My Lord. I haven't cried that hard in weeks. I finished it last night with the help of a glass of Merlot. It was especially moving because I'd read previously that the rose was a reference to his own wayward wife.
Reading it aloud - which the cats didn't seem to appreciate as much as I thought they would - really made it hit harder. I have no idea how you managed to finish it with S5. Perhaps having that audience gave you more motivation to stay focused on telling the story rather than thinking about it.
Lots to think about in that book. I quite like how even though the Little Prince found an entire rosebush that he still recognized how special his own rose was to him. The narrator's care for the Little Prince certainly reminded me of my own vulnerability. I wish there was someone to make sure that my own flame is not blown out. I do have S22/D24 plus friends and family though who are helping to watch my flame.
More than any scholarly work or scientific analysis, more even than some of the motivational, inspirational things that have been shared with me here, this story helped me understand myself, my lingering codependency to W and to be proud of wanting to nurture and protect her. She only has 4 thorns and the sheep's muzzle is missing the leather strap.
Thank you again so much.
On BD H52, W50 T27, M26 S21, D23 BD-9-Mar-16 D-15-Jan-18 Final-19-Apr-18 I am a storyteller. The story may do you no good. But a story is never for the listener. It is always for the one who tells
