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The story // The Little Prince // was written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. One theme that can be very well discussed is that to find happiness, one should look at the simple things in life. Many people, mainly adults, don’t quite think about the little things. They don’t realize that even small things can be meaningful and important. For example, on pages 9-10 the little prince asks the pilot to draw him a sheep. He asks for the sheep because he has none on his planet. The sheep makes him happy, as do many other things throughout the novel. Since he adores the sheep he takes it back home. Another small thing that people often take for granted is the sunsets. “You know – one loves the sunset when one is so sad” (26). The little things like these that God creates in the sky with such beauty and flawlessness, can be appreciated rather easily. People just get so caught up in life and the hustle and bustle of everything that they don’t take the time to notice the beauty of earth. Many other things can bring joy such as “sleep” (61), for the lamplighter, “a flower” (30), for the prince, “wasting their time over a ragdoll” (89), for a child, or the little prince’s “laughter”, for the pilot. Adult just don’t find the joy in these things. They also don’t look for them because they are caught up in the “matters of consequence.” People should pay more attention to the small things because many of them are the things that matter the most. God makes everything for a reason so we need to appreciate His creations. That is one goal I have yet to accomplish.
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