The symbolism was clear and, standing there, I felt strongly that people did not feel that they were entering something new but felt that they were being reunited with something of which they had always been a part. That, moreover, is the way things are.
La dimension symbolique était clairement présente. Alors que j’assistais à la cérémonie, j’avais l’intime conviction que, pour les personnes, il ne s’agissait pas d’entrer dans une nouvelle entité, mais de retrouver ce à quoi ils avaient toujours appartenu.