Nice Story(PART 1 OF 4)
Kato, I read your Cleopatra story.
Oh, did you? How did you like it?
It is an entertaining and yet thought-provoking story, which I did really enjoy reading to the end. You're using the following homily in such an enlightening way that I've been quite impressed.
The pain of our neighbours is our pain too. When neighbours suffer, neighbours must respond. In this way we build a better world. We dignify humanity. We overcome what we have not caused. Even now as we in Canada breathe the air flowing to us from Fukushima (in Japan), we are reminded we are connected to each other. Our lives are interwined on the same planet, the same ecosystems, the same humanity. Perhaps God has created such a world in order to perfect our humanity. With the promise that death is not the end of life.
I see. So, the death of Cleopatra is not the end of her life, is it?
No, it isn't. The pain of Cleopatra is our pain too. Our loves and lives are interwined on the same planet at present as well as in the past. Cleopatra indeed lived and will live to the future, not poisoning Antony but saving his life, to tell us to perfect our humanity.
Amazing!... so, Kato, you actually attended the service at the church with me on March 20, 2011, didn't you?
Yes, I did as an invisible man. He, he, he,...
SOURCE:
"Love & Death of Cleopatra"
(Tuesday, April 5, 2011)
I really love it, though I don't believe that you attended the service at the church as an invisible man. But you certainly understand the nitty-gritty of the Bishop's homily, don't you, Kato?
Yes, I suppose so.
And one more thing... the following photo in the above story is so much like the promenade in Nice.
The Mediterranean coast
in Alexandria
Oh, yes. Come to think of it, Alexsandria's waterfront looks like the promenade in Nice of France.
The Promenade des Anglais in Nice
The Côte d'Azur (French Riviera)
Have you been there, Diane?
Oh, yes... As a matter of fact, my older brother lives in Nice, and I visited him some time ago, and had a marvellous time over there, basking in the Mediterranean sunshine.
I'm pretty sure you did.
How about you, Kato?
I visited Nice a decade ago, and visited historical places and remains such as the Grande Corniche and Villa Carolina.
Villa Carolina? I've never heard of that name. Is it famous in Nice?
It used to be. But, now, people seem to have long forgotten. It's a historically interesting villa. Actually, it was the residence of La Bella Otero.
La Bella Otero? Who on earth is it?
Her real name was Carolina Augustina Carasson. La Bella Otero was her nickname.
Was she famous?
Oh, yes, she was. Most Europeans knew her name during the time of the so-called "Belle Époque".
Really? If I remember correctly, La Bella Otero doesn't show up in the list of your women.
So, Diane, you remember the following list, don't you?
■"Famous or infamous women in the history"
(Click the above link for the main menu)
If La Bella Otero was so famous, how come her name isn't in the above list?
Good question, Diane. When I posted the above menu, I didn't know her name. When I started to write a story about Mata Hari, however, I came across the story of La Bella Otero.
Mata Hari
Like Mata Hari, La Bella Otero was such an amazing and fascinating character that her unique charm and charisma gave me a shuddering shock, and instantly I became one of her fans.
Why was she so famous?
Well..., she was born in a poor Spanish family, but with her luck and talent, she became a highly-respected and admired courtesan among European noblemen. Here's a brief biography about La Bella Otero.
(To be continued)
