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☯Emily Ginder asked this question about The Little Prince:
Many reviewers say this book has deep meanings, but not one person has indicated what those deep meanings are. What do you think the author was trying to tell the reader?
Sunnykimmy The main message I believe is that "what is essential is invisible to the eye". I haven't read the book yet, but I saw the movie and the story highlig…moreThe main message I believe is that "what is essential is invisible to the eye". I haven't read the book yet, but I saw the movie and the story highlights a lot of different human beings. All with a different focus, a different driving force/need. The one whose main focus is vanity. The need to be admired. Another whose main focus is accumulation. The need for more at the expense of others.

All these people chose something to focus on, something they believed was essential. But the author tells you that what is essential can't be seen. I think his focus is on experiences. Experiencing life and people to the fullest. And not losing sight of the child within when you grow up. The child that's full of wonder instead of jaded and cynical as a lot of grownups are.

It's all about perspective, seeing the world with new eyes. And enjoying the moments and the people you're sharing them with while they're here. And cherishing that even when they are gone.

I think it's also about letting go. Of the need to have everything figured out, the need to understand everything and just enjoying things as they are.

It's about learning and forgiving yourself for what you didn't know when you didn't know it because you hadn't learned it yet.

It's about being open to new things and people.

Ultimately, it's about life and living it to the best of your ability. (less)
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by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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