If you look beneath the tree, you'll see the fox hidden among the grasses, almost imperceptible. I am reminded of "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.
It was then that the fox appeared.
"Good morning" said the fox.
"Good morning" the little prince responded politely although when he turned around he saw nothing.
"I am right here" the voice said, "under the apple tree."
"Who are you?" asked the little prince, and added, "You are very pretty to look at."
"I am a fox," the fox said.
"Come and play with me," proposed the little prince, "I am so unhappy."
"I cannot play with you," the fox said, "I am not tamed."
"Ah please excuse me," said the little prince. But after some thought, he added, "What does that mean---'tame'?"
"It is an act too often neglected," said the fox. "It means to establish ties."
"To establish ties?"
"Just that," said the fox. "To me, you are still nothing more than a little boy who is just like a hundred thousand other little boys. And I have no need of you. And you, on your part, have no need of me. To you I am nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world. . ."
The Prince, after taming the fox, learned a great secret...
In memory of Reinhold, May 26, 1948 to Nov. 16, 2006.
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