L'heure bleue

Name: L'heure bleue
Author: Clément
ISBN: 9782892393620

by Clément (2014)

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"Penser, c'est comme établir des balises. Il existe toutes sortes de balises. Certaines, à la surface, indiquent où aller et, surtout, où ne pas aller. D'autres sont invisibles comme des ondes radios et guident intuitivement pourvu que l'on sache les écouter. Les balises sous l'eau indiquent les écueils à éviter, les balises dans l'espace, les champs de météores qui risquent de nous blesser. Les balises montrent des directions à la surface, mais également sous l'eau. En tout temps, en tout domaine, que l'on soit dans l'eau, sous l'eau ou dans l'infini, les balises peuvent parfois apparaître très éloignées. Elles sont toutefois des points de repère qui deviennent vitaux lorsque la vie de tous côtés nous assaillit et que la folie des profondeurs nous envahit. Ce livre cherche à inciter le lecteur à construire et à poser ses propres balises. Il veut inciter à la réflexion un peu à la manière de la maïeutique qui est l'art de poser les bonnes questions. En fait, il s'agit dans cet ouvrage moins de pensées à proprement parler que de penser qui est bien une action. Penser devrait toujours mener à la pratique. Une pensée qui n'aboutit à rien n'est d'aucune utilité. L'heure bleue est aussi une période tout à fait appropriée pour établir cette pause nécessaire pour penser. Elle-même posée entre deux mondes, le jour qui finit, la nuit qui se profile dans ce bleu foncé comme la mer, elle est une invitation à établir le bilan des heures passées et l'action à prendre pourvu que les expériences peuvent être évaluées et comptées. L'heure bleue est cet instant fugace que d'aucuns appellent aussi, le centimètre cube de chance"--Résumé de l'éditeur

Setting / LocationDeep Space

Story EraModern Era

Protagonist / CoreL'heure bleue Lead Character

Themes & Moods

Art & Photography Aphorismes et apophtegmes Modern Era

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