The Little Prince
(Antoine de Saint Exupery)
Cute story of a lone pilot whose plane went down in the Saharan Desert,
and a little space traveler who found the pilot and plied him with
endless questions before traveling back to his little planet in the
stars.
The little prince represents child-like simplicity and imagination,
while the pilot represents the adult world of logic, puffed-up self
importance, and just plain not understanding the true meaning of life.
Infused throughout the book is the message that seeing with our hearts
is more important than wasting time with the things that adults busy
themselves with. What we feel in our hearts is what gives our lives
meaning and allows us to understand the true essence of life.
The little prince meets a variety of characters in his travels through
the stars, on his way to Earth, characters representing different adult
personality perks -- all quite silly really -- which offer a mirror for
us to take a look at ourselves for a good chuckle. Adults can be quite
confusing, according to the little prince, placing importance on
inconsequential things that matter little. What matters is to stop and
smell the roses, to view their beauty, to smell their essence, to bask
in their essence of delight. That is what life is really about.
Throughout his book, de Saint Exupery prods us to become aware of the
preciousness of each moment before us and to become fully awake to the
pulse of life. Allowing ourselves to be touched by one another on the
inside sparks the flame of love to burn brightly. What can be more
important than that?
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