http://latterdaycommentary.com/2007/11/12/lessons-learned-from-a-failed-lds-bookstore/ LDS doctrine, culture and social commentary Sat, 18 May 2013 04:38:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://latterdaycommentary.com/2007/11/12/lessons-learned-from-a-failed-lds-bookstore/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:01:00 +0000 http://latterdaycommentary.com/blog/?p=32#comment-36 Ah yes, The Little Prince, the bestselling classic of the ages. But you are correct in that I was not aware of Wind, Sand and Stars from Antoine de Saint Exupéry.I found the book in French and could just make out the part about Mozart being condemned in the last part of chapter eight. I think I understand what you are saying.Who knows what the child may have accomplished if they had been born with different privileges. We are blessed to have been given all that we now enjoy, either by birth or by our own hard work in a society that rewards hard work.As for the child who does not enjoy the advantages we have, surely the Lord will make allowances for him or her in the world to come. I cannot believe that it could be otherwise. Thank you for sharing with me about this other book from the author of The Little Prince. Cheers!

]]> http://latterdaycommentary.com/2007/11/12/lessons-learned-from-a-failed-lds-bookstore/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:53:00 +0000 http://latterdaycommentary.com/blog/?p=32#comment-35 I know you know “the little Prince” but do you know the other works from this author?I love ” Terre des hommes” (land/dirt/Earth of the men) which is “wind, Sand and Stars” in english. If you have not read it yet you should.If you have then one of my favorite passage is the last chapter because in the 80s” there was something that was often said about physically abused children, in these situations poeple talked about Mozart being assassinated.I found out that it had been taken from this book.He is on a train in some poor country and look at people. He sees this very filthy couple with a newborn baby. He realizes that this baby growing up is not going to have any chance to rise because of the social condition of his parents. Then he realizes that this baby is not different from what Mozart was when he was the same age but the difference was that Mozart was given anything and everything to rise in his art. He understands then that when a child is born, not giving this child all that we can and even more is like murdering Mozart.

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