Food For The Soul

A recent news item caught my attention:

After 60 years, France finds Saint-Exupery's plane
By Angela Doland
ASSOCIATED PRESS
1:08 p.m. April 7, 2004

PARIS – It was one of French aviation's enduring mysteries: Antoine de Saint-Exupery, the pilot and author of the beloved tale "The Little Prince," took off on a World War II spy mission for the Allies and was never seen again.

After 60 years, officials have confirmed that the twisted wreckage of a Lockheed Lightning P-38, found on the Mediterranean seabed not far from the rugged cliffs of Provence, belonged to Saint-Exupery, Air Force Capt. Frederic Solano said Wednesday.

In France, the discovery is akin to solving the mystery of where Amelia Earhart's plane went down in the Pacific Ocean in 1937.

(Read more here.)

Antoine de Saint-Exupery was a colourful character. He lived quite an extraordinary life and apparently now, died an extraordinary death as well.

I was instantly reminded of a favourite quote from The Little Prince:

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.

This is just one of the many lessons from this enchanting tale. Feast on.