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You did not delete me on Facebook yet ?
Well, it's a very good decision
If you did not discover it yet
The video was a hoax
I did not decide to leave everything behind and live like a Sadhu in India
And I'm going to explain why, because I guess now you are wondering why I did that?
First, I'm not living in France anymore
I'm a little afraid of being forgotten
I'm not with all of my friends anymore
It was the opportunity to...
to be with you.
I was trying to find a way to convey a message
but...
I wanted to be listened
I tried to find a way to have no limit about what I could say
And to have an attentive listening
Since it was "no turning back"
I love making videos, I like working with my imagination
And I thought about this concept
I imagined A to Z
And finally, I wanted to greet Internet
because I love Internet
There are many things that are inadequate in our time
But Internet is a little freedom
That was my way to put a stone on the huge internet's wall
And what's better than giving Internet a good old hoax?
I lived in Vietnam for a year
And in Vietnam
There is a ritual that is to burn consumables for the spirits
for the dead in family
So they burn many things, they put fruits and vegetables on altars
They give cigarettes even
and they burn money
dollar bills are traded
fake dollar bills
It's in paper, as soon as you get it in hands you can see it
But they are very well photocopied
and it looks like real dollars
And the first time I saw bills burning in the street
I wondered what was happening in this country!
I searched for a prank to do with the bills
because I told myself I should do something with fake bills that look like real bills so much.
I thought about many ideas
And I decided to make a video where I am burning them
And then I tried to find a scenario so people can believe it
so people would really think I'm burning money
And it was not easy to find because there is not much reason to burn money
And I use to learn about the news in an "alternative way"
maybe it is a big word
and the search for truth...
leads to the dark corners of the world.
Because I realized everything is not like what they say
But I think everybody knows that, I think you did not learn anything
I hope so
The truth is shocking
and it makes sense that it can leads to drop everything
which I've never wanted, i assure you
but I really understand you believed it since...
I can see that is what everybody would like to do
and nobody do it, fortunately. Because life is more important than anything
So it's both that search of truth I have
the desire to make a prank with fake bills
and also the reading of Shantaram
It's an autobiography
It's the story of an australian guy who leaves everything behind. But he had no choice.
Because he escaped from jail so it's better for him not to go back in Australia.
He finds a way to get a passport from New Zealand
and he lives in India without money or anything because he lives in the slums.
And he tells his whole life there.
I also wanted to stage...
the fantasy to leave everything behind
to live the ultimate experience
the ultimate trip
I'm sure I'll never do this kind of thing
First, because I love my family and my friends too much to leave them just like that
Second, because it's useless to escape
Resistance is part of the system
And I love life enough so I don't need to escape it
Anyway, I'm really sorry If I have shocked or disappointed
or made my family and my friends worried.
The damage is done
And as I said, I had such an attention to detail, I mean to the scene
because I was afraid it would not be realistic
that I forgot people could completely believe me
I forgot that it was possible not to doubt a second about what I was saying.
I think it's necessary to move with the times
to live with the times
And...
And even if today we realize more and more how the world is working
We have to live with it, to grow up with it and to thrive inside this world
regardless the system
Well...
I had a good laugh. It was a good one.
But I realized without expecting it that...
I had many messages for support and about respect
and a also a lot about understanding
TEXT
It completely confirms and represents the message I wanted to convey
My goal is complete
It's 10AM in Kolkata
Everything's all right
I'm having a good time with Gauthier and Charlene
They host me and welcomed me with great hospitality
We went by motorbike to the sea. I had to spend money. It was horrible :)
I will come back to France around the...
14th or 15th of July.
I hope to see you guys very soon
Have a good week