The Little Prince-12/02

　　What moves me so deeply， about this little prince who is sleeping here， is his loyalty to a flower – the image of a rose that shine through his whole being like the flame of a lamp， even when he is asleep…

　　My star will be just one of the stars， for you。 And so you will love to watch all the stars in the heavens…… They will be your friends。

　　It is of some use to my volcanoes， and it is of some use to my flower， that I own them。 But you are of no use to the stars。

　　It has done me good， because of the color of the wheat fields。 Go and look again at the roses。 You will understand now that yours is unique in all the world。

　　You understand… It is too far。 I cannot carry this body with me。 It is too heavy。 But it will be like an old abandoned shell。 There is nothing sad about old shells…

　　The thing that is important is the thing that not seen… It is just as it is with the flower。 If you love a flower that lives on a star， it is sweet to look at the sky at night。 All the stars are abloom with flowers…

　　You know – my flower… I am responsible for her。 And she is so weak! She is so na?ve! She has four thorns， of no use at all， to protect herself against the world…there now – that is all…

　　In one of the stars I shall be living。 In one of them I shall be laughing。 And so it will be as if all the stars were laughing， when you look at the sky at night… You – only you – will have stars that can laugh…

　　Men have forgotten this truth。 But you must not forget it。 You become responsible， forever， for what you have tamed。 You are responsible for your rose…

　　As for me， if I had fifty-three minutes to spend as I liked， I should walk at my leisure toward a spring of fresh water。

　　Only the children know what they are looking for。 They waste their time over a rag doll and it becomes very important to them; and if anybody takes it away from them， they cry…