The Parian man mythology,
(in a Naoussa restaurant)
Homère: the Parian man Ulysse: myself
Homère:where are you coming from ?
Ulysse: from France
Homère: do you like here ?
Ulysse: oh! yes,
Homère: is it the first time ?
Ulysse: yes
Homère: how long you remain in Paros ?
Ulysse: we are here by accident, the storm.
Homère: it'snt the storm, only 8 beaufort, the storm it's 9 beaufort. Where will you go ?
Ulysse: to Mykonos!... Do you know France ?
Homère: oh! yes, I went many times in Paris, when I had the way to New York. I lived twenty years in USA but I returned here.
Ulysse: here are your roots.
Homère: the roots are very important. The roots.
Ulysse: I think that I forgot mine.
Homère: don't think that, you have yours in your heart !
Ulysse: may be you are right, you are a philosopher !
Homère: laughter !!! ...
Ulysse: I hope we'll can see Délos.
Homère: Délos is very important, it's the roots ... very important.

...silence...

Homère: my boat is broken down, my friend, who eat here every days with me, is very technical... He is repairing it.
The sea is also very important for me, sometimes, I start on the sea for three days or a week and I fish.... I love the sea, I want to die on the sea!... oh yes! ... Tomorrow, I have to go to Athens, I hate to leave here, I hate it, but it's the life. At six o'clock I'm here for my coffee, it's my center, not at Agios Nicolaos (20 meters in front), here !...
.....What do you think about Iraq war ?
Ulysse: many people think that this war is a bad thing, I think it too.
Homère: do you see these young people without arms and legs, it's horrible !!!
Can I offer you a coffee ?
Ulysse: no thank you.
Homère: go to Agios Nicolaos, in front of you, may be you'll find your center !

Paros April 2003