Human Earth

Author: (French) Antoine de Saint-Exupéry / Huang Ying
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: Happiness does not lie in freedom, but in taking responsibility. When we realize our role, no matter how insignificant or seemingly insignificant it may be, we will feel happy. Only in this way can we live with peace and die with composure, because what gives life meaning also gives death meaning. This is an essay collection composed of eight chapters, each with a distinct theme and independent in structure, ranging from routes to comrades, flying, airplanes, and planets, oases, deserts, and the center of the desert, ultimately converging on humanity. The thread running through these essays is the pilot's feelings, passions, and reflections, a noble "sense of mission," an ode to friendship, responsibility, courage, and perseverance by the author, as well as profound contemplation on humanity, civilization, war, and character.