I have serious reason to believe that the planet from which the little prince came is asteroid known as B-612.
This asteroid has only once been seen through the telescope. That was by a Turkish astronomer, in 1909.
On making his discovery, the astronomer had presented it to the International Astronomical Congress, in a great demonstration. But he was in Turkish costume, and so nobody would believe what he said.
Grown-ups are like that...
Fortunately, however, for the reputation of Asteroid B-612, a Turkish dictator made a law that his subjects, under pain of death, should change to European costume. So in 1920 the astronomer gave his demonstration all over again, dressed with impressive style and elegance. And this time everybody accepted his report.
From "The Little Prince", by Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Yes, the grown-ups are like this. It doesn't really matter what you say, or do, as long as you do it the way they want you to do it, obeying their rules and formats.
Yes, the grown-ups are like this. It doesn't really matter what you say, or do, as long as you do it the way they want you to do it, obeying their rules and formats.
You can remove the grown-ups / they in the former sentence and put Europeans / the-western-world / the- ones-that-think-to-know-everything / the-ones-that-have-the-power / the-ones-that-have-the-money etc., and the sentence will still be sound.
I love "The Little Prince". His wisdom is universal and ever valid. You will find more of his wisdom in my blog in the future. In the mean time, maybe you want to check out the book below :-)
I love "The Little Prince". His wisdom is universal and ever valid. You will find more of his wisdom in my blog in the future. In the mean time, maybe you want to check out the book below :-)
Kucuk Prensi bende cok severim bize Orta 1'de okutmuslardi ve ben onunla ilgili yazilidan 10 almistim hala daha hatirlarim ve bende ayri bir yeri vardir Kucuk Prensin. Hatta gecenlerde sinif arkadaslarimda konustuk kitabi ve Ataturk icin yaptigi tanimlamayi. Ama cok cok uzun zaman gecti unutmusum :( Bir daha okumak lazim...
ReplyDelete' Turkish dictator made a law that his subjects, under pain of death, should change to European costume. ' Yanliz Ataturk kiyafet devrimini kabul ettirmek icin kimseyi ne oldurdu ne de olumle tehdit etti.
'So in 1920 the astronomer gave his demonstration all over again, dressed with impressive style and elegance. And this time everybody accepted his report' cok ilginc bunu da bir tartisma programinda carsafli hatta burkali kadinlara soylediler eger batililarin sizi dinlemelerini ve anlamalarini istiyorsaniz ilk once onlar gibi giyinmeniz lazim diye..
Aynen Ozlem. Biz de orta 1de okuduk ve cok sevdim. Kitapta bazi laflar var ki oldukca basit soylenmis olmalarina ragmen cok derinler..
ReplyDeleteAtaturk hakkinda yazdigi sey dikkatimi cekti. Bu kitap 1943te yazilmis yanilmiyorsam. Daha o zamanlarda Ataturk'u ve yaptiklarini 'yanlis anlatma modasi'nin baslamis oldugunun en guzel ornegi bence burda okuduklarimiz. Tabii ki Ataturk kimseyi oldurmedi kiyafet devriminde ama bunu bir biz biliyoruz sanirim.
Yazimda da demek istedigim gibi 'Batililarin' seni bir sekilde goz onune almalari icin 'onlar gibi' olman lazim, 'onlar gibi' yapman lazim, yoksa seni 'gormuyorlar' bile...
Kucuk Prens'in cevirmeni Prof.Tahsin Yucel'le 7 yil ayni binada, 2 senesi dip dibe kapilarda oturmustum. Gördugunde asla selam bile vermezdi, ben de filosofik yazi yazmak yada ceviri icin, laflari tasarruf ediyor diye dusunurdum. Evsahibim, kaynanasiyla da dedikodusunu yapardik kira ödedigim zamanlarda...Böyle guzel filosofik bir yaziya garip bir yorum oldu affedin...
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