Ilang ulit ko ring binasa ang librong “The Little Prince” na sinulat ni Antoine de Saint-Exupery.
Kwento ito nang isang piloto na na-stranded sa isang disyerto at may nakilala siyang isang batang prinsipe na nahulog sa Earth mula sa isang maliit na asteroid na ang tawag ay B-612.
Nalaman ng piloto na bago pa dumating sa Earth ang little prince ay nag-travel na siya sa iba’t ibang planeta kung saan may nakilala syang isang hari, isang mayabang na lalaki, isang lasinggero, isang lamplighter at isang geographer. May nakausap din siyang isang fox na nagturo sa kanya nang ilang mga bagay.
Hiniling ng batang prinsipe sa pilot na mag-drawing siya ng isang tupa pero hindi siya maka-drawing ng maayos. Ang ending, nag-drawing na lang siya nang isang kahon at sinabi niyang nasa loob ang tupa. Nagulat siya nang sabihin ng little prince na yun talaga ang gusto niyang drawing.
Sa loob ng walong araw na pagka-stranded ng piloto sa disyerto, ikinuwento sa kanya nang little prince ang kanyang buhay noong siya ay nasa kanyang maliit na planeta. Nabanggit niya na ang kanyang planeta ay may tatlong volcanoes. Kinuwento din niya ang kanyang pagmamahal sa isang misteryosong “rose” na biglang tumubo doon. Na-inlove siya sa nasabing “rose” pero nagpasya siyang umalis ng kanyang planeta to explore the rest of the universe.
May nakilala din siyang dilaw na ahas na nagsabi sa kanya na mayroon siyang power para matulungan siyang makabalik sa kanyang planeta. Sa bandang huli, nagpaalam ang little prince sa piloto at nagpakagat siya sa ahas.
Ang mga paborito kong quotes sa story ay ang mga sumusunod:
“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”
“All grown-ups were once children… but only few of them remember it.”
“The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart.”
“You’re beautiful, but you’re empty…One couldn’t die for you. Of course, an ordinary passerby would think my rose looked just like you. But my rose, all on her own, is more important than all of you together, since she’s the one I’ve watered. Since she’s the one I put under glass, since she’s the one I sheltered behind the screen. Since she’s the one for whom I killed the caterpillars (except the two or three butterflies). Since she’s the one I listened to when she complained, or when she boasted, or even sometimes when she said nothing at all. Since she’s my rose.”
“You’re beautiful, but you’re empty. No one could die for you.”
“When someone blushes, doesn’t that mean ‘yes’?”
“It is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others. If you succeed in judging yourself rightly, then you are indeed a man of true wisdom.
“What matters most are the simple pleasures so abundant that we can all enjoy them…Happiness doesn’t lie in the objects we gather around us. To find it, all we need to do is open our eyes.”
“Of course, I love you,’ the flower said to him. ‘If you were not aware of it, it was my fault.”
“Grown ups never understood anything by themselves. And it is rather tedious to have to explain things to them time and again”
Kung gusto mong basahin ang libro online, you can click this link.
Ang magandang balita…mayroon nang “The Little Prince” the movie!!! Here’s the trailer…
December 2, 2015 ang release ng movie….hindi ko ito palalampasin!
Oh My Kwento!!!! 