Wasting Time

“It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.” 
~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

My "rose"

It might be freezing outside, but that hasn't stopped me from dreaming about gardening this summer.  The only problem is, daydreaming doesn't get me anywhere.  It's not accomplishing anything.  I need to be more focused on what I can DO than what I desire to do.  Otherwise, I am simply wasting time of things that don't matter and that doesn't accomplish anything nor does it leave me with anything to show for all my thoughts.  I'm definitely a dreamer, but I need to put more effort in actions.  What do you DO to prep for your garden besides making lists, organizing supplies, etc.?

Je suis Charlie.

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While I have no official French lineage, I still feel a connection to the nation of France.  I feel these most recent attacks in France are only the tip of the iceberg.  Remember how Columbine, because if it's intense media coverage encouraged other "loners" to attack their fellow classmates in an attempt to go out in a blaze of "glory" that would make their peers remember them forever?  The media is playing right into the hands of terrorists.  They want publicity.  They want others to be inspired by their brave outrageous actions.  They want others around the world to fear them; that's why they are called terrorists.

I'd like to keep blaming all of this on the media, but let's take a step back and look at ourselves.  If we keep watching, following, tweeting, etc. as the story unfolds, the media will continue to produce, discuss, and believe they need to be at the scene with second by second updates.  Our curiosity inspires the media to pursue and rehash these stories to no end.  If we want the media to be more restrained and responsible, it has to start with us. Remember, curiosity killed the cat.  

We are allowing the media to inspire other terrorists by our interest in the terrorists and their actions.  What if we the people demanded to know more about how the people pulled together or about the alleged individual inside the Jewish market that was feeding the police information? What if we demanded that the didn't flash images of the terrorists on the screen 24/7 and repeat their names-in essence glamorizing them?  I pray this is the last attack we see for quite sometime, but I fear it has only just begun.

Things are not always as they seem.

Derived from a few quotes out of Le Petit Prince, the name of this blog symbolizes the ability to create beauty from the most common objects while exploring the complexity of life.  

“A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

“Well, I must endure the presence of a few caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies.” 
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

Much can be learned from children's books, and this book is no exception. It's a short read, around 100 pages, but one that will not easily be forgotten.

You can read it here: The Little Prince