The Little Prince

One Of My Favorite Books Is The Little Prince By Saint-Exupéry. It Is A Universal And Timeless Allegory About The Importance Of Innocence And Love.

The Writing Of The Little Prince Began During World War II, After Germany’s Invasion Of France.
It Is An Indictment Of The Spiritual Decay That The Author Perceived In Humanity.

In 1943, He Wrote, “For Centuries, Humanity Has Been Descending An Immense Staircase Whose Top Is Hidden In The Clouds And Whose Lowest Steps Are Lost In A Dark Abyss. We Could Have Ascended The Staircase; Instead We Chose To Descend It. Spiritual Decay Is Terrible. . . . There Is One Problem And Only One In The World: To Revive In People Some Sense Of Spiritual Meaning. . . .”


In The Little Prince We Are Reminded That It Is Only With The Heart That One Can See Rightly….That What Is Essential Is Invisible To The Eye
When We Ask Ourselves: Who Am I, Why Am I Here, Or Where Am I Going ……
We Are Asking Essential Questions…Questions That Are Best Answered And Understood With Our Hearts.

I Think We Would All Agree That It’s Easier To Believe In Those Things That Are Tangible, Things That Can Be Proven Beyond A Doubt….And That It Takes Great Faith To Understand Things Of The Spirit.

I Want You To Reflect On A Time When You Responded In A Way That Later Embarrassed You, Or Even Brought Sorrow And Disappointment To You…

Did You Discover, After Reflecting On The Behavior, That You Weren’t Really Being Yourself….Maybe It Was An Attempt To Draw Attention, Or To Fit In….Whatever The Reason There’s A Good Chance That The Display Was A Reflection Of An Inward Frustration…

For A Moment You Forgot Who You Were, And You Didn’t Like How It Made You Feel You Lost Site Of Your True Identity

It’s Hard To Feel Good About Yourself, If You Don’t Know Who You Are.

Our Spirits Long For Us To Remember The Truth About Who We Are, Because The Way We See Ourselves, Our Sense Of Identity, Affects Everything We Do.

It Affects The Way We Behave, The Way We Respond To Uncertainty, The Way We See Others, The Way We Feel About Ourselves, And The Way We Make Choices. It Affects The Very Way We Live Our Lives.

In The Little Prince, The Stars Symbolize The Far-Off Mystery Of The Heavens, The Immensity Of The Universe, And At The End, The Loneliness Of The Narrator’s Life As He Is Separated From The Heavens.

The Novel Is Set In The Sahara Desert, A Barren Place Ready To Be Shaped By Experience. The Desert Is Also A Hostile Space .

In This Capacity, The Desert Symbolizes The Narrator’s Mind.

Made Barren By Grown-Up Ideas, The Narrator’s Mind Slowly Expands Under The Guidance Of The Little Prince In The Same Way That The Deadly Desert Slowly Transforms Itself Into A Place Of Learning And, Once The Well Appears, Refreshment.

So Like The Narrator, We Leave Our Heavenly Home And Find Ourselves In This Lone And Dreary World, Seeking Refreshment…Or Spiritual Understanding Of Who We Are.
May God bless us in our search....