Little Princes: One Man’s Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal
by Conor Grennan
William Morrow 2010
If you were an ambitious young man (or woman) and were determined to spend a year travelling the world before you found a job and began a normal life, would you consider working in a orphanage for children in some exotic locale, such as Katmandu, Nepal?
It would be great fun, especially if you always wanted to see the majestic mountains, go up to the base camp, and otherwise enjoy the exotic charms of this land situated between India and China. Of course, it has also been the site of virtual civil war.
What if you went to the orphanage, perhaps to impress the opposite sex with your care for humanity, and fell in love with the children? After a short stay before undertaking the around-the-world trek, would you miss the little faces? Would you feel the tug of children who adore you . . . and need what and who you are?
What if you responded to the tug in your own heart and returned only to find that the parents of the children are likely still alive? Would you then find a way to deliver them to their parents? Can you imagine the joy in your own heart as the little souls run into the arms of their family, looking back at you with love and thanks. Imagine the feelings of their mothers and fathers.
Finally, would your life be complete if, during the course, of your time in Nepal, you met a sweetheart on line, fell in love, and then had her (him) come join in with the orphan business, including finding a home to begin a new orphanage?
Wow! This is what Little Princes is all about. It is a charming, true story of one young man’s quest. He began with lust for adventure and found a rainbow of love at the end of his trail.
As I read these enjoyable pages, I kept wondering how I would have responded at the author’s age. I am of the Vietnam generation and had my trek there. Could I have done what Mr. Grennan did? Could I do it now?
You will feel better about humanity when you close the cover of this wonderful book.
Warms, Cym
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