What is essential is invisible to the eyes
A brilliant phrase by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, who wrote that in “The Little Prince” (1943). It is a book I recommend to be read and re-read whenever we adults get too caught up in the daily grind, or have crashed in our own desert, desperately looking for a well.
We can do with our Little Prince every now and then, to remind ourselves that the stars above are not meant to be counted and recorded in a ledger; and that each rose has a voice that speaks to you.
What is essential is invisible and it lies in the hearts and minds of men. We need to strip away the superfluous, the pretentious, the vulgar. Less is indeed more, for only than can we perceive, appreciate and elevate the essential.
Cut the clutter and savour the essence.