a better
boy.

They care for you, protect you;  they wish you to have a good life, to be  able  one day to  stand on your feet and fight your own battles and be victorious.

The Holy Spirit will help you if you ask Him., and trust Him.
So always listen to the little voice  in you.

Your  parents give you that is most precious  ---"LOVE",  so that one day you may be able to love and give love .

 So many do not know how to love and are unhappy,  and make others unhappy around them.
So watch your heart.

Be wise.

NONO AND NONA

Now, your nono and nona ,  have worked hard, made sacrifices. They have been emigrants compelled to leave  their countries because of lack of work. Life was  very  difficult in those days.

They also, have many things  to teach you.

They love you so much . Learn from their experience. They shall not always be there.

NONA FRANCA

Nona Franca is more than 90 years of age.

So what do you think of this proposal ?...

Ask  Nona Franca about her life in those days.
She has such a beautiful story to tell you..

She told me how  she used to sew all the clothes of the family ,
the shirts and trousers of the men  with her hands , because there were no sewing machine at that time..

Do you imagine it ? ....

Take notes  and rewrite every thing  as a text , so that  your
father and mother,  Max and Zac, even the next generation may have the pleasure to read it and know who  they were . Ask the names of the people, , the village they came from,   their life at that time, during the war, and their journey. to Australia.

  You 'll love it, Noah, and she will be so happy  to see  her little son  interested. Do not be shy to ask questions. Ask  and on my next visit  I shall help you

Jossie can bring you there.

OUR PARENTS


As for me, my father and mother were orphans at a very young age, and I write on them
in another text.

Do you know that I got my first doll at 10 years old  only after obtaining  the primary
scholarship and the medal of Superiority in french in ' Alliance Francaise ' exams.
Life was not easy.  My mother was a primary school teacher and my father was  a humble
cemetery keeper..  I had three brothers and two sisters.  The  end of months were difficult.
At times I heard my mother crying because she could hardly make the ends meet.
But my mother  very proud , never asked for help from his brothers and sisters who
were in a better situation. We lived our life  very simply  and accepted it. We never envied the
others. We had our day at the seaside every holiday, the visits we did to each other and our
family walks  under moonlight.

There were no drug addicts or tramps to attack us at that
time. Life was beautiful.

At that time, we  knew each other,  and used to say hello to our neighbours .  We always
exchange some polite words.
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Your grand father  Claude, Rex did not have a father, to guide him.  His  mother   had to struggle
a lot in order to give her  two children a proper life.
But he made his life a success. We had four
children and you knew the rest.

START TO WRITE

I know you like to write. So start to write, write about things you like., your holidays, the people
you met, the places you went,  that which is important  to you.


Write, write, .... START TO WRITE  -- Take your pleasure  in it.  Have your opinion on things,
on events,  on people ,even if you are young. Take your time, work your text, make it something beautiful.  Be proud of it.

 As you grow, things will be easier and you may see things  otherwise. It does not matter.
The spirit  of your words  will stay

  Do not hesitate.  WRITE ....

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MOST IMPORTANT READ..., READ A LOT.
CHOOSE YOUR BOOKS, YOUR SUBJECT
Ask Mamma to help you, she will be so glad.

YOU WILL LEARN FROM OTHERS LIVES  AND EXPERIENCE.

YOU BROADEN YOUR INTELLIGENCE  , YOUR  JUDGEMENT, YOUR WAY OF
THINKING.

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RESPECT YOUR ENVIRONMENT



Our planet is so beautiful with the blue sea, the trees, the birds, the flowers , so many  animals.
So do your  humble part, take care of it in your capacity.  Add your little stone to protect  it.

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Now, Noah you are  a strong  and an intelligent boy.   You are a good soccer player.
The good and the bad will always be on your path, because of the frailty of human nature.
The challenges of life, be certain, you will have to live them.  But you are aware of them and
you are  surrounded by people who love you.  So trust in you and you will succeed.

Look forward, Noah.
I like this picture 


As requested by you, I am sending you  cards with  beautiful words, which you can share with Nona Franca, Nono and Nona , your parents, Max and Zac.

On the verso of every card that you give  , write "' I LOVE YOU, NOAH" .

IN THE NAME OF JESUS I BLESS YOU ,
I BLESS  YOUR WORK,  YOUR SOCCER
AND EVERY THING GOOD YOU  LOVE AND DESIRE.
MAY GOD REST UPON YOU,
MAY HIS FACE SHINE UPON YOU  AND  ALL YOUR FAMILY
MAY HE GIVE YOU HIS PEACE AND JOY.

KISSES
GRANDMOTHER ARLETTE.