Saint Exupery Redux
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And a little child shall lead them. I'll say. On a wild goose chase? Oh my! Now Dad, poor Dad, feeling a little sad but hugely relieved at the same time- oh maybe a trifle embarrassed and apologetic towards his six year old Petit Prince- can go back to playing at designing and flying dirigibles. Well, medium sized balloons. What a bore compared to riding in one.
So where do the Wild Things really take us? Into a cardboard box in the garage.
I wish for all of us who have some anxiety- some fear about what the future holds, a nagging realisation that we are not really in charge of our own safety- a two hour flight of fancy and delight, a short escape from the horrors of our earthbound fantasy. Have a good day, as it were.
And a little child shall lead them. I'll say. On a wild goose chase? Oh my! Now Dad, poor Dad, feeling a little sad but hugely relieved at the same time- oh maybe a trifle embarrassed and apologetic towards his six year old Petit Prince- can go back to playing at designing and flying dirigibles. Well, medium sized balloons. What a bore compared to riding in one.
So where do the Wild Things really take us? Into a cardboard box in the garage.
I wish for all of us who have some anxiety- some fear about what the future holds, a nagging realisation that we are not really in charge of our own safety- a two hour flight of fancy and delight, a short escape from the horrors of our earthbound fantasy. Have a good day, as it were.
