I love this story. I live in a small town called Sherbrooke in Quebec and I am involved in politic their. We elected our first "mairesse" and, during the celebration party, while being a bit drunk, I told her that Sherbrooke could be a new Jena : small town, rich and diverse university life, beautiful surroundings. I still believe we can build a community of friends here, something that can at least give birth to a thinking needed for our time.

In philosophy, we tend to think that arguments are won by reasons, I believe it's more a matter of being the right person at the right moment in the right circles at the right place and at the right time : the best we can do, is prepare ourselves to be make those conditions actual.