Little Prince (II)

one thing that struck me when i read the book was the simple anguish the little prince felt when he realizes that his rose is seemingly not the only one in the universe after he sees a garden of roses. he then meets the fox who teaches him the idea of taming. and after the little prince tames the fox, they have a bond and that makes the fox unique to him even though there are loads of foxes in the world. he then goes back to the garden and tells the roses that his rose is still unique because she is his to count for, that they have a bond which the other roses do not have with their own master.

simple understanding, isn't it? take it in human context. how uniquely special people are to us is no more than a creation on our part. and it's an amazing creation to have that bond. that idea of "taming" can be used on families, lovers and friends.. the idea that that one person is unique from everyone else because of that bond you share with him/her. and another aspect of taming that Antoine brought up was the emotions that followed. when the fox left the prince, they were both sad. the rose, though proud, cried when the little prince left her. the little prince was upset that he had to leave his rose behind. i don't doubt that there are "good" emotions involved in this taming as well. it's just for us to decide whether the "bad" emotions are worthed it as well. i mean, you'll never understand joy if you don't understand hurt. how do you know love if you don't know hate?

we can choose to be emotionless shells that pass each other everyday on the streets. but we were created to be relational beings. that's why for lovers, despite the many other "fish in the sea", their own lovers are uniquely special to them. it goes for families and friends too. i can go further into analyzing the regrets of "taming" but honestly, does it matter? it differs from person to person and it wld just make my post far too long. i can go on and on abt the little prince. but let's leave it here for now. wait 'til i next read the book again.

ok. updates on my mundane life.
- looking forward to the ABR. then the foc. in the camp committee again. enjoyable though stressful. seriously hoping that we will be able to reach out to the christians and non-christians alike for the camp to "tame" each other and fellowship so we can continue encouraging each other, preparing each other for the return of our Messiah.
- internship ends 15th july. hope the hk trip works out finally too. and the bangkok one too. hope i have money left for tioman or smth.
-i got my pendant!! the emerald's big and i wish i had eyes for it to compliment. feel like a tai tai!!
-cannot find jellytots. i miss them.
-updates at my story blog. stog? ahahaha.. sounds funny. check it out here. a little tribute to my dearest sa5ivers. names have been changed to protect the identities..