The Little Prince: Being concerned with matters of consequence

Wow! What a beautiful little story about a little prince and his journey to all these different planets. Instantly a favorite of mine and I ate up every word this little prince had to say! I know, I know...how can a fictional character who travels to fictional planets meeting fictional characters have any bearing on a reasonable human being? 



but wow...how precisely it mimics the very mentality we have been raised to admire, respect, and replicate! Grown ups cannot bother with matters of no consequence says the little prince,

"I know a planet where there is a certain red-faced gentleman. He has never smelled a flower. He has never looked at a star. He has never loved any one. He has never done anything in his life but add up figures. And all day he says over and over: 'I am busy with matters of consequence!'" 



But grown ups are funny like that...you must be patient with them. Growing up does not mean being a grown up, it means being able to retain the same wide-eyed wonderment, joy, curiosity, and love for life that children seem to have mastered so well!