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It is essential that the United Nations How can we build these ties in your
should be in Geneva. The League of opinion?
Nations, which preceded the United It has to come from both sides and it is
Nations, was in Geneva. The origin of an
organization for the nations is Geneva, important that people here don't just see
the "international" status, but also see the
and we must keep this tradition alive. people of the United Nations. It is
Geneva has a universal status. There is important that Genevans too see things
the Red Cross (ICRC), and many differently.
international organizations. It is in
Geneva that the international spirit was During our "Carrefour international” we
born. are trying to create such ties. What do
Do you feel that there are ties between you think about this?
the Genevans and the "internationals"?
I think that what we are trying to do here is
Unfortunately, not yet. already important.

Thank you very much for your time and
for this interview.

AWARENESS

By René GUÉNARD

To have a clear conscience. To be aware of the present moment. These expressions
leave us confused. What is consciousness? Invisible
but perceptible, something that thinks in us without
our knowledge. This ability to perceive our own
existence and the world around us challenges our
understanding; all the more so, some scientists tend
to challenge the idea that consciousness is t housed
in our brain. Consciousness is a witness to ourselves
and seems to be timeless. We do not control it, it
manifests itself. A thought or physical pain emanates
from consciousness.

Philosophers have been interested in consciousness.
Edmund Husser, the founder of phenomenology, for
whom all consciousness is consciousness of
something, speaks of it as intentionality. Henri
Bergson sees consciousness as a reality that we

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