23.08.2017

Je détecte les ondes qui viennent de loin et convergent jusqu’à moi. Des dizaines d’êtres vivants de toutes tailles, de toutes formes frémissent, respirent, pensent, émettent dans leur langage propre, et me font vibrer comme le bourdonnement des mouches fait osciller à distance la surface d’une toile d’araignée.

Je garde les yeux clos, j’écoute avec tous mes sens physiques et psychiques.

Là par exemple, je sens une onde.

Pas de doute, il y a un être qui réfléchit dans ma zone de sensibilité.

Je perçois une pensée inquiète.

J’ouvre les yeux, je cherche la source d’émission, je m’avance dans la direction d’où provient le signal.

Je la vois. Elle est très belle.

Je continue d’avancer, à petits pas.

Mon système olfactif et mon système auditif complètent mon analyse.

Son parfum naturel est subtil.

Ses grands yeux bruns anxieux scrutent les alentours.

Elle déguste du bout des lèvres un gâteau crémeux. Visage fin, dents blanches étincelantes. Ses doigts aux longs ongles noirs sont fébriles, crispés sur la friandise.

Elle est vraiment ravissante.

Jadis j’aurais pu croire, dans une situation similaire, qu’elle faisait exprès de ne pas me regarder et qu’elle me narguait pour tester ma réaction. 

Nous voilà au milieu des machines à laver, des poussettes, des valises, des vieux tableaux et des bouteilles de vin. Il n’y a que peu de lumière — un simple rayon issu du soupirail —, j’élargis donc au maximum mes pupilles (de fines fentes elles deviennent larges cercles) et arrive ainsi à me mouvoir dans la quasi-obscurité.

Nous, les chats, nous savons accomplir ce genre de prouesse.

Je peux même distinguer ses empreintes sur le sol poussiéreux. Je les suis un temps, puis elles disparaissent.

Je pense que des années d’incompréhension entre nos deux espèces ne participent guère à surmonter notre méfiance mutuelle. Je me concentre et envoie un message télépathique suivi par un ronronnement en ondes à fréquences basses.

Je ne souhaite pas vous tuer mais simplement dialoguer d’esprit conscient à esprit conscient.

http://apprendre.tv5monde.com/fr/apprendre-francais/lhistoire-de-la-converse-0?exercice=2

Why People Get Tattoos

Jack lay, quiet and unmoving, for thirty minutes while a stranger repeatedly stabbed him with sharp needles, causing blood to pour steadily out of his leg. Jack was getting a tattoo. His friend Tony had recently gotten a tattoo, and Jack was so impressed by Tony's bravery and his tattoo that he decided to get one too. Getting a tattoo because your friends and peers have them is just one of the reasons why a lot of young people in North America get tattoos. Peer pressure, media influence, and personal expression are some of the common reasons for wearing tattoos today.

The desire to be part of a group, to be accepted by one's friends or peers, can have a great influence on what a person does. Sometimes, wearing a tattoo can be a sign that you belong to a certain group. Gangs often use special clothes and tattoos to identify their particular group. For example, in one gang all the members may wear green army jackets and have large 'Xs' tattooed on their arms. It is not only gangs that have this type of special 'uniform'. Young people often belong to a certain group of friends. Some of these groups wear only brand-name clothes. Some wear only black clothes. Others wear tattoos. When a person's friends are all doing something, such as getting a tattoo, that person is more likely to do the same thing, and get a tattoo too.

The media is another big influence behind the popularity of tattoos in North America. A wide variety of media images show tattoos. Tattoos can be seen on people appearing in commercials selling expensive cars. Famous sports heroes with tattoos are shown in magazines. Fashion models are often seen in magazines and on TV wearing designer clothes that show their bodies tattooed with detailed and colourful patterns. These media images link tattoos to ideas of wealth, success, and status. As a result, many people decide to get a tattoo for its fashion and status value.

It is not always the influence of other people or the media that results in a person getting a tattoo. Many people decide to wear tattoos in order to express their artistic nature, their beliefs, or their feelings -- in other words, to show their individuality. A musician in a rock band may get a tattoo of a guitar on the arm. Some environmentalists may tattoo pictures of endangered animals on their shoulders. Lovers may tattoo each others' names over their hearts. A tattoo can be a public sign to show what is important in a person's life.

As you can see, there are many reasons why young North Americans get tattoos. A tattoo can be part of a group's uniform. It can be a sign of fashion. It can be an expression of individuality. The decision to get a tattoo is most often a result of the influence of friends or media or the desire to express oneself. For Jack, it was a mixture of all three.