Le Petit Prince
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Le Petit Prince
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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Read in January, 2007
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Chantal Methot
I spent a most of the day reading The Little Prince. Got me thinking about some questions that I haven’t asked for a long time. Definitely a touching read, considering my recent partings with people that I’ve appreciated, loved, and miss—hits a bit close to home. I believe, but am cynical of, his central message. Probably because I both love and hate attachments.
At times I long for crushes, connections, and dare I say…relationships! because they give greater meaning and excitement ...more
I spent a most of the day reading The Little Prince. Got me thinking about some questions that I haven’t asked for a long time. Definitely a touching read, considering my recent partings with people that I’ve appreciated, loved, and miss—hits a bit close to home. I believe, but am cynical of, his central message. Probably because I both love and hate attachments.
At times I long for crushes, connections, and dare I say…relationships! because they give greater meaning and excitement to the the mundane; daily routines take on substance and tasks lose their emptiness. At other times, I despise them because the relationships and all the associated emotions overflow and run beyond my control.
For me, part of that preparation is recognizing the coming tsunami, and running in-land whenever the hales start blowing a bit stronger than usual. It never fails. And there’s a comfort that’s hard to break out of. I’d invest a bit more effort, but I’m not convinced that getting out of the zone is worth it.
The book is super french!! What is it with these people? The whole bunch of them write stories permeated with existential questions or messages—some are convinced, others confused, others completely nihlistic. I respect the hopeful humanists among them, ones like Antoine that can assert that life is meaningful because of people; if we fail to live for others we forfeit that meaning. Even more so, one is enough; that rose somewhere out there on a distant planet is enough to infuse life with meaning, beauty and substance—especially considering the fact that the blasted flower was a narcissistic mythomaniac! I did appreciate that he loved her despite it all; that he didn’t appreciate it until he was gone, that he recognized this, and that he returned—that’s fabulous. I don’t think it happens that often though—more typically we keep harboring the faults until we become unattached, often so much that it’s not long before we’re acutally repulsed by the thought of the other person, embittered. Good for psychological defense I suppose—but not too great for our humanity, or true “sanity”, as we stop seeing things for what they really are; warped glass enlighting a warped reality.
Could one ever be enough? I don’t know. Not sure that it has to be though. Events and objects may have greater meaning because they are attached to a person, a relationship, a memory of some interpersonal goodness. But there’s an armful of people that I’m grateful for knowing, for loving, and for creating meaningful interactions and memories. So what/who am I living for? Who gives your life meaning? Or is it a what? Who do you act for? Study for? What drives your ambitions? Some vague and fuzzy future of a “somebody” or is there an inherent drive that would be there regardless? Is it possible to live for yourself? And have any meaning in that? What of the king and the lamplighter? I wouldn’t want to be the ones to clue them in that their lives are meaningless. This is an area that I’m not sure I agree with in the book. I support and respect Antoine’s direction. But everyone seeks meaning in their lives, they have to....less
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Read in April, 2007
"If some one loves a flower, of which just one single blossom grows in all the millions and millions of stars, it is enough to make him happy just to look at the stars. He can say to himself, 'Somewhere, my flower is there . . .' But if the sheep eats the flower, in one moment all his stars will be darkened . . . And you think that is not important!"
That is a beautiful occupation. And since it is beautiful, it is truly useful
For it is possible for a man to be faithful and lazy ...more
"If some one loves a flower, of which just one single blossom grows in all the millions and millions of stars, it is enough to make him happy just to look at the stars. He can say to himself, 'Somewhere, my flower is there . . .' But if the sheep eats the flower, in one moment all his stars will be darkened . . . And you think that is not important!"
That is a beautiful occupation. And since it is beautiful, it is truly useful
For it is possible for a man to be faithful and lazy at the same time.
that man would be scorned by all the others: by the king, by the conceited man, by the tippler, by the businessman. Nevertheless he is the only one of them all who does not seem to me ridiculous. Perhaps that is because he is thinking of something else besides himself."
"One only understands the things that one tames," said the fox. "Men have no more time to understand anything. They buy things all ready made at the shops. But there is no shop anywhere where one can buy friendship, and so men have no friends any more. If you want a friend, tame me . . ."
"They are pursuing nothing at all," said the switchman. "They are asleep in there, or if they are not asleep they are yawning. Only the children are flattening their noses against the windowpanes."
So the little prince tamed the fox. And when the hour of his departure drew near--
"Ah," said the fox, "I shall cry."
"It is your own fault," said the little prince. "I never wished you any sort of harm; but you wanted me to tame you . . ."
"Yes, that is so," said the fox.
"But now you are going to cry!" said the little prince.
"Yes, that is so," said the fox.
"Then it has done you no good at all!"
"It has done me good," said the fox, "because of the color of the wheat fields." And then he added:
"You are beautiful, but you are empty," he went on. "One could not die for you. To be sure, an ordinary passerby would think that my rose looked just like you--the rose that belongs to me. But in herself alone she is more important than all the hundreds of you other roses: because it is she that I have watered; because it is she that I have put under the glass globe; because it is she that I have sheltered behind the screen; because it is for her that I have killed the caterpillars (except the two or three that we saved to become butterflies); because it is she that I have listened to, when she grumbled, or boasted, or ever sometimes when she said nothing. Because she is my rose.
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye
It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important
Men have forgotten this truth," said the fox. "But you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.
"The stars are beautiful, because of a flower that cannot be seen."
"What makes the desert beautiful," said the little prince, "is that somewhere it hides a well . . ."
This water was indeed a different thing from ordinary nourishment. Its sweetness was born of the walk under the stars, the song of the pulley, the effort of my arms. It was good for the heart, like a present.
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Read in October, 2007
A estas alturas, ¿es realmente necesaria una crítica de El Principito? Como muy probablemente la respuesta correcta sea "no", voy a decantarme por una reseña profundamente subjetiva. Si soy sincero, me da la impresión de que la subjetividad es la perspectiva única y más correcta a la hora de ponerse delante de la obra de Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Porque, al fin y al cabo, El Principito no es más que la exaltación del punto de vista de los niños, de la mirada transparente y si...more
A estas alturas, ¿es realmente necesaria una crítica de El Principito? Como muy probablemente la respuesta correcta sea "no", voy a decantarme por una reseña profundamente subjetiva. Si soy sincero, me da la impresión de que la subjetividad es la perspectiva única y más correcta a la hora de ponerse delante de la obra de Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Porque, al fin y al cabo, El Principito no es más que la exaltación del punto de vista de los niños, de la mirada transparente y simple, lejos de las complicaciones superfluas del mundo de esos adultos que vivimos las complicaciones como la más placentera de las adicciones. Nos gusta complicarnos la vida, y es precisamente contra esa complejidad contra la que lucha Saint-Exupéry. Los deliciosos encuentros espaciales y terrenales del protagonista metaforizan, una por una, las estúpidas contradicciones a las que viven enganchados muchos de los mortales: la avaricia, la exaltación del ego, la alienación... Es inevitable supurar emoción cristalina cuando te encuentras con capítulos pluscuamperfectos como aquel en el que El Principito se topa frontalmente con ese zorro que le obliga a aprehender las bases de cualquier relación, amorosa o de amistad: el tiempo y el trabajo edifican un lazo inalterable, un lazo trenzado de necesidad y entrega, pero también perlado por la mayor de las alegrías que puede sentir un ser humano. Y es que uno de los mayores logros de Saint-Exupéryes que nunca diferencia entre amistad y amor. Habla de amor. En términos generales y sabios. La pericia narrativa queda fuera de toda duda: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry no sólo es un excelente narrador, sino que, fiel a su ideal de simplicidad, consigue extraer la mayor de las bellezas de unas descripciones minimalistas, directas, frontales, esenciales. Y así, con lo que podría ser un cuento precioso, pero liviano e insustancial (como gran parte de los cuentos modernos), el autor planta en tu cabeza una reflexión sublime en torno a lo que significa amar, en torno al amor como motor de vida que hay que comprender a partir de la simplicidad, nunca de la complejidad. El autor, ese aviador fascinado por las preguntas y respuestas de su principito, sabe que esa mirada limpia es algo que olvidamos muy pronto en nuestras vidas. Demasiado pronto. Y cuesta tanto recuperarlo... Por suerte, El Principito es una obra atemporal que, a cualquier edad, nos puede prestar un poco de la magia de su mirada. El resto, como diría el zorro, es algo que tenemos que trabajar día a día....less
لحظهی جدايی که نزديک شد روباه گفت: -آخ! نمیتوانم جلو اشکم را بگيرم.
شهريار کوچولو گفت: -تقصير خودت است. من که بدت را نمیخواستم، خودت خواستی اهليت کنم.
روباه گفت: -همين طور است.
شهريار کوچولو گفت: -آخر اشکت دارد سرازير میشود!
روباه گفت: -همين طور است.
-پس اين ماجرا فايدهای ب...more
لحظهی جدايی که نزديک شد روباه گفت: -آخ! نمیتوانم جلو اشکم را بگيرم.
شهريار کوچولو گفت: -تقصير خودت است. من که بدت را نمیخواستم، خودت خواستی اهليت کنم.
روباه گفت: -همين طور است.
شهريار کوچولو گفت: -آخر اشکت دارد سرازير میشود!
روباه گفت: -همين طور است.
-پس اين ماجرا فايدهای به حال تو نداشته.
روباه گفت: -چرا، واسه خاطرِ رنگ گندم.
بعد گفت: -برو يک بار ديگر گلها را ببين تا بفهمی که گلِ خودت تو عالم تک است. برگشتنا با هم وداع میکنيم و من به عنوان هديه رازی را بهات میگويم.
شهريار کوچولو بار ديگر به تماشای گلها رفت و به آنها گفت: -شما سرِ سوزنی به گل من نمیمانيد و هنوز هيچی نيستيد. نه کسی شما را اهلی کرده نه شما کسی را. درست همان جوری هستيد که روباه من بود: روباهی بود مثل صدهزار روباه ديگر. او را دوست خودم کردم و حالا تو همهی عالم تک است.
گلها حسابی از رو رفتند.
شهريار کوچولو دوباره درآمد که: -خوشگليد اما خالی هستيد. برایتان نمیشود مُرد. گفتوگو ندارد که گلِ مرا هم فلان رهگذر میبيند مثل شما. اما او به تنهايی از همهی شما سر است چون فقط اوست که آبش دادهام، چون فقط اوست که زير حبابش گذاشتهام، چون فقط اوست که با تجير برايش حفاظ درست کردهام، چون فقط اوست که حشراتش را کشتهام (جز دو سهتايی که میبايست شبپره بشوند)، چون فقط اوست که پای گِلِهگزاریها يا خودنمايیها و حتا گاهی پای بُغ کردن و هيچی نگفتنهاش نشستهام، چون او گلِ من است.
و برگشت پيش روباه.
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An aviator crash-lands in the Sahara Dessert. While he attempts to repair his plane he receives a visit from the Little Prince. The Little Prince is a child who stays with the man and does what children do, asks questions and tells stories about his life and existence.
Review:
A short read that seems juvenile at first glance however some of the topics introduced by the Little Prince are quite insightful. His experience gives a fresh perspective to how our perception of people and problems may...more
An aviator crash-lands in the Sahara Dessert. While he attempts to repair his plane he receives a visit from the Little Prince. The Little Prince is a child who stays with the man and does what children do, asks questions and tells stories about his life and existence.
Review:
A short read that seems juvenile at first glance however some of the topics introduced by the Little Prince are quite insightful. His experience gives a fresh perspective to how our perception of people and problems may be inaccurate or narrow. One such example is by the questions “grown-ups” ask new people they meet. Rather than asking questions that involve a person’s character, grown-ups ask questions that are rather ambiguous like, how old they are, how many kids they have, or how long have they lived where they do.
Of all the people the Little Prince meets on his journey I felt I identified with the King the most. Here this guy is the King of his own planet (never mind that he is the only inhabitant-that is another post for another day) and when he gives a command, he demands that it be followed. The tragedy, he refuses to give a command that cannot be accomplished. Therefore he never asks anyone to stretch further or try harder. He never experiences disappointment. It seems that when a person is not allowed to feel the loss of failure, then they are never able to taste the sweetness of success either. I only ask safe questions. I am the King, unwilling to ask what may not be possible and by so doing, I am limiting my ability to exercise faith. And when faith doesn’t wax, it wanes.
Here I go quoting another source but I believe it sums up what I am trying to explain much better. From the General Relief Society meeting in October 2007 President Thomas S. Monson counseled,
“Do not pray for tasks equal to your abilities, but pray for abilities equal to your tasks. Then the performance of your tasks will be no miracle, but you will be the miracle.”
I give the “The Little Prince” 3 stars....less
روباه گفت: -نمیتوانم بات بازی کنم. هنوز اهليم نکردهاند آخر.
شهريار کوچولو آهی کشيد و گفت: -معذرت میخواهم.
اما فکری کرد و پرسيد: -اهلی کردن يعنی چه؟
روباه گفت: -تو اهل اينجا نيستی. پی چی میگردی؟
شهريار کوچولو گفت: -پی آدمها میگردم. نگفتی اهلی کردن يعنی چه؟
روباه گفت: -آد...more
روباه گفت: -نمیتوانم بات بازی کنم. هنوز اهليم نکردهاند آخر.
شهريار کوچولو آهی کشيد و گفت: -معذرت میخواهم.
اما فکری کرد و پرسيد: -اهلی کردن يعنی چه؟
روباه گفت: -تو اهل اينجا نيستی. پی چی میگردی؟
شهريار کوچولو گفت: -پی آدمها میگردم. نگفتی اهلی کردن يعنی چه؟
روباه گفت: -آدمها تفنگ دارند و شکار میکنند. اينش اسباب دلخوری است! اما مرغ و ماکيان هم پرورش میدهند و خيرشان فقط همين است. تو پی مرغ میکردی؟
شهريار کوچولو گفت: -نَه، پیِ دوست میگردم. اهلی کردن يعنی چی؟
روباه گفت: -يک چيزی است که پاک فراموش شده. معنيش ايجاد علاقه کردن است.
-ايجاد علاقه کردن؟
روباه گفت: -معلوم است. تو الان واسه من يک پسر بچهای مثل صد هزار پسر بچهی ديگر. نه من هيچ احتياجی به تو دارم نه تو هيچ احتياجی به من. من هم واسه تو يک روباهم مثل صد هزار روباه ديگر. اما اگر منو اهلی کردی هر دوتامان به هم احتياج پيدا میکنيم. تو واسه من ميان همهی عالم موجود يگانهای میشوی من واسه تو.
شهريار کوچولو گفت: -کمکم دارد دستگيرم میشود. يک گلی هست که گمانم مرا اهلی کرده باشد.
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Read in February, 2008
recommended to Robby by:
Mare
recommends it for:
adults who never read books because they are "busy"
Within the frame of mind that this is a tiny book with a very innocent title and cover artwork (the same illustrations that you'll see page to page in this one that really add a playful feel yet a bit dark because of their sad simplicity which comes off a little morose in most of these drawings...especially the illustrations of his tiny little planet and his usual blank expression...convincing you of not only his loneliness but the other characters as well...(allow me some grace in explaining il...more
Within the frame of mind that this is a tiny book with a very innocent title and cover artwork (the same illustrations that you'll see page to page in this one that really add a playful feel yet a bit dark because of their sad simplicity which comes off a little morose in most of these drawings...especially the illustrations of his tiny little planet and his usual blank expression...convincing you of not only his loneliness but the other characters as well...(allow me some grace in explaining illustrations because this may be the first book ive ever read that was illustrated (in 15 years of something, besides Vonnegut’s doodles in his novels)...so I don’t know shit about how to describe physical art!) anyway this book was a pleasure to read and depicts the backwardness of adulthood and modern life. the main character travels from moon to moon and each person he encounters is another portrait of some vice or stereotype of the common man, the man who thinks without his heart...inside of numbers, the deadening of nerves and love in society for ourselves and each other...this book is about innocence and the magical world of imagination and sentiment that we as adults willingly surrender for our day to day piss and shit. I couldn’t believe I liked this so much, or that this tiny book had so much to say about the human condition but I enjoyed the surprise. if you got an hour or so between all your Russian maniacs and Hemingway novels, and can open your mind to a book that doesn’t have a black and white cover with a dismal title (I know its hard....so hard)...read this clever little book....less
مدت درازی مسافر کوچولو را نگاه کرد. آن وقت گفت: -اگر دلت میخواهد منو اهلی کن!
مسافرکوچولو جواب داد: -دلم که خيلی میخواهد، اما وقتِ چندانی ندارم. بايد بروم دوستانی پيدا کنم و از کلی چيزها سر در آرم.
روباه گفت: -آدم فقط از چيزهايی که اهلی کند میتواند سر در آرد. انسانها ديگر بر...more
مدت درازی مسافر کوچولو را نگاه کرد. آن وقت گفت: -اگر دلت میخواهد منو اهلی کن!
مسافرکوچولو جواب داد: -دلم که خيلی میخواهد، اما وقتِ چندانی ندارم. بايد بروم دوستانی پيدا کنم و از کلی چيزها سر در آرم.
روباه گفت: -آدم فقط از چيزهايی که اهلی کند میتواند سر در آرد. انسانها ديگر برای سر در آوردن از چيزها وقت ندارند. همه چيز را همين جور حاضر آماده از دکانها میخرند. اما چون دکانی نيست که دوست معامله کند آدمها ماندهاند بیدوست... تو اگر دوست میخواهی خب منو اهلی کن!
مسافر کوچولو پرسيد: -راهش چيست؟
روباه جواب داد: -بايد خيلی خيلی حوصله کنی. اولش يک خرده دورتر از من میگيری اين جوری ميان علفها مینشينی. من زير چشمی نگاهت میکنم و تو لامتاکام هيچی نمیگويی، چون تقصير همهی سؤِتفاهمها زير سر زبان است. عوضش میتوانی هر روز يک خرده نزديکتر بنشينی.
ترجمه زیبائیست ...
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Read in May, 2008
I enjoyed this book immensely. It is very short and deceptively simple. There are countless morsels of thought and ideas within. Each of the little prince's encounters hold a philosophical ideal. The lonely king ironically states that, "accepted authority rests first of all on reason," and then, authority failing, attempts to bribe the little prince into remaining his subject. The brief encounter with the snake and desert flower and their thoughts on men were interesting. The not-so-ab...more
I enjoyed this book immensely. It is very short and deceptively simple. There are countless morsels of thought and ideas within. Each of the little prince's encounters hold a philosophical ideal. The lonely king ironically states that, "accepted authority rests first of all on reason," and then, authority failing, attempts to bribe the little prince into remaining his subject. The brief encounter with the snake and desert flower and their thoughts on men were interesting. The not-so-absurd lamplighter etc.
The prince's meeting with the untamed fox was my favorite part of the story. His initial disappointment that his rose was not unique, his conversations with the fox who so wanted to be tamed, the fox's secret, and consequently his realization that he had to return to his planet...
Chapter 23 was also one of my favorites:
"Good morning," said the little prince.
"Good morning," said the merchant.
This was a merchant who sold pills that had been invented to quench thirst. You need only swallow one pill a week, and you would feel no need of anything to drink.
"Why are you selling those?" asked the little prince.
"Because they save a tremendous amount of time," said the merchant. "Computations have been made by experts. With these pills, you save fifty-three minutes in every week."
"And what do I do with those fifty-three minutes?"
"Anything you like..."
"As for me," said the little prince to himself, "if I had fifty-three minutes to spend as I liked, I should walk at my leisure toward a spring of fresh water."...less
Read in December, 2007
Welcome to a world of innocence! Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry follows the journey of a naïve young prince exposed to the reality and despondency of adulthood. The prince travels to numerous planets, meeting a variety of characters, from the self-centered king, to the trapped business man who is obsessed with a fortune he does not possess. The narrator’s experience with the prince reveal the hopelessness of our society, in which we have lost ability to imagine and create. The...more
Welcome to a world of innocence! Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry follows the journey of a naïve young prince exposed to the reality and despondency of adulthood. The prince travels to numerous planets, meeting a variety of characters, from the self-centered king, to the trapped business man who is obsessed with a fortune he does not possess. The narrator’s experience with the prince reveal the hopelessness of our society, in which we have lost ability to imagine and create. The curious prince seeks answers to simple questions and he realizes that the adults are lost in their own world. The book provides a deeper understanding of the complex nature of children and their need to be satisfied. Although he cherishes simple emotions, such as love, the Prince learns that evil such as materialism eventually consume adults, and that they soon forget about all the more meaningful experiences in life. This introspective book teaches many lessons, allows the reader to wonder who he or she is, and what he or she will become. It is especially important in this day and age, where we are all consumed by personal gain, to take a moment and remember the pure and selfless motives we all once had. Although it appears to be a children’s book, it contains a universal message that should be appreciated by all adults. As an extra challenge, I read the book in French, the language in which it was originally written. I urge readers to at least read the first page, and see that things are not always as they appear to be.
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Read in December, 1999
recommends it for:
everyone who like to discover themselves
The real treasure indeed this book. The language and the words just simple to understand even for some bookophobia, but not to the message contain in it. The story tells about a lonely prince on a small planet so small that he was able to watch sunset and sunrise just by moving his chair a little, he was so lonely on that planet that he only accompanied by a rose as his friends and perhaps his lover, who knows?.
For addition, he also have an active volcano that also small by comparison to our ...more
The real treasure indeed this book. The language and the words just simple to understand even for some bookophobia, but not to the message contain in it. The story tells about a lonely prince on a small planet so small that he was able to watch sunset and sunrise just by moving his chair a little, he was so lonely on that planet that he only accompanied by a rose as his friends and perhaps his lover, who knows?.
For addition, he also have an active volcano that also small by comparison to our volcano..the story flow as he want to leaves the planet to fill his curiosity about other places. During his journey he met with some new interesting and weird character.
This is the part where we reflect our lives and try to compare with the character depict in the book for each planet visited by little prince.
Starting from curious cartographer who wouldn't notice small detail and only want to pay attention to big things, until restless person whose job is to lit up street lamp endlessly without knowing why he did that job for the first time.
The reason i took this book as my first among many favorites books is the way this book make me think on many things, I even read this book for many times as I always find new meaning on every words printed on the pages.
You don't take much time to finish this book, but to understand the messages? it'll take your lifetime perhaps......less
daya pikir anak" adl pola yg paling sederhana yg justru d luar perkiraan manusia dewasa. saat mns dws melihat dengan mata, anak" mampu melihat dg hati mereka.
mns dws sering berpikir rumit dan mpersulit sesuatu yg sebenar na sangat mudah. sementara anak" melihat sesuatu dg sederhana. walo tak jarang pertanyaan" muncul dr dunia sederhana na itu karena kekaguman na pd dunia.
kepolosan seperti itu yg hilang saat kita b'anjak dewasa. sudah g da lagi kesenangan saat menemuk...more
daya pikir anak" adl pola yg paling sederhana yg justru d luar perkiraan manusia dewasa. saat mns dws melihat dengan mata, anak" mampu melihat dg hati mereka.
mns dws sering berpikir rumit dan mpersulit sesuatu yg sebenar na sangat mudah. sementara anak" melihat sesuatu dg sederhana. walo tak jarang pertanyaan" muncul dr dunia sederhana na itu karena kekaguman na pd dunia.
kepolosan seperti itu yg hilang saat kita b'anjak dewasa. sudah g da lagi kesenangan saat menemukan sesuatu. atw rs senang saat qt mengetahui hal baru dg btanya" sekenanya.
sekarang kaya' na qt dah kehilangan rs btanya" itu.
rs yg mbwt qt bbeda dg anak" yg selalu bhasil mengatasi kesedihan dan tampak selalu ceria. bukan karena mrk pandai memanage perasaan, tapi karena...
berpikir sederhana.
...less
bookshelves:
dunia-anak,
fiksi
Read in June, 2008
Little Prince, sebelumnya sudah aku lihat filmnya pada festival buku di Museum Bank Mandiri. Karena "in English" banyak maksudnya yang terlewati. Akhirnya berniat mencari, dan atas kebaikan temen kos berniat meminjamkan buku ini lewat temennya.
Litle prince, menceritakan petualangan Pangeran kecil yang tinggal di planet yang kecil bersama gunung berapi dan pohon mawar. Buku ini menceritakan perspektif anak-anak yang simpel, lugas, jujur dan apa adanya. Banyak sekali ungkapan dan per...more
Little Prince, sebelumnya sudah aku lihat filmnya pada festival buku di Museum Bank Mandiri. Karena "in English" banyak maksudnya yang terlewati. Akhirnya berniat mencari, dan atas kebaikan temen kos berniat meminjamkan buku ini lewat temennya.
Litle prince, menceritakan petualangan Pangeran kecil yang tinggal di planet yang kecil bersama gunung berapi dan pohon mawar. Buku ini menceritakan perspektif anak-anak yang simpel, lugas, jujur dan apa adanya. Banyak sekali ungkapan dan pernyataan yang membuat ku termenung. Beberapa diantaranya, mengapa ada negara? Mengapa perlu perbatasan? Mengapa berperang? Dan segala kerumitan yang dilakukan oleh orang dewasa.
Sebagai orang yang "bukan anak kecil" lagi serasa diingatkan. Mengapa kita lupa pada hal-hal yang simpel dan sederhana namun berarti ---misal, pemaafan. Anak-anak dapat mudah menerima kehadiran orang lain. Perselisihan dan perbedaan pendapat dapat dengan akur mereka selesaikan. Meski ada riak-riak kecil, namun tak ada dendam. Sekali waktu bertemu, akan mudahnya bermain bersama.
Sungguh sesuatu yang indah. Seindah sebuah permainan yang dilakukan anak-anak dengan riang. Secantik bunga mawar yang dijaga dengan sepenuh hati. Kita perlu belajar lagi, belajar lagi kepada anak-anak. Sebuah dunia yang sepertinya cukup lama kita tinggalkan. Dan pantas aja, Peter Pan dari Wonderland ga ingin menjadi dewasa.... ^_^...less
Read in January, 1992
غروب ماه رمضان بود که از دانشگاه به خانه آمدم در حالی که کپی نوار کاست شازده کوچولو را از دوستم هدیه گذفته بودم . وقتی به خانه آمدم شاید نه بلافاصله اما در کوتاه ترین مدتی که می شد به اتاقم رفتم و نوار کاست را توی دستگاه پخش گذاشتم و... تقریبا شب از نیمه گذشته بود که هنوز من برای ...more
غروب ماه رمضان بود که از دانشگاه به خانه آمدم در حالی که کپی نوار کاست شازده کوچولو را از دوستم هدیه گذفته بودم . وقتی به خانه آمدم شاید نه بلافاصله اما در کوتاه ترین مدتی که می شد به اتاقم رفتم و نوار کاست را توی دستگاه پخش گذاشتم و... تقریبا شب از نیمه گذشته بود که هنوز من برای بار چندم نوار کاست را که به آخر رسیده بود باز دوباره توی دستگاه می گذاشتم تا صدای احمد شاملو به جای خلبان و راوی در اتاق بپیچد و از راز زیبای دوست داشتن بگوید . مدتی بعد کتاب را خریدم اما این شانس را داشتم که به محض خواندن کتاب صدای شخصیت ها در گوشم می پیچید و انگار دارم باز هم نوار قصه اش را گوش می دهم . این کتابی برای زندگی است . توصیه می کنم اگر آن را نخوانده اید حتما بخوانید و اگر مثل من اول اجرای قصه را گوش دهید و بعد متن را مطالعه کنید قطعا لذت بیشتری خواهید برد ...less
Read in January, 2008
recommended to Jennifer by:
Angela Drake
This is my second book of my read my friends favorite book campaign. This one was from Angela's list. I wish I could say I liked it but no such luck. I would not want to read it to or have my son read it while he was young. The big issue I have with this book is the statement that is repeated grown-ups never understand. One of the early statements is "Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them." ...more
This is my second book of my read my friends favorite book campaign. This one was from Angela's list. I wish I could say I liked it but no such luck. I would not want to read it to or have my son read it while he was young. The big issue I have with this book is the statement that is repeated grown-ups never understand. One of the early statements is "Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them." The story itself is amusing and draws some interesting parallels to types of grown-ups that some adults can learn from, including my favorite the geographer who has nothing to chart/map because he sits at his desk and does not explore. He waits for explorers to bring him information instead of becoming an explorer and searching for himself. The story is about a man who was discouraged from drawing at a young age by grown-ups not liking his pictures (when I do believe he should have been praised for the imagination they took to draw). After a plane crash he meets the Little Prince, who tells him stories of his home planet and his travels. If this book had not been so down on grown-ups being unaware of the beauties in life and kids knowing more than their adult counterparts I think I would have enjoyed the story more. Sorry Ang :(...less
bookshelves:
for-kids-and-ubercool-grownups
recommends it for:
those who know a sated boa constrictor is *not* a hat
There's a huge place in my heart for this little world-in-a-book; I read it first when I was wee, again many times since. A review won't do it justice, so I'll quote one of my favorite passages and risk sentimentality:
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"Nothing is perfect," sighed the fox.
But he came back to his idea.
"My life's very monotonous," he said. "I hunt chickens; men hunt me.
All chickens are just alike, and all the men are just alike.
And in consequence, I am a little bored.
But i...more
There's a huge place in my heart for this little world-in-a-book; I read it first when I was wee, again many times since. A review won't do it justice, so I'll quote one of my favorite passages and risk sentimentality:
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"Nothing is perfect," sighed the fox.
But he came back to his idea.
"My life's very monotonous," he said. "I hunt chickens; men hunt me.
All chickens are just alike, and all the men are just alike.
And in consequence, I am a little bored.
But if you tame me, it'll be as if the sun came to shine on my life.
I shall know the sound of a step that'll be different from all the others.
Other steps send me hurrying back underneath the ground.
Yours will call me, like music out of my burrow.
And then look: you see the grain-fields down yonder?
I do not eat bread. Wheat is of no use to me.
The wheat fields have nothing to say to me. And that is sad.
But you have hair that is the color of gold.
Think how wonderful that will be when you have tamed me!
The grain, which is also golden, will bring me back the thought of you.
And I shall love to listen to the wind in the wheat…"
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Read in September, 2007
It was the first time in quite a while that I'd seen my uncle. He had crossed the country to visit us. When he reached our house, he hugged and kissed us all, then pulled out the English version of this book.
"This is for you," he said, "and on the next starry night, I'm going to read it to you."
I gave him a puzzled look.
He explained, "you have to read this on a night when you can see the stars. Don't worry, you'll understand."
The starry night came, and we ...more
It was the first time in quite a while that I'd seen my uncle. He had crossed the country to visit us. When he reached our house, he hugged and kissed us all, then pulled out the English version of this book.
"This is for you," he said, "and on the next starry night, I'm going to read it to you."
I gave him a puzzled look.
He explained, "you have to read this on a night when you can see the stars. Don't worry, you'll understand."
The starry night came, and we settled in for a few hours of reading. As he finished the last page, we became silent. Then we stood up, went outside, and gazed up at the twinkling laughter of the little prince.
I've been meaning to read the French version for a long time, and I've finally dedicated myself to reading it when I can spare a few minutes. So far, it is just as good as its English counterpart.
Everyone, and I mean everyone, needs to read this book. It may break your heart a little bit.
Voici mon secret. Il est très simple: on ne voit bien qu'avec le coeur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux.
-Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Le Petit Prince...less
Read in September, 2007
recommends it for:
yang nggak ingin kehilangan sisi kekanakan mereka
mungkin karena saya kurang sering baca,
tapi buku ini adalah buku pertama yang memaparkan sesuatu dari sudut pandang anak-anak, dan sangat-sangat menghargai setiap pikiran anak-anak.
sebagai orang yg belum bisa disebut 'dewasa', kadang-kadang saya sangat benci pada orang dewasa. dan buku ini pun menyiratkan sedikit kekesalan pada orang dewasa. kalau biasanya orang-orang dewasa berpikir anak-anak itu konyol, di buku ini diselipkan pendapat anak tentang orang dewasa.
ceritanya tentang seo...more
mungkin karena saya kurang sering baca,
tapi buku ini adalah buku pertama yang memaparkan sesuatu dari sudut pandang anak-anak, dan sangat-sangat menghargai setiap pikiran anak-anak.
sebagai orang yg belum bisa disebut 'dewasa', kadang-kadang saya sangat benci pada orang dewasa. dan buku ini pun menyiratkan sedikit kekesalan pada orang dewasa. kalau biasanya orang-orang dewasa berpikir anak-anak itu konyol, di buku ini diselipkan pendapat anak tentang orang dewasa.
ceritanya tentang seorang pangeran yang meninggalkan planet kecilnya untuk berpetualang. dari pangeran ini kita mungkin bisa mengingat-ingat apa yang dulu -- saat kecil -- sangat berharga dan penting bagi kita, dan kini setelah dewasa telah kita lupakan.
endingnya akan aneh sekali, kalau saja tidak ada kalimat penutup yang kurang-lebih seperti ini, "..dan tidak akan ada satu orang dewasa pun yang akan mengerti betapa pentingnya itu!"
Jadi kalau Anda tidak mengerti, itu karena Anda telah melupakan sisi kekanakan Anda.
seluruh buku ini bagi saya sangat puitis. walaupun menceritakan secara harfiah tentang planet yg kecil, mungkin ada maksud tersirat bahwa planet itu adalah dunia kanak-kanak kita, dunia kecil kita.
terakhir, "Semua orang dewasa awalnya adalah anak-anak. Hanya sedikit yang mengingatnya."...less
Read in December, 2007
recommends it for:
everyone, people who like picture books
"The Little Prince" is a very charming book that is about, of course, a little prince. It revolves around a man, who after getting stranded in the desert, meets a little boy. This boy turns out to be from out of space and is the prince of a tiny planet with one rose and three volcanoes. After deciding to leave his planet, the boys travels to all other planets and meets a self absorbed king, a busy businessman and a geographer. All of these adults are so busy with non existential things...more
"The Little Prince" is a very charming book that is about, of course, a little prince. It revolves around a man, who after getting stranded in the desert, meets a little boy. This boy turns out to be from out of space and is the prince of a tiny planet with one rose and three volcanoes. After deciding to leave his planet, the boys travels to all other planets and meets a self absorbed king, a busy businessman and a geographer. All of these adults are so busy with non existential things that they forget about the pleasures of life. The little prince of course doesn't understand it very much because he is still so young and gullible. It takes us through his travels and how he discovers that life isn't always so simple and how as people get older, they get less creative and more restrictive.
This is a very cute book that I think everyone will enjoy. It has pictures in it for those who like picture books! I think that although it is not especially long, it still teaches us a very important lesson, that we should not sacrifice our creativity no matter what. Overall, a very charming book that packs a punch in a lesser amount of pages....less
Read in February, 2006
تصویری از دنیای کودکانه در کنار احساساتی که با جهان بینی یک انسان عاقل و مجبرب نوشته شده تلفیق کرده
نویسنده موفق شده است با زبان ساده دنیای کودک درون را به رخ بالغ سالخوزده ای بکشد که اسیر دنیا شده و بیشتر از زمین و درد سر هایش نمی اندیشد
روحیه ی جستجوگری را تقویت و تشویق می کن...more
تصویری از دنیای کودکانه در کنار احساساتی که با جهان بینی یک انسان عاقل و مجبرب نوشته شده تلفیق کرده
نویسنده موفق شده است با زبان ساده دنیای کودک درون را به رخ بالغ سالخوزده ای بکشد که اسیر دنیا شده و بیشتر از زمین و درد سر هایش نمی اندیشد
روحیه ی جستجوگری را تقویت و تشویق می کند
نگاه جستجو گرانه ی نقش اول و ار تباط خواننده با نقش اصلی داستان همواره همراه شماست
در هر فصلی برای شما سفره ای هدیه میاورد که باید آن را بیابید
لقمه لقمه کردن مطالب در قالب های متفاوت و فضاهای متفاوت و تصاویری که در کتاب می بینید حوصله تان را زیاد می کند
متنوع است و می توانسته حرف های ماورایی هم بزندکه نزده
اصلا تصویری از دین دیده نمیشود و نمی توان حدس هم زد ک 
