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Question: "All that is essential is invisible": do you agree!? Why or why not!?
It is from the book The Little PrinceWww@QuestionHome@Com


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Isis quoted the entire line for you!.!.!.and its really valid that she did, because in its entirety it means something way different than just the piece you posted!.
"We only really see with our hearts!. What is essential is invisible to the eye!." Yes, I'd agree!. All its saying is that the things that are most vital are not the things we buy, watch, read, see, hear, etc!.!.!.they are not things of the senses!.!.!.but rather thing of the inner being!.!.!.the emotions, thoughts, morals, values, feelings, desires!.!.!.all those things that go on inside us are essential!.!.to every part of our lives!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

Actually, the sentence shortened down kind of lose its true meaning: "We only really see with our hearts!. What is essential is invisible to the eye!." So the question is not really about the visibility but about the sense(s) we use!. And I partly agree, to clearly see what's happening around you, a superficial look isn't enough, you need to be open, with all your senses, your instincts and your feelings!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Nature's context is given; agreement is superfuous!. When the seer sees the seer's understanding of being seen has been tacitly conceded!. For example, the ineffable gratitude of the men who walked on the moon is the extraordinary thing!. The experience itself as experienced by the individual, as contrasted to the secondary account,
any secondary account, is primary, indivisible, the root!. Your question is not essential, that is crystal clear!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

What, exactly, do you mean by "essential" firstly!? The obvious response, if essential means something needed to live, would be what the first responder has already said!. Oxygen isn't invisible, only non-visible to the human eye!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

No, because I hate thinking deep thoughts on Friday nights!. Anyway, water, while clear, is visible!. Try going without it if you think it's not essential!.Www@QuestionHome@Com