"Where are the men?" the little prince at last took up the conversation again. "It is a little lonely in the desert…" "It is also lonely among men," the snake said.
小王子身處沙漠感到寂寞,蛇告訴他人們之間也是孤獨的。並非個體戶或離群索居的問題,是因為地球人數很多,彼此差異亦懸疏,生活境遇互不相同,自身心情沒有誰能完全體會,難免倍感落寞。人類可以用心互相關懷或透過對話理解彼此,然而許多時候遭逢一些狀況,是各自的生活課題。