“What does tamed mean?”
“It’s something that’s been too often neglected. It means ‘to create ties’…”
“To create ties?”
“That’s right,” the fox said. “For me you’re only a little boy just like a hundred thousand other little boys. And I have no need of you. And you have no need of me either. For you I’m only a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, we’ll need each other. You’ll be the only boy in the world for me. I’ll be the only fox in the world for you…”
“…if you tame me, my life will be filled with sunshine. I’ll know the sound of footsteps that will be different from all the rest. Other footsteps send me back underground. Yours will call me out of my burrow like music. And then, look! You see the wheat fields over there? I don’t eat bread. For me wheat is of no use whatever. Wheat fields say nothing to me. Which is sad. But you have hair the color of gold. So it will be wonderful, once you’ve tamed me! The wheat, which is golden, will remind me of you. And I’ll love the sound of the wind in the wheat…”
That was how the little prince tamed the fox. And when the time to leave was near:
“Ah!” the fox said. “I shall weep.”
…
“Then you get nothing out of it?”
“I get something,” the fox said, “because of the color of the wheat.”
…
“People have forgotten this truth,” the fox said. “But you mustn’t forget it. You become responsible forever for what you’ve tamed…”
-an excerpt from Antoine De Saint-Exupery’s The Little Prince
“You do things so that we’ll miss you,” Fabio repeats as the time gets closer.
I leave in a week.
The ties created leave me enriched, leaving me even more in love with all that surrounds me. And now my time to leave is near, Ah! I shall weep.
Now the sound of a gust of wind through the banana tree leaves, the smell of charcoal with the wet Earth, the tune of Little Richie’s “I feel good…”, and a certain rhythm of the drums send my heart soaring back to those it is tied to.
And I mustn’t forget that I have become responsible forever for what I’ve tamed…
With you,
Luisely
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You're leaving? Somehow I was under the impression that you would be there for a year, but perhaps when you said that on the the plane it was approximate and/or quite subject to the Holy Spirit's antics.
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Yes, you will be responsible forever. Beautifully said. Jerry
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ReplyDeleteI have not stopped praying for you, but I will be praying even more in a different way, for this specific intention.
Thank you beautiful sister!
Love in Him,
Genny
Luisely, if you still use your STU account, I want you to know that I just sent you a message.
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Ryan
Luisely, My girls and I have loved reading about your devotion to your people there. I'm sure they'll miss you too, terribly, but will feel the blessing of having known you, just like everyone who meets you. I think you have more followers than who have signed up for accounts. Please continue to write to keep us informed of your wonderful ministries.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Tricia, Brett and Samantha B.
We often weep but life goes on. I pray that you may always follow the call of the Lord.
ReplyDelete"Pray for me that I not loosen my grip on the hands of Jesus even under the guise of ministering to the poor." Mother Theresa of Calcutta. I pray for your safety and for the safety of all you have "tamed." Let us know about you. Neida
Luisely, Thank you for letting me journey with you in Haiti through your wonderful blog. You have a very special gift endowed to you by our Creator. Thank you for using your gift, talent and time to better the lives of those you touch, especially those in Haiti who will never forget you. I send my love to you, your Mom and family. God bless you!!
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