The founder of Salamandre Julien Perrot publishes his first book, “A life for nature”. He reveals in particular to have succeeded in exceeding a visual handicap, drawing his forces from nature. “It is a precious resource that will help us cross future crises,” he said in the 7:30 p.m.
“A life for nature” retraces the life course of Julien Perrot. The Neuchâtelois explains in particular how to have overcome a visual handicap has nourished its relationship to nature.
Julien Perrot indeed reveals in this work having only 25% vision. “But that does not prevent me from observing the dragonflies, the Hermines, the Busards and everything that nature offers over the seasons,” he said on Monday in the RTS.
We must both be lucid, learn, and at the same time find ways to stay positive and savor every minute that life offers us
Already passionate about nature at a young age, Julien Perrot launched his La Salamandre magazine at only 11 years old. “In fact, every time I see an animal, it is a victory, a wonder that reconnects me to my childhood wonder,” he said.
>> See also the portrait of Julien Perrot in the 19:30:
Stay positive
“The red thread of the book is my journey, but I want to transmit joy, beauty, hope, love for the living world, because I believe that our world, today, needs a positive message,” says Julien Perrot.
In an anxiety -provoking world, where crises are linked, the climate gets carried away and biodiversity collapses, the Neuchâtelois calls to remain optimistic. “The posture I offer in this book is that of a tightrope walker,” he explains. “You have to be lucid, learn and at the same time find ways to stay positive and savor every minute that life offers us.”
Reconnect to trees, mountains, rivers and animals can restore meaning to our lives
The solution is found, according to him, in nature, which is “really a precious resource that will help us to cross future crises”. “Reconnecting to trees, mountains, rivers and animals can give meaning to our life and give us back a certain consciousness that there is something bigger than us,” he said.
Make
Julien Perrot nevertheless notes a “collapse of the climate and biodiversity”, two “extremely linked” crises. “You have to act. Everyone can do their share as best as possible,” he insists. It also concerns leaders, he recalls. These should give an example, regardless of their political edge.
The preservation of our small planet is so important that it must exceed all political cleavages
“The preservation of our house, from our little planet, is so important that it must exceed all political cleavages,” he argues. “I think all of our elected officials should be really exemplary on this plan.”
Julien Perrot is therefore calling for “all our political and economic elites”: “Today, we have to wake up.”
Interview by Philippe Revaz
Web adaptation: Emilie Délétroz
