Yves (Avengers)
LA VIE EST GOOD The following letter appeared in a recent edition of Gai Pied, the weekly French newsmagazine. It was too wonderful not to print and even our Dorothy would have approved. "I am 62 years of age. Until 1980 I had always suppressed the homosexual tendencies I felt in me. I married and five children were born during my marriage. When I eventually had to bow to the facts, I have tried, as best I could, to adopt and live up to my real personality, which I think I have now achieved. My wife left me as a result and all my children were informed about the 'situation'. Strangely, however, the 'revelation about me has brought the children (who are all heterosexuals) and me closer together. Eighteen months ago I met a man 7 years my junior. Our physical relationship has developed rapidly. In short, we love each other in the strongest meaning of this term. My friend, however, is English and after a sabbatical year in France, he went back to his country and his wife, whom he loves dearly. We correspond frequently and abundantly which strengthens our love for each other. My friend had originally failed to admit to his wife (who had her suspicions!) the exact and true nature of our relationship which she discovered subsequently .... She, however, showed no harshness towards me. On the contrary she invited me to spend a few days in their house in London and suggests he spend part of his own holidays with me. Another striking aspect of this relationship is the absence of any feeling of jealousy. We are putting into practice the words of Roger Garandy who said: 'Love begins the moment we prefer the other to ourselves, and respect his/her indefeasible freedom'. Yves (Angers) Editors answer: Your letter needs no comment. It expresses how sensible beings, when arriving at a crossroads in their lives, succeed in believing in happiness, in living it without playing havoc with the lives of others around them."
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