Politic plays

A company of tourism organized a visit for tourist in Saint Helen Island, where in 1815, died Napoleon, and Richard very impassioned of history booked soon this visit. In the day of departure after all necessary checks, he was excited; and he was reading memories of Saint Helen Island of personal doctor of Napoleon; and he some steps was interesting but other was very boring, anyway he wanted know more about this jail and its guest, hence he read this book. Arrived to Island one warden welcomed them, and he hailed the group and he accompanied about the island, he explained the nature, the homes of very scant residents, among 4300 and 5200 citizens, and he indicated the capital of Jamestown, and after he accompanied the tourists to principal attractive of island this is the residence of Napoleon, Richard followed the group, and in a room, gather other, he was impressed from simplicity, almost poorness of this room; a window, very great looed the sea and the light was very sheening, he approached to the window and he looked the sea, very admirable, and while he was concentrated in this bliss, he heard from back a voice: “Can I know are you?”, he very soon turned toward the voice and he seen a man that dressed a military uniform he was high meter 1,69, black hair and gazed Richard with attention that was typical of military. Richard excuse hem and asked if he was an actor or other, the military gazed him and asked again: “Can I know who are you?”, Richard followed the with of this interpretation and asked: “I asked to you who are you?”, and the military answered: “Napoleon Bonaparte”, and Richard said his name and after that the Napoleon was seated also Richard seated on a stool. Napoleon looked the window and after, without gaze Richard: “I must admit that the policy is always similar, certainly with modern tools and strategies but the fundamental actions are equal”, and Richard: “Why?”, and Napoleon: “Because the egoism of nation is equal, and it is right, because a chief must think the first to his people, and after other; but now the politic man works above all to herself and after for the nation, but…”, Richard interrupted this judge and : “Who are these politic men?”, and Napoleon: “Every, also because the politic is a play among the states, that in first plane of politic palace row and give the boats and promise war and destructions, it is in first plane, but after in basement they make the accord so that the wars don’t occur”, and Richard: “Why?”, and Napoleon: “Because the people isn’t now what was in my time, when the faithful was sure, now people is informed and thousand among journals and magazines explain the politic and the actions and because the actions happen; every strategy is note to print before that it is used, and the today lead a nations, because it is aware of his power, the democracy has given it to people”, and Richard: “A question: why do you say used and not think? A strategy is used certainly but before it must is though, or not so?”, and Napoleon: “Yes it is so, but I have said used on stead think or though because the contemporary strategy, is false to everything”, and Richard. “Why?”, and Napoleon: “Because nothing state wanted the war, and it are declared alone when it is indispensable; every chief knows perfectly that nobody want the war or fight, because the people is grown up and now is no possible but certain that the people is rebel to a decision of chief; I have to work through wars and actions because I have to give the importance to people, but giving the image that the people was the principal my think”, and Richard: “It was not certainly”, and Napoleon: “My principal think was the French and other is literature”, and Richard: “But you have founded the republics in Italy and…”, and Napoleon: “Strategy, alone strategy, but in 1796, when I have invaded Italy I have given the new politic model of politic, apparently, but truly a wanted alone the conquest, because the first think was the French, I repeat, today unique interest is herself, but during my time was not the tools that today you can use, because then were other generations and other costumes, today if I present myself through speech or ideal speeches, may somebody have time to blow a raspberry, because nobody believes to politic”, an voice on the open door said: “Majesty your medicine”, he was the doctor that has in the hand a flask. Napoleon greeted Richard and gone away. Richard made same and on the fly he rethought what Napoleon has said, and arrived to final stop, he wanted greet the pilot, and he gone in the cabin and he gazed the pilot and he greeted him, and the pilot turned to Richard and he recognized Napoleon, and asked: “But you was in Saint Helen Island, what do you making here?”, and the pilot: “Somebody must lead the airplane, as the states, nobody believes to politic, but majority votes, why? Simple because nobody want responsibility of command, hence who are available to this position is very fit, and I am available to lead a empire or an airplane”, and Richard gone out form cabin and after soon he reentered, but the cabin was empty, and an hostess approached to him and asked: “What do you are searching?”, and Richard: “Napoleon”, and hostess gazed him and: “Napoleon is died in 1815, if you can go out, please, because the fly is ended, thank you”.

Alessandro Lusana