The latin word testamentum (« testament ; testimony ») is itself translated from the Ancient Greek: διαθήκη / diathếkê (« testament, contract, agreement »)

Those two words are curious. This link between testament and testimony. It reminds me of a joke my friend Georges told me. Grün’s eldest son converted to Christianity so he could marry a Catholic. Since nothing worse could happen to a devout Jewish father, Grün sank into a deep depression and locked himself in his room. Then the door opened and an old man with a white beard entered. It was God: “Why are you crying, Grün?” – “Shouldn’t I be crying? My son has been baptized!” – “But Grün, mine too!” – “Yes, and what should I do now?” – “Do as I do: make a new testament!”

More seriously, this is the third time I’ve mentioned these two words in a blog that is primarily a personal account and, after almost 20 years, is undoubtedly becoming something of an intellectual testament. What remains after all these decades?

By the end of the year, I might have compiled over 1,000 startup capitalization tables. About 750 posts ! A passion for mathematics that has never wavered. Not to mention literature and a rather complete failure to get a translation of a beautiful novel published (in my opinion, of course!).

And then there’s Street Art, more or less skillfully published or hidden here. More than 10,000 pieces collected virtually.