t the little prince antoine de st. exupery section 1: problems in life section 2: finding yourself...
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TThe Little
Prince
Antoine de St. Exupery
Section 1:
PROBLEMS IN LIFE
Section 2:
FINDING YOURSELF
Section 3:
THE HEART OF THE MATTER
Problems
Ch. 1
Adults don’t understand anything important.
What is truly important is imagination.
Problems
Ch. 2
What people can imagine is more satisfying than supplying reality for them.
Problems
Ch. 3
Each human being is as much a mystery to every other as if they were all from different planets.
Problems
Ch. 4
Appearances seem to matter more to people than the substance of a person’s thoughts.
Problems
More Ch. 4
Grownups only believe in facts when they should believe in the mystery of human beings.
Problems
Ch. 5
Destructive forces start out almost invisibly and must be regularly weeded out.
Problems
Ch. 6
There are days in the lives of some people when they need lots of comfort.
Problems
Ch. 7
Even though a loved one may try to protect themselves, there will always be something that can destroy them.
Problems
More Ch. 7
We can’t always reach someone who is lost in a land of sadness, even though we want to.
Problems
Ch. 8
Knowing how to love another requires knowing what to enjoy and what to ignore about them.
Problems
Ch. 9
People aren’t perfect, and silly faults and pretendings can get in the way of a relationship.
Finding Oneself
Ch. 10
Lesson 1: CONTROL
We have no authority over circum-stances. We would do best to wait until conditions are favorable.
Finding Oneself
Ch. 11
Lesson 2: VANITY
Every person demands in a way to be admired, yet it serves no purpose to the admired or to the admirer.
Finding Oneself
Ch. 12
Lesson 3: IGNORANCE
We refuse sometimes to break self-destructive cycles though we know they contribute to our unhappiness.
Finding Oneself
Ch. 13
Lesson 4: OWNERSHIP
Possessing something only has meaning if you care for it and do it good.
Finding Oneself
More Ch. 13
Lesson 4: OWNERSHIP
It is a waste of time to spend time accumulating slips of paper to put into the bank.
Finding Oneself
Ch. 14
Lesson 5: PURPOSE
Take time to enjoy life even though you have demanding and important duties.
Finding Oneself
Ch. 15Lesson 6: LOSSThe things we love in
life are fleeting. A life or relationship can be gone in the blink of an eye, so appreciate it while it lasts.
The Heart of Things
Ch. 16A life is filled with
many struggles and issues: control, vanity, ignorance, ownership, purpose, and loss.
The Heart of Things
Ch. 17If a person gets too
homesick or too confused about life, there is a poisonous option that seduces him.
The Heart of Things
Ch. 18At lonely places and
times in life, people are scarce when you most need to talk to them.
The Heart of Things
Ch. 19When people feel
lost, they try to find their way. They may even yell for help but sometimes there are only echoes of their own cries.
The Heart of Things
Ch. 20When we stumble
across an answer, it may not be what we expected and we may be surprised.
The Heart of Things
Ch. 21What makes a
relationship special is the time you’ve invested in it, not that it is any different from anybody else’s loves.
The Heart of Things
More Ch. 21Once you’ve “tamed”
or gotten to know someone, you’re responsible for that person and you pay the price in tears.
The Heart of Things
Ch. 22No one’s ever
satisfied with their love except the children who are attached to one rag doll.
The Heart of Things
Ch. 23To try to not feel a
thirst for love saves time and trouble, but without this thirst, life is meaningless.
The Heart of Things
Ch. 24Everything in your life
is enhanced by love, even when it is not nearby – your own invisible secret that makes the wheat more golden, the stars brighter.
The Heart of Things
More Ch. 24People are fragile
and must be protected by their loved ones or their light might go out.
The Heart of Things
Ch. 25You can’t understand
the quenching of a thirst until you’ve been lost in the desert. What we search so long for has often been right in front of us.
The Heart of ThingsCh. 26Once the Little Prince
understood what he’d longed for and was foolish enough to leave, he looked for his consolation in leaving his body so that he could be reunited with his flower in the stars.
The Heart of Things
Ch. 27The great and
mysterious question: Were they reunited, or had she been destroyed without him there to protect her? Would the muzzle without a strap protect her?