we are present
on this little pebble that is the meeting
memory I come from a smaller pebble
still a pebble six times smaller
that meeting located in the ocean
Indian name is called in June in
january it is and turquoise sea a
beautiful landscape a population
welcoming
at that time my father and my mother and
work my mother was working for a
family store and my father him for the
Comorian Government
I too was born on this same small
pebble this little gem called in June
after my baccalaureate I go to France in the
city of Toulouse where my studies
higher at the end of studies
I get a summer job in a bank
a callus tissue bone I am offered a
trainee contract to integrate
definitely the bank but some
time before the end of this internship I get
a call from my father from comoros who me
urge a return to
to be at his side
very attached to my parents and knowing
that it’s con old, so I decide to
to return Thursday to lormont to my boss and
I accept and use the government
Comorian and that I leave the band
it was disappointed and surprised but tell me
what are you going to do in this
small country in 1988
I leave this little country with
parents and we’re leaving for paris
my father is assigned to the embassy of
comoros as a counselor precisely
so I remember that embassy
I was a kid she was beautiful but
I remembered especially the super fact
beautiful look is all red was glowing
and which decorated the corridors a little
like this carpet the memories
I have my father as a diplomat
it’s the travels that made it but
especially I was small it was mostly
they do not travel especially bardot them
gifts they bring me back at his
trips like for example he was
income a player from new york
he brought me back the game boy ones
of you who know this
known kilo console do not include
surely and then there was also this
car with its green and orange plate
know symbol of diplomatic plates
so some memories here and there
end of 1989 an event takes place
tragic comoros party in this end
1989 the infamous mercenary
bob denard who had already been to his credit
two coup d’etat in the killer comoros
the president the cobras the government
comorian so organizes new
elections
a new president is elected following these
elections
the new authorities decide to
send some of the staff
diplomat stationed in Paris whose – I
so I find myself overnight at
unemployed unemployment facing this
situation as brutal as unexpected
and it will happen three years before
that I find a new job one day
I was about 9 10 years old I’m in
bottom of the building and have invited I am
having fun with friends and there
I see the factor come down with his
scooter and his coat yellow and blue and
when he approaches, I realize that
This is my father
I understand nothing my father he is not
factor he is diplomat
he’s still driving he’s thinking
couturiere I make you a confidence
in front of my friends I was embarrassed I had
even a little ashamed and actually I got
said that if I felt that but
what was it for him
had to be stone but that day there is
something that has more marked me
it made you smile and smile that
postman
he stayed with me and influenced me
all my life the smile of this
factor is actually that of this man
my father actually it was such a policeman
it became after three years of
permanent search for jobs killed
going back and forth incessantly and very
often and fruitful between offices
sometimes I asked you is what a
day I will see the end will not
see the end of the tunnel and the light is
finally appeared when I was able to land
my first job that of factors at
it’s easy to imagine that I do not
I could not hear two to be omitted
factors
however there were advantages to
to be a factor for example when the
guest legs at home to have tea
or coffee for a little break in
mail delivery
it’s a benefit and privileges had
never had as a diplomat
this will help me also allows to have some
fruitful exchanges is really rich and
varied with people of origins
various
that day whose halal to distribute the
mail for the first time to my
own residence
I saw my son playing with his friends
at the bottom of the building
accounts long launched the Mount of
world nor even embarrassed I approached
and I smiled at them
and believe me I have so much and
to imagine but then really far that
this simple doctor stories go to exercise
such an influence on my son and by
ricochet on his little brothers
today still when I think back to
this event I tell myself that maybe
subconsciously get drunk that was me
came naturally to reflect my
state of mind of the times
in fact share that smile I wanted without
doubt signify to my son in front of his
friends and this without having to pronounce them
words that I kept my head up despite
this new and unexpected situation
this smile I do it but also from my
father who had taught me to always
face to face and always
always get up
when I stumble on a on the obstacle
in fact to stay sales
all the circumstances and so my
just father with the attitude he had
with that simple smile and always has me
learned with that simple smile always
and always stay positive
and you know that postman smile I
had to reuse it myself
other moments of my life
for example I was 22 years old I mounted my
first company with my best
friend so you know at 22 when you
put a company you have a
incredible crowd
we had dreams full of head
should already multimillionaire us in
two years
and when a few years later this
same best friend my best friend
is a low blow fortunately I
not expect at all for me it was
a betrayal
that day I remembered the smile
of the postman and there from there I
am relieved and today I run my
own company and I’m even on the
point to launch a second room is
behind every attitude that
you adopt is first to
the origin the perception you make
an event or situation
take the example of the lion, that’s it
my favorite animal know why
any other animal when
faced with an elephant what
that he sees a huge template a tithe
a huge terrifying beast not the lion
the lion him what he will see if his
next meal a it’s an opportunity to
eat well while the elephant him at
contrary that yet made more than 30
times the weight of the lion will see itself already
like prey
and from there precisely the attitude
will ensue the lion will eat
the elephant and the elephant not getting
find directly in the plate of the
wolf so if you get to change the
perception that you have things
another attitude will follow
automatically and you will get this
that you want in life our asset
of your attitude affect the
people who are around you and
without even having to talk
look at my grandfather influenced my
father by his attitude my father with this
smile and with his attitude
influenced today myself I’m doing
the maximum for really impacted from
positive way
my daughter only by the actions and
you think that will hold
child of you what impact and she
borrows you want to leave them if
you listen
and looking at the rates the story of
my father and I learn that
happy children just hold of
their parents as much as they hear
but also those who saw and two
so
2 they will accomplish
prune the way you
show the difficulties the way in which
you will face an obstacle
you will leave them this legacy
for all their lives
that you have small children
children or even I tell you that you
work with children remember
not one thing is that you are
models for them but above all the
first person you impacted and
that you influence positively
or negative by your attitude it’s
you even then I would like you
a question
today when you do not do a
obstacle
what attitude
and you
we would like to leave you now
with
a wisdom emanating from the fishermen
comorians a proverb that we
it seems and the luster perfectly
the spirit of our purpose today
allow me to quote you this proverb
in colonial language he says it’s so true
voices of the voices we go where there is
waves
that’s where there is a door
thank you
[Applause]
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