Written by Antoine De Saint-Exupery, and translated from French to the English version is heart warming even though the story is written in a simple to understand style. The author has wanted all his life to be an artist but his feelings and aspirations are crushed by adults. I love it because it is a polite rebellion of children. Or any other person under the rule of an elder.
One day, the plane he was piloting crashed in a desert. He was alone and only had a little drinking water left. He sets to work on his engine, and finds himself with the most irritating person to a worried man, a boy with no worries.
Truly, the prince asks many questions but never really replies. He speaks of things briefly and refuses to elaborate. The things he talks about most are very meaningful.How adults don't see the world as they should, adults rarely look at the true beauty of things and only worry on the value. They are less inquisitive as kids, so far as I'm concerned.
A common rose, a tamed fox and a vile snake bring something to the prince. The rose causes him to feel guilty because he left her. The fox gave him a secret of a saying:It is only with the heart one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. The snake sent him to his final resting place. The story was really not much compared to the famous novels but it almost made me cry. The meaning is deep, telling us to repent and follow our hearts and open the eyes of our souls.
I hope you'll take the time to read it, remember : What is essential is invisible to the eye.
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