{"id":35224,"date":"2022-07-22T13:40:40","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T09:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/?p=35224"},"modified":"2022-07-22T13:40:40","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T09:40:40","slug":"towards-a-mauritian-entity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/towards-a-mauritian-entity\/","title":{"rendered":"Towards A Mauritian Entity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><u>Mauritius Times &#8211; 60 Years<\/u><\/strong><\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"35225\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/towards-a-mauritian-entity\/henri-souchon\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Henri-Souchon.jpg?fit=1200%2C728&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,728\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Henri-Souchon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Henri-Souchon.jpg?fit=640%2C388&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35225\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Henri-Souchon.jpg?resize=640%2C388&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Henri-Souchon.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Henri-Souchon.jpg?resize=300%2C182&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Henri-Souchon.jpg?resize=1024%2C621&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Henri-Souchon.jpg?resize=768%2C466&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>L&#8217;abb\u00e9 Henri Souchon. Pic &#8211; La Vie Catholique<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our readers no doubt remember the forum &#8216;<em>Vers une entit\u00e9 mauricienne<\/em><em>&#8216;, <\/em>which was held at the Rose Hill Town Hall on Monday, May 5, under the chairmanship of Rev. Father Souchon\u2014 the promoter of the forum. It has been felt that in order to ensure as a wide a diffusion as possible of the ideas expressed in the forum the speeches of the five orators be published.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Mauritius Times<\/em> gladly offered its columns, and it is happy to have been able to print this week the speeches <em>in toto<\/em>. The introductory article by Father Souchon will certainly enlighten everybody on the aims and objects of the forum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Another forum on the same subject but with different orators will be held at Curepipe Town Hall on Monday, May 26, at 5.30 pm. Father Souchon will again be in the chair and the orators will be S. Florent, J. Saminaden, G. Peerbye, G. Robert and Kwet Chan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We believe that when the YOUTH of this country is genuinely striving to seek harmony in a world of disharmony, people of all shades of opinion, of any community or class should offer a helping hand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Gen\u00e8se du Forum &#8216;Vers Une Entit\u00e9 Mauricienne&#8217;<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Par M. L&#8217;Abb\u00e9 Henri Souchon<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">La 2\u00e8me Tamil Scouts est bien connue pour ses multiples succ\u00e8s th\u00e9\u00e2traux au Drama Youth Festival. La JIC de Rose Hill a brill\u00e9 tout r\u00e9cemment dans la pi\u00e8ce de th\u00e9\u00e2tre &#8220;Bernadette devant Marie&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Du m\u00eame \u00e2ge, de la m\u00eame ville, partageant le m\u00eame go\u00fbt pour l&#8217;art th\u00e9\u00e2tral, ayant fait les m\u00eames \u00e9tudes, parlant les m\u00eames langues, ces jeunes gens avaient bien des choses en commun.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Et pourtant ils ne se connaissaient pas parce qu&#8217;un grand foss\u00e9 artificiel les s\u00e9parait.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">J&#8217;ai eu l&#8217;avantage d&#8217;\u00eatre souvent invit\u00e9 \u00e0 partager les activit\u00e9s de la 2\u00e8meTamil Scouts, tandis qu&#8217;en m\u00eame temps j&#8217;apprenais \u00e0 conna\u00eetre la JIC de Rose Hill dont j&#8217;avais \u00e9t\u00e9 nomm\u00e9 aum\u00f4nier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Et c&#8217;est ainsi que par mon entreprise ils se sont r\u00e9unis un soir pour discuter &#8220;le p\u00e9ril hindou&#8221;. La discussion franche et passionn\u00e9e dura trois heures. La conclusion fut celle que j&#8217;avais esp\u00e9r\u00e9e. De part et d\u2019autre ils disaient avec \u00e9tonnement: \u00ab\u00a0Apr\u00e8s tout nous ne sommes pas tellement diff\u00e9rents.\u00a0\u00bb D&#8217;autres r\u00e9unions suivirent. D&#8217;autres invit\u00e9s se joignirent au groupe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Et c&#8217;est ainsi que fut d\u00e9cid\u00e9 un forum interracial qui allait s&#8217;appeler &#8220;Vers une Entit\u00e9 Mauricienne&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Nous \u00e9tions quand m\u00eame un peu nerveux cet apr\u00e8s-midi de fin d&#8217;\u00e9t\u00e9. La salle des f\u00eates du Plaza \u00e9tait comble. Il y avait des gens debout dans la varangue. Les orateurs autour du tapis vert, le micro et le magn\u00e9tophone, une carte de Maurice travers\u00e9e par un flambeau tenue par cinq mains : voil\u00e0 le coup d&#8217;\u0153il offert aux assistants. Dans l&#8217;air une atmosph\u00e8re de jeunesse, d&#8217;angoisse et d&#8217;espoir : voil\u00e0 l&#8217;impression ressentie par les orateurs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Et le forum commen\u00e7a. Et il recommencera et \u00e0 Curepipe et \u00e0 Port Louis et peut-\u00eatre m\u00eame \u00e0 la radio.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">La situation vous la connaissez tous. 600,000 habitants dans 720 milles carr\u00e9s de terre entour\u00e9e d&#8217;oc\u00e9an. Cinq communaut\u00e9s aux barri\u00e8res \u00e9tanches sur le plan vertical, ces m\u00eames communaut\u00e9s divis\u00e9es horizontalement en une demi-douzaine de classes sociales non moins \u00e9tanches. D&#8217;o\u00f9 haine et m\u00e9pris. On vit juxtapos\u00e9, se pr\u00eatant des sentiments mauvais, s&#8217;ignorant volontairement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cette situation douloureuse et complexe ne connait pas de solution toute faite. Mais la bonne volont\u00e9 d&#8217;une \u00e9lite, d\u00e9cid\u00e9e, par quelques grands principes, peut faire \u00e9norm\u00e9ment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">En trois mots voici ces principes : <strong>respecter, conna\u00eetre, aimer<\/strong>. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Respecter<\/strong> les coutumes, cultures, langues, et religions qui ne sont pas les n\u00f4tres. S&#8217;il est difficile sur le plan intellectuel de comprendre certaines attitudes, il est toujours possible sur le plan affectif d&#8217;admirer la sinc\u00e9rit\u00e9 qui anime ces attitudes. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Apprendre <\/strong>\u00e0 connaitre car toute nouvelle connaissance enrichit notre personnalit\u00e9. Pour appr\u00e9cier ce que nous poss\u00e9dons il nous faut des points de comparaison. La connaissance vraie enl\u00e8ve le pr\u00e9jug\u00e9 et fait dispara\u00eetre la m\u00e9fiance. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Et ensuite <strong>aimer <\/strong>ou peut-\u00eatre d&#8217;abord aimer, chacun selon son temp\u00e9rament plus intellectuel ou plus affectif. Rien de fort ne se b\u00e2tit sans l&#8217;amour vrai, gratuit et d\u00e9sint\u00e9ress\u00e9.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ici certains diront quand m\u00eame : &#8220;Beau programme, mais irr\u00e9alisable.&#8221; Les forums termin\u00e9s, le vent en emportera les paroles. Qu&#8217;en savez-vous ? Autant en emporte le vent et peut-\u00eatre qu&#8217;une \u00e2me ouverte \u00e0 l&#8217;\u00e9coute du vent en recevra le message. La v\u00e9rit\u00e9 sem\u00e9e \u00e0 tout vent triomphera quand m\u00eame.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Demain peut-\u00eatre les hommes comprendront qu&#8217;ils sont tous fr\u00e8res.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>5th Year &#8211; No 198<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Friday 23rd May, 1958<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Mauritius Times ePaper Friday 22 July 2022<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mauritius Times &#8211; 60 Years<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35225,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[23],"tags":[33942,33944,33943,33939,33940,33938,33945,33941,4787,33935,36,33936,33937],"class_list":["post-35224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-history","tag-2eme-tamil-scouts","tag-bernadette-devant-marie","tag-drama-youth-festival","tag-g-peerbye","tag-g-robert","tag-j-saminaden","tag-jic-de-rose-hill","tag-k-wet-chan","tag-maurice","tag-mauritian-entity","tag-mauritius-times","tag-rev-father-souchon","tag-s-florent"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Henri-Souchon.jpg?fit=1200%2C728&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8QzSF-9a8","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35224\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}