Paulo Coelho's Blog, page 13
February 24, 2020
30 SEC READING: The power of the words
Illustration by Ken Craneby Priya Sher Two young kangaroos were playing in the forest when they fell into a very deep pit. They tried to jump out but couldn’t jump high enough to get out of the hole. Meanwhile, a big group of kangaroos started gathering above the pit – the pit was very deep […]
February 18, 2020
Books call out with love
I don’t always choose the books I read. They usually choose me, calling out to me from the shelf of a bookstore and I often buy them without knowing why. Each one always leaves me with something important, though. I recently opened a few volumes from my small library for no apparent reason. Below are […]
February 14, 2020
Convention for those wounded in love
PARA PORTUGUES CLICAR AQUI : Convení§í£o dos feridos por amor PARA ESPANOL CLICAR AQUI: Convención de los heridos de amor General provisions: A – Whereas the saying “all is fair in love and war” is absolutely correct; B – Whereas for war we have the Geneva Convention, approved on 22 August 1864, which provides for […]
February 8, 2020
St.Valentine’s Cards
1] Click in the thumbnail / clicar no ecard 2] Right click on the image and select “Save Image As” / clicar com botí£o direito “salvar como” ENGLISH PORTUGUESE ESPANOL FRANçAIS
January 30, 2020
10 SEC READ: False harmony (EN, PT, ES, FR)
SINCERE REPENTANCE The monk Chu Lai was beaten by a teacher who did not believe anything he said. However, the professor’s wife was a follower of Chu Lai, and demanded that her husband had to apologize to him. Displeased, but without the courage to deny his wife’s wishes, the man went to the temple with […]
53 Incredible Paulo Coelho Quotes
1. “‘That’s how love got lost,’ he said. ‘When we started laying down rules for when love should or shouldn’t appear.’” – Paulo Coelho 2. “But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them. But it’s better to lose some of the battles in the struggles for your dreams […]
January 23, 2020
20 sec reading: talking to my angel
Nobody is courageous all the time. The unknown is a constant challenge, and being afraid is part of the journey. What to do? Talk to yourself. Talk alone. Talk to yourself even if others think you have gone crazy. As we talk, an inner force gives us the security to overcome the obstacles that need […]
Convention of those wounded in love
General provisions: A – Whereas the saying “all is fair in love and war” is absolutely correct; B – Whereas for war we have the Geneva Convention, approved on 22 August 1864, which provides for those wounded in the battle field, but until now no convention has been signed concerning those wounded in love, […]
January 16, 2020
The problem of the others
There was once a well-known scholar, who lived in a mountain in the Himalayas. Tired of living with men, he had chosen a simple life and spent most of his time meditating. His fame, however, was so great that people were willing to walk narrow paths, climb steep hills, swim rivers – to meet the […]
January 14, 2020
Paulo Coelho: ‘I had an enormous amount of fun being a hippie’
The Brazilian-born writer on wealth, travel and having coffee with strangers The Observer Writing means sharing. It’s part of the human condition to want to share things – thoughts, ideas, opinions. I discovered very early in life that the best way for me to communicate is through my writing, but it took me years to […]
