André Frossard, who passed away in 1995, had a rather unusual life. The son of the first General Secretary of the French Communist Party and of a Protestant mother, grandson of a Jewish grandmother, converted to catholicism in 1935 (after a sudden revelation), he joined the French resistance during WWII, was captured by the Nazis and was among the seven survivors of the Bron massacre perpetrated in Bron by the Gestapo in August 1944.
He was a prolific writer, journalist, novelist, a close friend of Pope John Paul II and was famous for his great sense of humor. Last but not least, he was elected to the French Academy.
He was once on a French TV show debating with some other intellectuals on faith and religion. At some point, one of the guest, notoriously agnostic, challenged him with the following question: "So far so good Mr Frossard but you still have not defined what faith is all about?" André Frossard, in a matter of a second, answered:
"Well, faith is what allows reason to live above its means."
Don't you think this is a truly deep thought? Indeed, this could become the motto of most entrepreneurs!
You really need to be excellent to survive in this big world of online information. But with a lot of great ideas you really have a chance. Only the best survive. Never forget that!
Posted by: Shawny Diane | January 07, 2005 at 10:31 AM