Happy Birthday Jules Verne

I am not sure why I was always so much interested in French language! maybe it's because French was the international language at a time, or maybe it's because many of my favorite writers and philosophers are (or maybe better to say were) french.
Today is Jules Verne's birthday! well Happy Birthday Jules! I very well remember reading his science fiction books when I was very young and wonder about the universe and how big and tiny it might be from different perspectives. the first time some very peculiar event placed itself in my imagination was when you shoot a fish underwater, I mean down below the ocean, and the skin of the fish is so oily and flexible that whatever bullet it is it does not go through the skin and turns around in a quick way. I understand that it too inconceivable that one might think of it as a pure fantasy; but that was when the first sparks of imagination lit in my mind. That was from his book named "twenty thousands league under the sea". Then I read "journey to the center of the earth" for which the movie and the cartoon I saw later, "five weeks in a balloon" that took me to an adventure over Africa and the famous "around the world in eighty days"...
Happy Birthday Jules Verne
Undoubtedly, your soul will rest in peace as many people like me sends blessing to you for enlightening their minds.