Paulo Coelho's Blog, page 146
August 27, 2010
10 SEC READ: challenging the master (ENG, PORT, ESPA)
Is the bird alive? The young man was at the end of his training, soon he would go on to be a teacher. Like all good pupils, he needed to challenge his teacher and to develop his own way of thinking. He caught a bird, placed it in one hand and went to see his [...:]
Por qué amamos a los hombres
Una amiga de Facebook me envió un texto sobre el tema de este artículo. Desde mi condición de hombre, que está de acuerdo con algunas de estas razones, he realizado una lista basada en lo que leí: Amamos a los hombres porque no consiguen fingir un orgasmo, aunque quieran. Porque jamás nos van a entender, [...:]
Porque amamos os homens
Uma amiga no Facebook me enviou o texto a seguir. Na qualidade de homem, que concorda com alguma destas razões, fiz uma lista baseada no que dizem: Amamos os homens porque eles não conseguem fingir um orgasmo, mesmo que queiram. Porque jamais vão nos entender, e mesmo assim continuam tentando. Porque conseguem ainda ver nossa [...:]
August 25, 2010
All the Hemispheres (Hafez)
Leave the familiar for a while. Let your senses and bodies stretch out Like a welcomed season Onto the meadows and shores and hills. Open up to the Roof. Make a new water-mark on your excitement And love. Like a blooming night flower, Bestow your vital fragrance of happiness And giving Upon our intimate assembly. [...:]
Character of the week: Kant
Always recognize that human individuals are ends, and do not use them as means to your end. He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals. In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights [...:]
August 21, 2010
Convention for those wounded in love (ENG, PORT ESPA)
______________ PORTUGUES: Convenção dos feridos por amor ESPANOL: 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 those wounded in the battle [...:]
August 20, 2010
God and real life
selected by Paulo Coelho (feel free to share, by the way…) Christian tradition A protestant priest, having started a family, no longer had any peace for his prayers. One night, when he knelt down, he was disturbed by the children in the living room. "Have the children keep quiet!" he shouted. His startled wife obeyed. [...:]
August 18, 2010
La partida de ajedrez
Dijo el joven al sacerdote: "Me gustaría entrar en el monasterio, pero nada de lo que he aprendido es importante. Todo lo que mi padre me enseñó es a jugar al ajedrez, algo que no sirve para alcanzar la iluminación." El sacerdote pidió que le trajeran un tablero, llamó a un monje y le ordenó [...:]
20 SEG leitura: o jogo de xadrez
O jovem disse ao abade do mosteiro: - Bem que eu gostaria de ser um monge, mas nada aprendi de importante na vida. Tudo que meu pai me ensinou foi jogar xadrez, que não serve para iluminação. Além do mais, aprendi que qualquer jogo é um pecado. - Pode ser um pecado, mas também pode [...:]
Character of the week: Carl Jung
A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them. As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being. Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. Great talents [...:]
