By Fabiana Chiappero
The Pontiff made these two symbolic gestures, in the framework of his current apostolic trip in Africa, in which he is visiting the country of Madagascar this weekend, after his trip to Mozambique, and on Monday he will travel to Mauritius, which will be the last stage before returning to the Vatican on Tuesday.
The #Pope Francisco plant a baobab with the President of #Madagascar and he wrote in the book of honor that he visits "as a sower of peace and hope." “Je suis venu comme semeur de paix et d’espérance…” 1/2 Photo: Capture Vatican YouTube #PopeinAfrica @mercedesdelat pic.twitter.com/p05OzeTYqM
– Mercedes De la Torre (@mercedesdelat) September 7, 2019
The baobabs and The Little Prince
One of the fears that the young protagonist used to have almost obsessively: the baobabs and The Little Prince.
As he explained, the entire planet's soil was infested with baobabs seeds. that represented a real danger, since if one did not get rid of them in time, all the ground would be perforated by its roots. The baobabs would grow in a short time like titanic giants, huge monsters that would put such a small planet in check like yours. And then, they would blow it up so that everything disappears definitively.
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And then how to get rid of that danger? »- It is a matter of discipline – explained the Little Prince. Routine. When you finish cleaning in the morning, you also have to carefully clean your planet. You have to regularly remove those small bushes where the baobabs are already growing, taking care to distinguish them well from the rose bushes. Because roses are good, beautiful. While baobabs, they are dangerous. It's a very annoying job, but easy. »
What conclusion can we draw from this idea? The baobabs and the little prince didn't get along at all. According to this story they are our fears. Our negative thoughts, those that we must know to start on time.
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