Christmas

Christmas, Material

The past few days have been quite eventful. I have since been reminded that there is beauty in simplicity, that the best form of Christmas celebration is a simple meal with loved ones and good conversation; that a hug at a timely moment is priceless and that there is always a need to look beyond the material. Intangibles. The problem with modernity is that we no longer see the forest for the trees; that for all our knowledge we are not wiser. This is perhaps why I find the story of Saint-Exupery's The Little Prince so endearing - it shows how the cleverness of our age causes us to overlook the essentials. It is the Little Prince, who has a certain naivety, that ultimately sees more and better. What really counts? What is authentic? What keeps us going? I now believe the key is to see what is simple; no more, no less.