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Sunday, September 05, 2010

"If someone wants a sheep.."

 "If someone wants a sheep,
 then that means that he exists."
story behind picture
- Antoine de Saint-Exupery,  from 'The Little Prince"





2 comments:

  1. If you were to say to the grown-ups: "I saw a beautiful house made of rosy brick, with geraniums in the windows and doves on the roof," they would not be able to get any idea of that house at all.

    You would have to say to them: "I saw a house that cost $ 20,000." Then they would exclaim: "Oh, what a pretty house that is!" Just so, you might say to them: "The proof that the little prince existed is that he was charming, that he laughed, and that he was looking for a sheep. If anybody wants a sheep, that is a proof that he exists." And what good would it do to tell them that? They would shrug their shoulders, and treat you like a child. But if you said to them: "The planet he came from is Asteroid B-612," then they would be convinced, and leave you in peace from their questions. They are like that. One must not hold it against them. Children should always show great forbearance toward grown-up people. But certainly, for us who understand life, figures are a matter of indifference.
    http://www.spiritual.com.au/articles/prince/PrinceCh4.htm

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  2. Thanks so much, Greg...was having trouble finding the context

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Hey, thanks for engaging the conversation!