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April 9, 2009
Today’s Question by the reader : Rosa
Dear Paulo,
Does living have any finality? Do I truly have a mission? Or is my passage in this world a matter of chance?
Dear Rosa,
It’s impossible for any human being to answer your question with utter authority.
But I see your question from another angle : what happens if you were to discover that life is meaningless?
As you can see - there’s a contradiction in here. If you are to “know” something about life, it will always be something that you can understand - even if it’s absurd.
As you can see
April 8, 2009
Marked to die - Part 1
Paulo Coelho
Perhaps I was supposed to die at 22:30 on the 22nd of August 2004, less than 48 hours before my birthday. In order for the scenario of my near-death to be set up, a series of factors were brought into play:
A] In the interviews held to promote his new film, actor Will Smith always spoke of my book “The Alchemist”.
B] The film was based on a book I had read years before and liked a lot: “I, Robot”, by Isaac Asimov. I decided to go and see the film in homage to Smith and Asimov.
C] The f
Bookstore Shop Galway, Ireland by Breda
Thank you Breda!
The books have been released so far only in UK, India and Russia. But during the month of April it will be released in US, Greece, France, Holland, Hungary, South Africa, Lebanon and Middle East.
In May: Australia, Iran, Bulgaria, Poland and Slovakia
If you pass by a bookstore and you happen to have a camera on you, if you see the book in a visible place - it would be great that you would take a picture and send an email to : paulocoelho.writer@gmail.com
Thank you!
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Quote of the Day
Paulo Coelho
A responsible warrior is not someone who takes the weight of the world on his shoulders, but someone who has learned to deal with the challenges of the moment.
(Manual of the Warrior of Light)
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Today’s Question by the reader : Alexandra
How do you imagine paradise?
Not as something that I will reach in an afterlife. Paradise for me is when I feel I am accomplishing what I am supposed to do. It is basically accomplishing my dream in this world.
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April 7, 2009
On books and libraries - Part 2
Paulo Coelho
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So let our books travel, be touched by other hands and enjoyed by other eyes. As I write this column I remember vaguely a poem by Jorge Luis Borges that speaks of the books that will never be re-opened.
Where am I now? In a little town in the French Pyrenees, sitting in a café enjoying the air-conditioning since the temperature out there is unbearable. By chance, I happen to have the complete collection of Borges at home, a couple of kilometers from where I am writing this – he
Quote of the Day
Paulo Coelho
Good and Evil have the same face; it all depends on when they cross the path of each individual human being.
(The Devil and Miss Prym)
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Today’s Question by the Reader : Sami
Reading through your novels, one finds a strong influence of Sufism. Is there a particular Sufi that influenced your life, and whose influence was reflected in your works?
Indeed, Sufism has inspired me a lot throughout my life and I refer to this tradition in some of my books such as The Alchemist and more recently The Zahir.
Rumi is of course the first figure that springs to mind. His teachings and visions are incredibly subtle and clear.
Another figure that I am very fond of is Mulla Nasrudin (a
April 6, 2009
Your Opinion On : Inaction
Do you feel guilty when you do nothing? Meaning - do you feel that you are useless, that nobody cares when you don’t do anything or are you capable to relax and wait for the moment to act?
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