In form of an outline the Book – “Le Bertrand Assorted Reflections” explores the following with each chapter representing a set of reflections;
Chapter one -- “Le Bertrand Beautiful Birthplace” -- reflects on Le Bertrand’s birthplace. The once isolated Island of Saint Lucia inhabited by a small population of mostly African and Asiatic peoples, some British and French expatriates and the eventual mixed races, all with limited experiences but exposed to an excellent British educational system. This chapter essentially introduces the beauty of the island, provides a historical perspective of first settlers, periods of colonization, its current independent status within the British Commonwealth, and its current popularity as a tourist resort.
Chapter two – “Some Personal Reflections”-- introduces some of the personal experiences such as family issues that began to shape Le Bertrand’s life or beliefs, and the development of his affinity for a worldlier approach to life that was not evident on the Island of Saint Lucia, but available in the works of authors that he had read while on the island. He goes on to explore his observation of what may be considered a paradoxical statement; the development of a separate class of “educated barbarians” within the educated or professional communities worldwide.
Chapter three –“Island Socialization and some worldlier reflections”-- introduces some other influences and amusing anecdotal experiences that contributed to Le Bertrand’s further maturation on the Island, and his eventual exploration of the concepts of education, intelligence and wisdom.
Chapter four – “Religiosity”. The island is 90% catholic, and during Le Bertrand’s early years he witnessed the persecution of a small evangelical group that did not represent any established religion on the island. As he grew older and read about some historical missteps of the Catholic Church, he became a more sober Catholic and so he recounts the exposures that have lead to his maintenance of faith in a creator, and his abandonment of faith in religion while maintaining respect for the right of religions to serve their congregation.
Chapter five – “Skepticism, desires and judgments we make” – introduces some of the elements of enduring ideas that Le Bertrand found to be wanting in most of the populations to which he has been exposed during his travels and work globally. Le Bertrand revisits these ideas, and becomes more convinced that mankind must maintain some awareness of these enduring ideas in order to experience a more elevated microevolution, or to at least avoid becoming uneducated or educated barbarians.
Chapter six – “It’s all about energy” -- explores the idea that all forms of matter, thought and consciousness represent energy existing in diverse forms from the subatomic to the macro level of the cosmos. Le Bertrand explores relevant information from both the perspective of physics and metaphysics, and addresses the manner in which some elements of energy may manifest some causality in lives of humans.
Chapter seven – Liberalism – reveals le Bertrand’s concern for the ideas of classical liberalism which currently appears to be misrepresented, and so he attempts to explore classical liberalism with regard to the original contributors to the political and economical issues and their intent. He exposes some misinformation and issues introduced by new fringe liberals and conservatives that cause a divergence from the original intent of classical liberalism. He also includes his view of the 2008 Democratic process, and considers why more than one woman should always pursue the presidential nomination, in either party, to increase the probability of having a woman as president.
Chapter eight – “Foray into the Architectural Profession”. Le Bertrand reflects on his years spent working in the architectural profession, and provides some historical perspective of architecture that should promote better appreciation of the subject, building or environmental design.
Chapter nine – “Life in America”. Le Bertrand reflects on his life in Americas as pertains to his interest, work experiences and exposure to some educated barbarians, and some other issues interspersed with some amusing anecdotal experiences.
Chapter ten – “Some final reflections on sundry issues”. Le Bertrand reflects on some more issues such as immigration (including his personal experience), current politics, genetic modification, potential disasters and their associated risk assessments based on his observations and assessment of available literature.