Little+Prince+Test+Essay

In life, it is the journey, not the goal that matters. The lessons learned on the journey sometimes outweigh the attained goal. In Antoine De Saint-Exupery's //The Little Prince,// the author shows without hard work the outcome is meaningless. Whereas when someone works toward a goal the end results are much sweeter.

"Men,' said the Little Prince,' set out on their way in express trains, but they do not know what they are looking for. Then they rush about and get excited, and turn round and round" (94). In //The Little Prince// adults don't know what they want; only that they are not satisfied with what they have. Moving from one place to another, "they are pursuing nothing at all" (89). The author shows the adults would be content, like the children on the train if they absorbed every moment by "Flattening their noses against the window pane" (89) rather than sleeping or yawning. This shows that even though they are somewhere new, without the thrills of the way, adults do not appreciate the new place.

The journey to the goal is what makes the goal worthwhile. The Pilot in //The Little Prince// slowly works the pulley pulling up a single pail of water out of a deep well. If not for the long walk and effort put in to getting the water, the water would not be especially delicious; it would be like any other water. This demonstrates that the outcome is not as important as the journey. When Richard Manckton Milnes said "The virtue lies in the struggle, not in the prize," he meant that the journey to the prize is far more rewarding than the prize itself. Many athletes prove this statement because without hard work and dedication their goals would never have been met. Their final goals are just a glimpse of their talents. It is not the goal that makes the person; it is what they are willing to go through to achieve it that is.

IN life the goal is not as important as the journey. In life people reach many goals but still have to continue on their journey. In //The Little Prince// the Little Prince's own journey is fruitful, where as his goals just lead him to journeys on other planets. The seeking to fulfill his goal, get away from his rose, leads him to learning much about the world. Kahil Giran said "The significance of a man is not in what he attains but what he longs to attain." Through on going to attain goals we embark on new journeys that create out life as we know it.