A beautifully moving story to illustrate a sound and healthy philosophy. A friend of mine, who enjoys philosophy, recommended that I read "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"... OK, a little convoluted, but OK... I, in turn, recommended Le Petit Prince, which can be read in an hour and is far less taxing on the brain.
If you have already perfected the simple way of life put forth in this book, then you have every right to condemn my previous statement- but I don't think that very many people have attained that level of "Zen"- or whatever you want to call it.
A l'elite restreinte
It really is such a joy to read it in its original, French version--the English translations we looked at got a bit clunky, language-wise, at times--there really is no substitute for reading the exact words Saint-Exupery put down.
Read it! Be enlightened about "le drame de baobabs," les grandes personnes, and all this lovely stuff...