Vit Babenco's Reviews > The Little Prince

Never before did I read The Little Prince … But it’s better late than never…
Despite its outward simplicity the story possesses sagacity of parable… It’s about loneliness and friendship…
The little prince is a guest from the tiny planet… Solitude is a very small planet… In the desert he meets a pilot in trouble and they talk…

‘So what’s the point of thorns then?’
The little prince never gave up a question once he’d asked it. I was angry with the bolt and snapped back without thinking:
‘Thorns are pointless; they’re just a flower’s way of being spiteful!’
‘Oh!’
But after a silence he said bitterly:
‘I don’t believe you. Flowers are weak and simple. They fend for themselves as best they can. They think they’re terrifying with their thorns.’

On his way to Earth the little prince encounters several colourful personas – all of them are selfish, smug and indifferent. And only on Earth the wise fox teaches him the art of acquiring friends…

‘Please,’ he said. ‘Tame me!’
‘I’d like to,’ replied the little prince. ‘But I haven’t got a lot of time. I want to make friends and learn about things.’
‘You only know about things you tame,’ said the fox. ‘People haven’t got time to know about things any more. They buy things ready-made in the shops. But as there aren’t any shops that sell friendship, they don’t have friends anymore. If you want a friend, tame me!’

Even the only friend can save you from loneliness.
There is a rose unlike any other.