Just that. To stablish ties

“I am looking for friends. What does that mean -- tame?"

"It is an act too often neglected," said the fox. "It means to establish ties."

"To establish ties?"

... "Just that," said the fox. "To me, you are still nothing more than a little boy who is just like a hundred thousand other little boys. And I have no need of you. And you, on your part, have no need of me. To you I am nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world....”

― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little PrinceSee More

Power doesn't come from an feet.... But can go there

"You are a funny animal," he said at last. "You are no thicker than a finger . . ."

"But I am more powerful than the finger of a king," said the snake.

The little prince smiled.

"You are not very powerful. You haven't even any feet. You cannot even travel . . ."

"I can carry you farther than any ship could take you," said the snake.

He twined himself around the little prince's ankle, like a golden bracelet.

"Whomever I touch, I send back to the earth from whence he came," the snake spoke again. "But you are innocent and true, and you come from a star . . ."

Loneliness vs. own space. Just human thing?

A deep concept from the Little Prince and dialogue with the snake.

 

Men occupy a very small place upon the Earth. If the two billion inhabitants who people its surface were all to stand upright and somewhat crowded together, as they do for some big public assembly, they could easily be put into one public square twenty miles long and twenty miles wide. All humanity could be piled up on a small Pacific islet.

The grown-ups, to be sure, will not believe you when you tell them that. They imagine that they fill a great deal of space. They fancy themselves as important as the baobabs. You should advise them, then, to make their own calculations. They adore figures, and that will please them. But do not waste your time on this extra task. It is unnecessary...

 

"Good evening," said the little prince courteously.

"Good evening," said the snake.

"What planet is this on which I have come down?" asked the little prince.

"This is the Earth; this is Africa," the snake answered.

"Ah! Then there are no people on the Earth?"

"This is the desert. There are no people in the desert. The Earth is large," said the snake.

"Where are the men?" the little prince at last took up the conversation again. "It is a little lonely in the desert . . ."

"It is also lonely among men," the snake said.

Grown-ups Like Numbers

Not that I am planning to transcribe whole “The Little Prince” book, just some of the stories I felt made a high impact on me, and as “A GROWN-UP” found useful to review every XX days, XX hours and XX minutes. Just teasing.

Grown-ups like numbers. When you tell them about a new friend, they never ask questions about what really matters. They never ask: "What does his voice sound like?" "What games does he like best?" "Does he collect butterflies?" They ask: "How old is he?" "How many brothers does he have?" "How much does he weigh?" "How much money does his father make?" Only then do they think they know him.

If you tell grown-ups, "I saw a beautiful red brick house, with geraniums at the windows and doves on the roof," they won't be able to imagine such a house. You have to tell them, "I saw a house worth a hundred thousand francs." Then they exclaim, "What a pretty house!"

So if you tell them: "The proof the little prince's existence is that he was delightful, that he laughed, and that he wanted a sheep. When someone wants a sheep, that proves he exists," they shrug their shoulders and treat you like a child! But if you tell them, "The planet he came from is Asteroid B-612," then they'll be convinced, and they won't bother you with their questions. That's the way they are.

Here THE MAIN THING. To be very careful with numbers. Use them but do not let them you get blind.

 

Discipline To Pull Baobabs

You must tend your planet. It's a question of discipline. Sometimes there is no harm postponing your work until later, but with baobabs, it's always a catastrophe.
Good plants come from good seeds, and bad plants from bad seeds. The seeds are invisible. You can let them sprout all but if it is a bad plant you must pull it right away... Pulling baobabs can be very tedious work but you must tend your planet to prevent any catastrophe.

 

from The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

The End of the Beginning. Never!

Lot of things have been happening these days, months and years. Many of those things keep going, others have ended and many others will begin, as this blog. Just keep you INner-compass-ON. Some things begin with no end, others happily or sadly end, however beginning new things is something we should never end.

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