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Letter No. 11

Shawinigan, February 1, 2011

I'm at the restaurant where I go with Royal St-Arnaud. We will take a small bite before going to the studio to record our radio show. In the meantime, I take a piece of paper I scribble.

The reality is she? Asking the question is to answer it since the "I" exists. Since the theory of Albert Einstein, we know that the observer who determines the angle by which reality is perceived. It is always relative depending on the point of observation, his speed and timing. But the reality is there without observers? Is there an unobservable reality, impossible to define? Finally, the imagination is it a reality? On this point, indeed, imagination is a reality in the symbolic sphere like a rose offered on February 14. By mutual agreement, without actually realizing it, we decided one day a rose, preferably a red rose represents love exchange. Is that logical? No! It is a symbolic language to which we adhere. This is the domain relational rather than rational.

Let's play some more! The real scientist is said to be rational and proper to western culture seems to oppose the real symbolic imaginary order before any relationship strong presence in African culture. Thus, the name of a person is something real, because it symbolically represents the identity thereof. Remove the real symbolism is destroying this reality.

It reminds me the story of a missionary in Australia. This one day found an aborigine extended along a road lost. He stops and finds that man is dying. It helps as best he can. Yet, physically speaking, he still seems healthy. Finally, he manages to connect.
- "What's your name? "
-" I have no name. Village elders banned me. " Indeed, the Aboriginal had committed serious misconduct and punishment, in addition to the exclusion of the village, was the withdrawal of his name. The poor man died not from hunger, but the abolition of its reality. He had withdrawn his name.
- "In case, said the missionary, I'll give you another name. "
This

baptized and man stood up again in no time. He had found an identity through the symbolic language, that of possessing a name.

In the same vein, how can we say that the Eucharist is real? She becomes the adherence to the symbolic language. The symbol becomes a real presence in identifying the person associated with the symbol of Jesus as such. Saying that the consecrated bread is just bread, is to deny its symbolic dimension. By cons, keep his "power" symbol (sacramental) is to grant him a reality which is the domain relational. It's not just imagination that premium, but also an observable reality, tactile, nurturing physically (the host) and spiritually (the body of Christ).

I'm still shocked by noting the total absence of the mention of the Child Jesus during the recent Christmas party. Everything I saw in the media, are Bebelle Santa Claus. The holiday season in Quebec has nothing Christian. Is this a new paganization the ritual of an old pagan winter celebration that had been Christianized? Actually, no! I do not think need to go that far. Certainly the sense of celebration or commemoration changes with time. But why all abolished?

We are witnessing the rejection of the mystery of the incarnation by removing the child Jesus, his identity. We do not even mention his name. In other words, this reality is deleted at the media sphere that no longer allows the symbolic language to be named. To do so is to dilute our memory, to impoverish our tradition, to deny a part of our heritage, our source identity dry. It is a humiliating affront.

Poverty verbal or be constantly running out of words, is a sign of personal poverty and social. Freedom of expression lies in the ability to make symbolic moods, concepts, ideas, theories, spirituality. An individual or a nation will eventually scream silenced his revolt. This is what happens in the Arab world these days.

Instead of abolishing the symbolic language meaningful as our Quebec society wants to do, we should instead celebrate all the holidays, at least the highlights: those of Christian faith, faith, Muslim, Jewish holidays and Hindu not to mention those Native American communities.

This teaches me that my experience in African soil: the real is foremost in order of relationship before being rational. It's not ignoring the message of the original meaning of the coming of baby Jesus at Christmas to the point of not mentioning his name we will establish relational bridges with our fellow citizens from different cultures and spiritualities. What I want is the inclusion of respect, not the denial of the other, starting with his own reality, excuse me, I mean identity.

Serge St-Arneault M. Afr