Paulo Coelho's Blog, page 22
March 10, 2019
20 SEC READING: How poor we are
EN ESPANOL AQUI: Que pobres somos _________________________________________ Illustration by Ken CraneOne day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be […]
March 7, 2019
Copying the teacher
By Paulo Coelho A disciple who loved and admired his teacher decided to observe his behaviour minutely, believing that if he did everything that his teacher did, then he would also acquire his teacher’s wisdom. The teacher always wore white, and so his disciple did the same. The teacher was a vegetarian, and so his […]
March 2, 2019
Live The Life of Your Dreams
N.A. Turner From valuepreneurs.com “It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.”?—?Paulo Coelho One of my favorite books is The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. The first time I read it was on a train from Beijing to Xi’an in China. An interesting train ride to reflect upon one’s dream. To […]
February 27, 2019
Dreams and obsessions
Your theory about every person could reach everything in life is really optimistic. But if the person tried once and was despaired and disappointed what is he going to do? (Antoine Rigal, Lyon, France) There is sometimes a bit of confusion in regards to a passage in my book The Alchemist: “When you want something, […]
February 23, 2019
“To God: How did you get invented?”
I found in Keithpp’s Blog this very interesting entry: A non-believer who sends his six-year-old daughter Lulu to a Scottish church primary school. Her teachers asked her to write the following letter: “To God, How did you get invented?” The Rentons were taken aback: “We had no idea that a state primary affiliated with a […]
February 20, 2019
2 MIN READ: Writing (ENG, ESPA, PORT)
ESPANOL AQUI–> El acto de escribir PORTUGUES AQUI –> O ato de escrever “There are two types of writers: those who make you think and those who make you dream” says Brian Aldiss, who made me dream for such a long time with his science-fiction books. In principle I believe that every human being on […]
20 SEC READ: Writing (ENG, ESPA, PORT)
ESPANOL AQUI–> El acto de escribirPORTUGUES AQUI –> O ato de escrever “There are two types of writers: those who make you think and those who make you dream” says Brian Aldiss, who made me dream for such a long time with his science-fiction books. In principle I believe that every human being on this […]
February 19, 2019
The Way of the Bow (ebook)
“The story might be brief, it will only take you about an hour and a half to go through it cover to cover, but the teachings it instills can be kept for a lifetime.”( F. Click) “Well written piece that i have used to apply to my martial arts game. I would highly recommend this […]
February 14, 2019
Character of the week: Yoda
“Do or do not… there is no try.” “Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” “War does not make one great.” “Death is a natural part of life. Rejoice for those around you who transform into the Force. Mourn them do not. […]
The Way of the Bow (ebook)
“The story might be brief, it will only take you about an hour and a half to go through it cover to cover, but the teachings it instills can be kept for a lifetime.”( F. Click) “Well written piece that i have used to apply to my martial arts game. I would highly recommend this […]
