>>18279399a passage from a beloved book called "The Little Prince"
on the surface: the Little Prince learns the meaning of the word 'ephemeral' is '[something] which is in danger of speedy disappearance" from a geographer.
But if you're willing to peel back the layers, there's more to it than just that.
In learning The Little Prince learns (knowledge - the death of ignorance) that things don't always stay as they are (homeostatic cycle - stagnation), some things (life) come to end (finite). And he regrets leaving her (knowledge of the cycle is the death of innocence (but also the pre-condition for the infinite. more on that when you read the whole thing) )
