When we talk about a book, a movie, a play or a place ... when I recommend reading, viewing, visit ... we're doing a homage to that work of man or nature ... or rather not talking about ourselves? It is not our reading, the visit of our being, our experiences we are inviting the other person to do?
With this useless question on our inherent egotism ¹, I recommend reading this book that everyone recommended, and also I was advised many years ago by a dear friend, a little princess, but I did not read until I was given, together many other books, from another friend and colleague.
With this useless question on our inherent egotism ¹, I recommend reading this book that everyone recommended, and also I was advised many years ago by a dear friend, a little princess, but I did not read until I was given, together many other books, from another friend and colleague.
"My life is monotonous. I hunt chickens, and men hunt me. All chickens are just alike, and all men are alike. And I'm so bored. But if you tame me, my life will be as enlightened. Know the sound of steps that will be different from everyone else. Other steps send me hurrying back underneath the ground. Yours will call me out of my burrow like music. And then, look! See, down there, the wheat fields? I do not eat bread and wheat, for me is useless. The wheat fields say nothing to me. And this is sad! But you have hair the color of gold. Then it will be wonderful when I have tamed. The wheat, which is also golden, will remind me of you. And love the sound of wind in the wheat ... "
The fox gazed long the little prince
" Please tame me ... "he said.
"Willingly," replied the little prince, "but do not have much time, though. I have friends to discover, and learn many things. "
"Do not you know that the things that one tames," said the fox. "Men do not have time to learn anything. They buy things already made. But there is no shop to friends, People no longer have friends. If you want a friend, tame me! "
" What should I do? "Asked the little prince.
"We must be very patient," said the fox. "In the beginning you will sit down a bit 'away from me, so the grass. I will keep you out of the corner of the eye and you will say nothing. Words are the source of misunderstandings. But every day you will sit a little 'closer ... "
The little prince came back the next day.
"It would have been better to return at the same time," said the fox. "If you come, for example, every afternoon at four o'clock, three o'clock I shall begin to be happy. Over time increase my happiness. At four o'clock I shall begin to worrying and jumping about, find out the price of happiness! But if you come you do not know when, I'll never know what time to prepare my heart ... "
[...]
So the little prince tamed the fox. And when the hour of departure drew near:
"Ah," said the fox, "... I'll cry."
"The fault is you, "said the little prince," I never wished you harm, but you wanted me to tame you ... "
'It's true," said the fox.
"But you will cry," said the little prince.
'And' course, "said the fox.
"But then we gain?"
"We gain," said the fox, "the color of wheat."
[1] egotism : s. m . intellectualist attitude characterized by an analysis of their smug self. (Source: Garzanti Linguistica)
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