Ms. Maya Angelou, an inspiring American poet, storyteller, civil right activist, and autobiographer, was born on April 4, 1928 (https://shorturl.at/CDJ08).

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. an exceptional Baptist minister and a top leader of the civil rights movement in the United States, was assassinated on April 4, 1968 (https://shorturl.at/bAFGT).

Thanks to both of them for the incredible inspiration… May their memory be eternal.

To honour their respective legacy, Bambi will start by sharing four of their own famous quotes. As usual, she will end in music with three songs: the first on loving others (Mr. Daniel Lévi, in French and sub-titled in English). The second on loving life (Mr. Julio Iglesias in French). Last but not least, the third song is about a loving dream related to fairness in our world (Les Enfantastiques in French).

Ms. Maya Angelou

“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it”.

“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time”.

“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud“.

“Love life. Engage in it. Give it all you’ve got. Love it with a passion because life truly does give back, many times over, what you put into it”.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

“I look to a day when people will not be judged by the colour of their skin, but by the content of their character“.

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that”.

“Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope“.

“Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend“.

Bente, “Dank u well” for sharing the stunning skies of the Netherlands.

To thank you, and honour your beautiful home country, below you can find a few meaningful songs, including the Dutch national anthem with Mr. André Rieu :).

Bambi cherishes the memory of our numerous rides in the car in Atlantic Canada with your singing talent in many languages :). She misses you and loves you a lot. You, along with your awesome family, are Bambi’s and her spouse’s greatest blessing in life ❤️.

Mr. Lavoie, Canada and the world of music are richer with talents like yours. Your song Ils s’aiment [They Love Each Other] moves Bambi’s heart each times she listens to it. It is a tribute to the simplicity and beauty of love in times of war, destruction, and hatred.

For those who do not know it, Mr. Lavoie, a songwriter from Manitoba, got inspired by a highly disturbing TV footage from 1983 of a teenage couple, walking hand in hand, in the destroyed streets of Beirut. This is how his famous Ils s’aiment song was created.

This teenage couple could have been one of Bambi’s sisters and their boyfriends (now husbands). It could have been Bambi or any one of her childhood friends. Such a teenage couple could have been walking, hand in hand, in troubled areas of Haiti, Somalia, Ukraine, Russia, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Syria, Iran, Irak, etc. They could have been living in Canada. It could have been you. It could be your children or one day your grandchildren, if any.

May only love, along with friendship and our shared humanity, have the final word in our war-torn world. May music keep making us dream of peace while singing for love.

Of note, Mr. Lavoie’s superb French-Canadian song became a big hit single, not just in North America, but also in Europe… and in Lebanon too. Impressively, in France, the song reached #2 fast, selling over two million copies (https://shorturl.at/epqN8). More recently, Mr. Daniel Lavoie Daniel was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (https://shorturl.at/abiD2). Bravo!

For your convenience, an English translation follows the YouTube video below (https://shorturl.at/lnEQV).

“They love each other

They love one another other like they did before

Before the threats and great torments

They love one another hesitatingly

Discovering love and discovering time

There’s someone who is mocking

I hear someone who is mocking

Mocking me, mocking whom?

They love one another like children

Love full of impatient hope

And in spite of the looks

Full of despair

In spite of the statistics

They love one another like children

Children of the bomb

Of catastrophes

Of the threat that’s brewing

Children of cynicism

Armed to the teeth

They love one another like children

Like before the threats and great torments

And if everything must be blown up

Collapse under our feet

Let them, let them, let them

Let them love one another

And if everything must be blown up

Collapse under our feet

Let them, let them, let them

Let them love one another

Children of the bomb

Of catastrophes

Of the threat that’s brewing

Children of cynicism

Armed to the teeth

They love one another other like they did before

Before the threats and great torments

They love one another other like they did before”.

Are you familiar with Mr. Émile Zola’s work? He is a French novelist, journalist, playwright who was born on April 2nd, 1840 (https://shorturl.at/nDER1).

Mr. Zola is famous for the following translated statement: “We are like books. Most people only see our cover, the minority read only the introduction, many people believe the critics. Few will know our content.”

If we are truly like books, Bambi is blessed because she knows the PRECIOUS content of four books all born on April 2nd, just like Mr. Zola. To the latter, she can add a fifth book, born on April 1st. Yes, it is Soha, her childhood friend in heaven. May her memory be eternal.

To come back to the four wonderful books of the day, are you curious about them? Well, two of them are males and two are females. Two are cousins and two are like brothers; one she met at age 13 in Lebanon and the other in her twenties in Canada. Yes, she will name: Laila in Germany, Carla in Beirut, Selim in Montreal, and Fred in Ottawa :). Happy Birthday to all of them!

Bambi adores these books :). May they shine and keep inspiring their loved ones and people touched by their humanity and multi-talent. May all the chapters of their respective books all be filled with peace of mind, health, love, successes, and prosperity. Thanks to all of them for being faithful readers of this blog, despite their busy lives. Bambi wishes each one of them a wonderful day (or night :)!

For her relatives, friends, and readers who happen to spiritually celebrate Easter, Bambi will happily shout in Arabic: “El Massih Kam”! The later means “Christ is risen”. Those who are familiar with this Arabic Easter greeting will reply Hakan kam, which means Truly risen!

To those of you who either celebrate Easter culturally or just respectfully, even if it does not mean anything to you personally, Bambi wishes you Happy Easter times!

This being said, now is the time to let music have the final word. The first song below is a brief joyful Byzantine prayer in Arabic, mixed with some Greek, by Ms. Christiane Najjar. If she may, Bambi will offer this piece to Adlette from Montreal for having kindly thought of Bambi’s mom in heaven and for having expressed the following deep thought: May Easter finally bring the resurrection of Lebanon. Well-said, thank you. The second melody is an Easter kids’ song in English. It is meant to remind us of the importance of having fun and of not taking ourselves too seriously :). Last but not least, the third masterpiece of Mr. Johann Sebastian Bach happens to be the favourite Good Friday/Easter musical pieces of Gabi from Halifax. Bambi would like to thank her dear friend for having kindly shared this performance with her yesterday. He made her day and she remains grateful. What a treat to the ears and to the soul!

Thank you Mr. Tart Vader, from Pangburn, for your outstanding questions, thoughtful insights, and active listening skills. Bambi enjoyed chatting with you a lot!

Bambi has never been to Florida yet. Through this post, and thanks to Joëlle’s generosity, Florida’s beauty is coming to her, and now to you.

Below, if you wish, you can take the time to appreciate Joëlle’s most beautiful pictures; some of them were taken in the morning and the rest in the evening.

Finally, this post will end with two songs. The first is a must. It is Mr. Armstrong’s What a Wonderful Word (sub-titled in English). The second melody is meant to celebrate Joëlle and Dave’s uplifting love story that made them call Florida home. It is Mr. Michel Fugain’s C’est une Belle Histoire [It is A Beautiful Story], which is performed by by Mr. Claude Capéo.This famous French song, is not sub-titled in English for your and for Dave’s convenience, but since when does the language of love need to be translated :)?

Bambi had an earlier post on “Air Passenger Rights (see further below). The latter “is an independent nonprofit organization of volunteers, spearheaded and coordinated by Gábor Lukács” (https://shorturl.at/lMST6).

The airlines and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) are challenging the validity of the Air Passenger Protection Regulations (APPR) before the Supreme Court of Canada. They are argue that the APPR is contrary to Canada’s obligations under the Montreal Convention (https://shorturl.at/ryCQ5).

Guess what? Dr. Lukács was grant an “intervener” status in this important case. He submitted a 10-page factum to the Supreme Court of Canada, in addition to presenting 5-minute oral arguments, as shown below!

Of note, this Dr. Lukács’ second time in front of the Supreme Court of Canada and he won his first case. Wow!

For those who may be interested, the complete hearing’s webcast is available on the Supreme Court of Canada‘s website: https://shorturl.at/agkrK .

To thank Dr. Gábor Lukács for his time and try to making smile, Bambi will offer him a kids’ song by Little World related to airplanes (with Baby John in English and Bébé Louis in French, respectively). She urges him to keep up his great work that will benefit everyone!

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“Air Passenger Rights: Thank you CTV’s W5, Dr. Gábor Lukács, and Mr. Robert McNabb

Bambi wishes her relatives, friends, and readers who may be perhaps of Christian faith and happen to celebrate today a peaceful Palm Sunday.

P.S: Dad et al., you still have time ahead, no worries, unlike Bambi who celebrates with the majority in Canada :).

Regardless of the chronological timing, hosana in the highest!