Paulo Coelho's Blog, page 5
December 10, 2020
20 SEC READ: Together (ENG, ESPA, PORT)
EM PORTUGUES: A brasa solitária EN ESPANOL: La brasa solitária Juan always attended Sunday services at his parish. But then he began to find that the pastor always said the same things, so he stopped going to church. On a cold winter’s night two months later, the pastor paid him a visit. “He must have […]
December 4, 2020
Tobacco kiosk
by Fernando Pessoa ( Portuguese poet, 1888-1935 ) I am nothing I shall always be nothing I cannot wish to be anything. Aside from that, I have within me all the dreams of the world. Windows of my room, The room of one of the world’s millions nobody knows about (And if they knew about […]
November 28, 2020
Too shy to dance
When I was an adolescent I envied the great ballerinos among the kids on the block, and pretended I had other things to do at parties — like having a conversation. But in fact I was terrified of looking ridiculous, and because of that I would not risk a single step. Until one day a […]
November 25, 2020
The beggar and the guru
A baker wanted to get to know a great guru in his town a little better, so he invited him to dinner. The day before, the guru went to the bakery disguised as a beggar, picked a bread roll off the display and began to eat it. The baker saw this and tossed him out […]
November 20, 2020
The 3 symptoms of killing our dreams
ESPANOL: Matando los suenos PORTUGUES: Matando os sonhos The first symptom of the process of our killing our dreams is the lack of time. The busiest people I have known in my life always have time enough to do everything. Those who do nothing are always tired and pay no attention to the little amount […]
November 14, 2020
Ninja training
The Ninja warriors go to the field where some wheat has just been planted. Obeying the trainer’s command, they jump over the places where the seeds were sown. Every day the Ninja warriors return to the field. The seeds turn into buds, and the warriors jump over them. The buds turn into small plants, and […]
November 9, 2020
Why did I write The Archer?
(The Archer already in USA and in India You’re an archer yourself – what drew you to the sport? I thought it was very elegant when I was young. I said to myself, One day, I am going to do this. So I started living in the Pyrenees, where I had a small house, and […]
Today: The Archer in English
(The Archer will be released today in USA and in India You’re an archer yourself – what drew you to the sport? I thought it was very elegant when I was young. I said to myself, One day, I am going to do this. So I started living in the Pyrenees, where I had a […]
November 5, 2020
20 SEC READ: How to live with some wounds (ENG, PORT,ESPA)
EN ESPANOL: Puercoespines EM PORTUGUES: Os Porcos-Espinhos During the Ice Age many animals died because of the cold. Seeing this situation, the porcupines decided to group together, so they wrapped up well and protected one another. But they hurt one another with their thorns, and so then they decided to stay apart from one another. […]
20 SEC READ: Learning to live with some wounds (ENG, PORT,ESPA)
____________________ EN ESPANOL: Puercoespines EM PORTUGUES: Os Porcos-Espinhos ____________________ During the Ice Age many animals died because of the cold. Seeing this situation, the porcupines decided to group together, so they wrapped up well and protected one another. But they hurt one another with their thorns, and so then they decided to stay apart from […]
