To my French flist

[blamebrampton]

In French, you say je suis désolé. It comes from the Latin desolare. We have a word in English from the same root: desolate. I am desolated, and I am sorry. You have my love and I hope that all your loved ones are safe.

I know that you are strong and resilient and will stand in solidarity against radical hatred like this. I wish you never needed to do so. The generosity and beauty of #PorteOuverte humbles and inspires. You are magnificent, Paris. No malignant fools can ever change that.

Comments

[karinmollberg.livejournal.com]

Beautiful post.

I'm only an immigrant but feel Frenchised enough by living here to be able to say how close this hit at home.

Last time was more than enough.

Porte Ouverte is just the kind of thing one has to love the French for.

[la-mariane.livejournal.com]

Thanks for your very kind comment. Everybody here is shocked, but the people I talked with (and me too!) were determined not to let terrorrists dictate our way of life. The support of people from all over the world means a lot.