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Saturday 

23/1

Hello all, 

After much recommendation and encouragement from a friend I didn't ever read the story of "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint.  One would think her enthusiasm and life philosophy hinging on this book would cause me to run into this books arms but it did not.  It took me the time to move to Taiwan and find it in the cirriculum to actually settle down to read it, and this is just one instance of the above notion.  

"The little Prince" is a charming book and was voted the best book in the 20th century in France.  It's the fourth most translated book in the world.  While there are many things that could cause you to opt for this book among the enthusiasm of a friend, the wonderful illustrations or the insight and wisdom between the covers.  So let's get beneath the covers!  The weather is reaching a minimum of 1 degrees Celsius here so it seems like a good enough reason to! 

The continual mention of an adults viewpoint in this book is pretty direct and we can see that this story teller doesn't quite fancy the opinion of adults.  Interestingly enough and so much so that their opinion is mentioned on numerous occasions.  Funny how we harp on what we don't like.  But it's not a doom and gloom story, some of the inspiring high lights come from an animal.  Yes, an animal.  Who said animals can't speak? 

Even a donkey did in the bible, so this is nothing new. 

Anyway, back to the point we've all heard the voice of the critic and in this story it comes from a discouraging adult.  The thing about adults is that we all are adults.  We all feel like we need to be responsible adults.  We feel it's childish to be like a child.  Yet in the bible it says " the children will enter the kingdom" and we are encouraged to have faith like a child.  We are to trust like a child and reason (or not reason) like a child.  Being a child pleases God.  Seems pretty backwards to what the world and societal pressure puts on us.

So while this blogpost is me encouraging you to read or watch the story of "The Little Prince" which may mean that you have to move countries, leave loved ones behind and start a new job it is also to encourage you to be like a child.  Consider this to be encouragement to love instantly, laugh often, to be unconfined by societal pressure and to run freely into the abys of imaginative play.  

Preferably this doesn't mean you have to leave loved ones behind but simarly it's about skipping into the unknown with glee and a grin on your face- as would a child! 

Love, 

Phoenix & Sarah