Emmanuel Macron's skillful response to the recent fire that engulfed Notre Dame cathedral has given the French president a much-needed political respite. But the positive emotions that emerge following such momentous events are usually intense and short-lived, and this time will probably be no different.
PARIS – People were chanting, praying, and crying, or just frozen in total disbelief, as the flames engulfed “their” cathedral of Notre Dame, the object of their individual and collective memory. The emotions of those who witnessed the fire in Paris on April 15 and 16 have been echoed around the world. Let us hope that this global outpouring of empathy in response to a tragedy will have lasting positive effects, in France and beyond.
PARIS – People were chanting, praying, and crying, or just frozen in total disbelief, as the flames engulfed “their” cathedral of Notre Dame, the object of their individual and collective memory. The emotions of those who witnessed the fire in Paris on April 15 and 16 have been echoed around the world. Let us hope that this global outpouring of empathy in response to a tragedy will have lasting positive effects, in France and beyond.