The project of the Path of the Wise was born during a session of the Council of Elders, made up of 9 women and 9 men aged 60 and over, chosen for their wise experience by the Municipal Councillors. On that day, the subject of reflection was the question of how to bring our republican motto “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” to life?
The birth of the Path of the Sages
The idea germinated that sprinkle the city with sentences emanating from famous women and men, globally recognized for their wisdom and their humanism, could challenge the awareness of passers-by Borméens as tourists. In order to justify this bold and innovative project in the eyes of the Mayor and his Municipal Council, the decision is taken to combine this route with historical plaques which were to be installed on the city's emblematic monuments. The members of the Council of Elders then determined the route of this path within the medieval village and worked on the support, texts, images and symbols of these plates.
Le butterfly symbol is chosen because it represents joy, beauty, grace and lightness of being. It refers to the power of personal transformation by its strong power of rebirth. Indeed, before being a butterfly, this insect is first an egg, then it becomes a caterpillar before being a chrysalis and finally a butterfly. Each new step symbolizes a change in life, the let go on what you were to appreciate what you have become. As a symbol of wisdom, This animal is a source of inspiration in life. Under his fragile appearances,
The butterfly has a great strength. Indeed, his life is fleeting (life span of a few days to a few weeks) and yet, it spreads joy and good humor by the grace and beauty of its flight, enjoying every moment that nature offers it. So why not do like the butterfly, to approach with confidence everything that life offers us, good or bad experience, because after all it only lasts a moment. These experiences are not the past the better preparation for the future allowing us to move forward more serenely on the paths of life?
Gibran Khalil Gibran's Biography
A spiritual, clear and poetic guide.
Gibran Khalil is a Lebanese poet of Arabic and English expression, and a painter, born the 6th January 1883 in Bcharré in Lebanon and died on 10 April 1931 in New York. In 1895, at the age of 12, Khalil Gibran left his native Lebanon to escape his father's bankruptcy. His family emigrates to the United States, where is she decimated a few years later by tuberculosis. As a teenager, his writing and drawing skills are spotted by a teacher who puts him in touch with a dandy photographer, Fred Holland Day, who becomes his patron, makes him discover William Blake and him opens the doors to the world of art.
Thanks to him, the young Gibran devoted himself to painting and writing. His texts, critiques of Lebanese society and the condition of women, are worth being excommunicate and make him a scandalous writer. After twenty years of work, the result is here: 26 Life Lessons From A Wise Man, in the manner of Zarathustra, good and evil, death, joy and sorrow, freedom, work, and of course, love. “When love beckons you, follow it. Though its ways are hard and steep. And when its wings enfold you, yield to it. Though the sword hidden in its fur may wound you.". Khalil Gibran, The Prophet, 1923 The principles stated by the voice of the old wise man Al-Mustapha grow toself-fulfillment : to go beyond its simple existence, dream to build your future, being connected to the universe and having self-confidence, an indispensable virtue for Gibran who writes: “He who does not find a confidant in himself will die of despair.”
Gibran succeeded in his gamble. Upon its release in 1923, ''The Prophet'' is a huge success, whose timeless principles, optimism and hope conquer millions of readers across the world through translations. But the The success of his spiritual guide does not appease him however. Tormented, sick, he suffered for many years before succumb to cirrhosis at age 48.
The Grand Hotel
The Grand Hotel, originally called the “property of the Pavilion”, was a property that changed hands over the years. It was initially owned by Jean Peugros, le priest of Bormes, then by other members of the family. In 1746, it was sold to Jean-Martin-Michel des Bolles, a resident of Bormes. Later, it passed into the hands of Susanna of the Child, wife of a lord of Bormes, by means of a deed of partition. In 1831, the property was sold to Cesar-Jean-Baptiste Bremond de Léoube, then in 1843 to Philemon Giraud, a notary. The property then became the family home ofArmand Murat, son of the jeweler Charles Murat, and was transformed into a hotel. Armand Murat saw the property potential because of his beautiful location and mild climate. He gave the name “Hôtel du Pavillon” to the establishment, which also included a Annex called “orangery pavilion”. During the First World War, The hotel has hosted refugees and the wounded convalescing. After the war he resumed his hotel activities. During the Second World War, he served as command post to various military units. After the war, the hotel resumed its functions in the climatic health resort of Bormes.
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