Originally posted by soleachip:
Why it's an excellent story...
"What are you doing here," he asked the drunkard...
"Drinking," replied the drunkard, with a gloomy expression.
"Why are you drinking?" the little prince asked.
"To forget," replied the drunkard.
"To forget what?" inquired the little prince, who was already feeling sorry for him.
"To forget that I'm ashamed," confessed the drunkard, hanging his head.
"What are you ashamed of?" inquired the little prince, who wanted to help.
"Of drinking!" concluded the drunkard...
yes, it is indeed an excellent story....
that just goes to show that ppl can be ashamed of thing that they are abt to commit yet still end up doing it coz in doing it seem a more viable way out or simply unavoidable.