Paulo Coelho's Blog, page 161
February 21, 2010
Your children / Sus hijos
photo by Paulo Coelho, 21Fev2010
On Children
Kahlil Gibran
Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though [...:]
On Children
Kahlil Gibran
Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though [...:]
A long way to go
photo by Paulo Coelho, 21Fev2010
On Children
Kahlil Gibran
Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though [...:]
On Children
Kahlil Gibran
Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though [...:]
February 18, 2010
Dear Paulo
I trust you and your family are well. Currently I am sitting in the hostel in Monserrat looking out over the church having just heard the choir sing. We are travelling on your quest for the sword we knew before we left that the financial prize had been won but I have to [...:]
February 17, 2010
15 SEC READING: Rebuilding the world
by Paulo Coelho in "Like a flowing river"
A father was trying to read the newspaper, but his little son kept pestering him. Finally, the father grew tired of this and, tearing a page from the newspaper – one that bore a map of the world – he cut it into several pieces and handed them [...:]
A father was trying to read the newspaper, but his little son kept pestering him. Finally, the father grew tired of this and, tearing a page from the newspaper – one that bore a map of the world – he cut it into several pieces and handed them [...:]
Rebuilding the world
by Paulo Coelho
A father was trying to read the newspaper, but his little son kept pestering him. Finally, the father grew tired of this and, tearing a page from the newspaper – one that bore a map of the world – he cut it into several pieces and handed them to his son.
'Right, now you've [...:]
A father was trying to read the newspaper, but his little son kept pestering him. Finally, the father grew tired of this and, tearing a page from the newspaper – one that bore a map of the world – he cut it into several pieces and handed them to his son.
'Right, now you've [...:]
February 16, 2010
We dont need no thought control
We don't need no education
We dont need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teachers leave them kids alone
Hey! Teachers! Leave them kids alone!
All in all it's just another brick in the wall.
All in all you're just another brick in the wall.
We don't need no education
We dont need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the [...:]
We dont need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teachers leave them kids alone
Hey! Teachers! Leave them kids alone!
All in all it's just another brick in the wall.
All in all you're just another brick in the wall.
We don't need no education
We dont need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the [...:]
February 15, 2010
La Bise ( "The Kiss")
This strong and cold wind is called La Bise ("The kiss"). And to be fair to its name, the results can be beautiful. Photo taken in Lake Geneve, 15/02/2010
Quote of the Week
Whenever we need to make a very important decision it is best to trust our instincts, because reason usually tries to remove us from our dream, saying that the time is not yet right. Reason is afraid of defeat, but intuition enjoys life and its challenges.
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February 14, 2010
"Play it!" (Rick, Casablanca)
Chris, estou longe de ser o "bom moço" ou o "marido ideal", mas é isso que faz de 30 anos de casamento uma festa: Feliz dia de São Valentim!
Chris, I am far from being the "good guy" or the "ideal husband", but that's why our 30 year old marriage is a constant party: [...:]
Chris, I am far from being the "good guy" or the "ideal husband", but that's why our 30 year old marriage is a constant party: [...:]
February 13, 2010
The boy and the devil
Paulo Coelho ( in "Like a flowing river" )
The boy was walking to buy bread when the mayor of the city crossed the street.
'The reason he is so powerful, is because, he's made pact with the devil,' a very devout woman in the street told the boy, and he was intrigued.
Some time later, [...:]
The boy was walking to buy bread when the mayor of the city crossed the street.
'The reason he is so powerful, is because, he's made pact with the devil,' a very devout woman in the street told the boy, and he was intrigued.
Some time later, [...:]
