No matter what he does, every person on earth plays a central role in the history of the world. And normally he doesn't know it.
Paulo CoelhoWhenever I refused to follow my fate, something very hard to bear would happen in my life.
Paulo CoelhoReally important meetings are planned by the souls long before the bodies see each other. Generally speaking, these meetings occur when we reach a limit, when we need to die and be reborn emotionally. These meetings are waiting for us, but more often than not, we avoid them happening. If we are desperate, though, if we have nothing to lose, or if we are full of enthusiasm for life, then the unknown reveals itself, and our universe changes direction.
Paulo CoelhoOnly the following items should be considered to be grave faults: not respecting another's rights; allowing oneself to be paralyzed by fear; feeling guilty; believing that one does not deserve the good or ill that happens in one's life; being a coward. We will love our enemies, but not make alliances with them. They were placed in our path in order to test our sword, and we should, out of respect for them, struggle against them. We will choose our enemies.
Paulo CoelhoThat is why he is a Warrior of the Light, because he has been through all this and yet has never lost hope of being better than he is.
Paulo CoelhoAll we have to do is understand that we're all here for a reason and to commit ourselves to that. Then we can laugh at our sufferings, large and small and walk fearlessly, aware that each step has meaning
Paulo CoelhoGod has a prepared path for us to follow. We just have to read the omens he has left for us.
Paulo CoelhoThat is a question we cannot answer before, or even during, the trials. Only when we have overcome them do we understand why they were there.
Paulo CoelhoMost people see the world as a threatening place, and, because they do, the world turns out, indeed, to be a threatening place.
Paulo CoelhoThat is what marks out the warrior: the knowledge that willpower and courage are not the same thing. Courage can attract fear and adulation, but willpower requires patience and commitment. Men and women with immense willpower are generally solitary types and give off a kind of coolness. Many people mistakenly think that (they) are cold (people) when nothing could be further from the truth.
Paulo CoelhoMy heart might be bruised, but it will recover and become capable of seeing beauty of life once more. It's happened before, it will happen again, I'm sure. When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive--I'll find love again.
Paulo CoelhoHave courage, be capable of loving.... Be happy in love. Be joyful in victory. Follow the dictates of your heart.
Paulo CoelhoIt is part of the human nature always to judge others very severely and,when the wind turns against us,always to find an excuse for our own misdeeds,or to blame someone else for our mistakes.
Paulo CoelhoEach morning brings a hidden blessing; a blessing which is unique to that day, and which cannot be kept or re-used. If we do not use this miracle today, it will be lost.
Paulo CoelhoHis way isn't the same as mine, nor mine as his. But we're both in search of our destinies, and I respect him for that.
Paulo CoelhoA warrior of light always commits himself. He is enslaved to his dream but he is free in his steps.
Paulo CoelhoThey were so ignorant, so naive, so resigned to their lot. They refused to believe anything that didn't fit in with what they were used to believing.
Paulo CoelhoI am very present in my work and my work is somehow an expression of my soul, but at the same time I think that a writer cannot write out of nothing.
Paulo CoelhoI am in the Aleph, the point at which everything is in the same place at the same time. I'm at a window, looking out at the world and its secret places, poetry lost in time and words left hanging in space...sentences that are perfectly understood, even when left unspoken. Feelings that simultaneously exalt and suffocate.
Paulo CoelhoThe energy that many people call love, is, in fact, the raw material from which the universe was built.
Paulo CoelhoI am learning the Language of World and everything in the world is beginning to make sense to me
Paulo CoelhoYou need to change yourself. The moment that you change yourself it is a gigantic step. And this is what I do. The book is much more important than the writer.
Paulo CoelhoThe Warrior of the light knows that when somebody wants something, the whole Universe conspires in their favor.
Paulo CoelhoSurrendering completely to love, be it human or divine, means giving up everything, including our own well-being or our ability to make decisions. It means loving in the deepest sense of the word. The truth is that we don't want to be saved in the way God has chosen; we want to keep absolute control over our every step, to be fully conscious of our decisions, to be capable of choosing the object of our devotion.
Paulo CoelhoIf good things are coming, they will be a pleasant surprise," said the seer. "If bad things are, and you know in advance, you will suffer greatly before they even occur.
Paulo CoelhoWhen we postpone the harvest, the fruit rots, but when we postpone our problems, they keep on growing.
Paulo CoelhoKeeping a smile on your lips even when you're on the verge of tears. Feeling sorry for those who show their feelings.
Paulo CoelhoCertainly. But take this into consideration: of every ten problems we have, nine are created by our own selves - through guilt, self-punishment, self-pity. However, from time to time a great obstacle appears in our path, which was put there by God, and which is there for a reason. The reason is: to give us the opportunity to change everything, to move forwards.
Paulo CoelhoShe looked at her own past, and, for the first time, she forgave herself: it hadn't been her fault, but the fault of that insecure little boy, who had given up after the first attempt.
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