Carla Bruni

I am sitting watching the Sundance Channel on the family tv. We have more channels than necessary but I will admit this is a good station for me to watch French films periodically. Currently, I am watching a documentary on Carla Bruni and I am quite surprised by her. I knew she was accomplished on her own, with out her president husband but I am intrigued by her. There is a particular air about French women that is alluring and capturing but she is also of Italian descent which shows that French eloquence can be learned or acquired. She says the only problem with being French and Italian is with football. She doesn't find that being two nationalities is a large conflict.

She is an amazingly beautiful woman with a captivating voice and there is no surprise about her success. She speaks clear English and takes her ambitions and music very seriously. I think this is a refreshing work ethic for young girls to aspire to.

It was a surprise to me to hear that she is not the biological daughter of the father that raised her. Her mother is very open about this and has no remorse in her life. This sits on me with some weight. "Life goes on" she claims. This is true. Bearing a child that is not your husbands' would generally cause such a stir but not in this case. The family seems so undeterred by this fact and it makes me reevaluate what is important in life. I have been raised to believe that children are the most important, which can be true, but what about love in general. A child's happiness is supposed to precede the parents' happiness? One area of criticism however can be that Carla and her mother appear not to be bothered by this 'affair' but I wonder whether when everything came out if things were different.