THE LITTLE PRINCE (Antoine De Saint – Expery)
Posted on Dec 07, 2007 under Books, Readings | Comments are offPART TWO
Another insight from the book. It’s a funny way of mentioning the reality that we grown-ups love to complicate things -solving our problems with other problems!
Here is an excerpt from the book:
The next planet was inhabited by a tippler. This was a very short visit, but it plunged the little prince into deep dejection.
“What are you doing there?” he said to the tippler, whom he found settle down in silence before a collection of empty bottles and also a collection of full bottles.
“I’m drinking,” replied the tippler with a lugubrious air.
“Why are you drinking?” demanded the little prince.
“So that I may forget,” replied the tippler.
“Forget what?” inquired the little prince, who was already sorry for him.
“Forget that I am ashamed,” the tippler confessed, hanging his head.
“Ashamed of what?” insisted the little prince, who wanted to help him.
“Ashamed of drinking!” The trippler brought his speech to an end, and shut himself up in an impregnable silence.
And the little prince went away puzzled.
“The grown-ups are certainly very, very odd,” he said to himself as he continued his journey.
