Spotted this which I needed. Yes, I say I need. :P
Remember "The Little Prince" I read? Did I tell you that I sort of did an online search about the book and printed a copy of a write up related to it which provides an explanation of the different characters spoken in the book, and that helped me to understand the chapters in the book more easily. However, as a grown up, we are so used to facts and our imaginary brain cells seem to have died as we grow older. Thus, there is still some tricky parts in understanding the chapters which were told.
So this "Guide for Grown Ups" comes into the picture. I flipped thru the pages in the dark and was disappointed with the one para long write up or a sentence written on each page. Then upon reaching home, I flipped thru the pages again, reading the sentences with proper lighting, page by page, only to realise one thing, and that is "It is not the amt of words to determine the worth, it is the meaning of a word which makes one gain understanding."
Let me share with you some of the quotes"
HAPPINESS
"If someone loves a flower of which just one example exist among all the millions and millions of stars, that's enough to make him happy when he looks at the stars."
"I need to put up with two or three caterpillars if I want to get to know the butterflies"
"In giving, you are throwing yourself a bridge across the chasm of your solitude"
"I was wrong to grow older. Pity. I was so happy as a child" (<-- this sentence is enough to make a grown up cry)
FRIENDSHIP
"Old friends cannot be created out from hand. Nothing can match the treasure of common memories, of trials endured together, of quarrels and reconcilations and generous emotions. It is idle, having planted an acorn in the morning, to expect that afternoon to sit in the shade of the oak." (<--- this reminds me of my bintan trip with Ginnise, my talk with karen in the cafe at Cineleisure during my down time, and the ups and downs quarrels among siblings and parents)
"People havent time to learn anything. They buy things ready-made in stores. But since there are no stores where you can buy friends, people no longer have friends"
"The tender friendships one gives up, on parting, leave their bites on the heart, but also a curious feeling of a treasure somewhere buried" (<-- this reminds me of some friendships I have decided to let go becos of some unpleasant happenings in the past, so far, I have not regretted. But yes, the bites are in my heart still)
LOVE
"The arms of love encompass you with your present, your past, your future, the arms of love gather you together"
"Life has taught us tat love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction" (<-- oh how i love this sentence, :) )
"Love is not thinking, but being"
RESPONSIBILITY
"To be a man is, precisely, to be responsible. It is to feel shame at the sight of what seems to be unmerited misery. It is to take pride in a victory won by one's comrades. It is to feel, when setting one's stone. That one is contributing to the building of the world"
"A civilization is built on what is required of men, not on what which is provided for them"
FORTITUDE
"You'll be bothered from time to time by storms, fog, snow. When you are, think of those who went through it before you, and say to yourself, 'what they could do, I can do'. "
"The tree is more than first seed, then a stem, then a living trunk, and then a dead timber. The tree is a slow, enduring force straining to win the sky"
"What savesa man is to take a step. Then another step. It is always the same step, but you have to take it"
WHAT IS ESSENTIAL
"One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes"
"One's suffering disappears when one lets oneself go, when one yields - even to sadness" (<-- letting go is really tough, but once you have, this is truely what happen)
"Grown ups like numbers. When you tell them about a new friend, they never ask questions about what really matters. They never ask 'what does his voice sound like?' 'what games he like best?' 'does he collect butterflies?' They asked 'how old is he?' 'how many brothers does he have?' 'how much does he weigh?' 'how much money does his father make?' Only then do they think they know him. (<--this is very true. and its a question I also asked myself why no one bothers to ask how my new found friends get along with me, what is their hobbies, what they likes to eat, what are their weird habits, no one really bother to know my new found friends but more concern about their achievments or statistics so to speak)
"It is always in the midst, in the epicenter, of your troubles that you find serenity"
"Experience will guide us to the rules" he said. "You cannot make rules precede practical experience" (<-- this applies always, whenever ppl tries to warn me before things happen but always I refuse to listen to advises. becos I believe, without experiencing what I need to, i will never know what works, and what doesnt.)
"A garden wall at home may enclose more secrets than the Great Wall of China"
"A past event is like a wandering stone fallen from heaven. One can neither move it nor penerate it"
"To know is not to prove, nor to explain. It is to accede to vision"
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