“It is the time you waste on your rose that makes your rose important” (The Little Prince) via “It is the time you waste on your rose that makes your rose important” (The Little Prince) – tribe.net.
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Bright, shiny objects! 
It is typical of Sait Exupéry’s philosophy: nice, sweet, and a little cross eyed. — Why does he call it “waste”?!
So he knows it is a waste? And still selling it as an insight?
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Curious, isn’t it? The use of the word waste. I shared this with my wife one time in an example and she was offended because she didn’t ‘get it’. I don’t know if I have a clear answer except that maybe I need more coffee before I try…
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No. I meant the whole book is philosophically odd and should never have been considered a children’s book. Did you see that he leaves Earth via suicide? It is in fact a sweet little mix of pretty platitudes and sticky poisons.
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Hmmm. No, I did not remember that point…
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