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 My Heart Is Afraid that it will have to suffer," the boy told the alchemist one night as they looked up at the moonless sky."Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams."Every few decades a book is published that changes the lives of its readers forever. The Alchemist is such a book. With over a million and a half copies sold around the world, The Alchemist has already established itself as a modern classic, universally admired. Paulo Coelho's charming fable, now available in English for the first time, will enchant and inspire an even wider audience of readers for generations to come.
The Alchemist is the magical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure as extravagant as any ever found. From his home in Spain he journeys to the markets of Tangiers and across the Egyptian desert to a fateful encounter with the alchemist.
The story of the treasures Santiago finds along the way teaches us, as only a few stories have done, about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, learning to read the omens strewn along life's path, and, above all, following our dreams.The first best-selling author Paulo Coelho is distributing for free his works on his blog: http://www.paulocoelhoblog.comNow the full edition of The Alchemist is online for free. On the next months, Paulo is going to have full editions online of all his titles published in English. Tags: books, inspiration, life, literature, paulo coehlo, paulo coelho, the alchemist, warrior of light, wisdom
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 A Magical Tale About Forgiving Our Past and Believing in Our Future The enchanting, true story of The Valkyries begins in Rio de Janeiro when author Paulo Coelho gives his mysterious master J., the only manuscript for his book The Alchemist. Haunted by a devastating curse, Coelho confesses to J., "I‘ve seen my dreams fall apart just when I seemed about to achieve them." In response, J. gives Coelho a daunting task: He must find and speak with his guardian angel. "The curse can be broken," he replies, "if you complete the task." Rising to the challenge, Paulo and his wife, Cristina, drop everything, pack their bags, and take off on a forty day adventure into the starkly beautiful and sometimes dangerous Mojave Desert 執here they encounter more than they bargained for. A masterful blend of the exotic locales, dramatic adventure, and magical storytelling, for which Coelho‘s fictional works are renowned, this true–life account is at once a modern–day adventure and a metaphysical odyssey. Paulo Coelho is distributing for free his works on his blog: http://www.paulocoelhoblog.comThe full edition of The Valkyries is online for free till the 10th of May. Tags: books, inspiration, life, literature, paulo coehlo, paulo coelho, the valkyries, warrior of light, wisdom
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 Nadia spent the whole autumn sowing and preparing his garden. In the spring, the flowers opened, and Nadia noticed a few dandelions that he had not planted. Nadia pulled them up. But the seeds had already spread, and others grew. He tried to find a poison that would kill only dandelions. An expert told him that any poison would end up killing all the other flowers too. In despair, Nadia sought help from a gardener. 'It's just like marriage,' said the gardener. 'Along with the good things, there are always a few inconveniences.' 'What should I do, then? 'Nothing. They may not be the flowers you intended to have, but they are still part of the garden.' Paulo Coelho www.warriorofthelight.com Tags: alchemist, eleven minutes, paulo coelho, paulo coelho blog, paulo coelho news, paulo coelho quote, paulo coelho's google fan group, pirate coelho, portobello, quotes by paulo coelho
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 As I read from Paulo Coelho's blog http://www.paulocoelhoblog.com , now the full edition of The Pilgrimage is online for free till the 10th of April. On the next months, Paulo is going to have full editions online of all his titles published in English. Ohh this is a great news! Tags: books, inspiration, life, literature, paulo coehlo, paulo coelho, the pilgrimage, warrior of light, wisdom
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10 Questions for Paulo Coelho Goodreads: The Alchemist was first published in 1988. Now 20 years later, how do you feel your writing style or priorities as a writer have changed over the many years of your career? Would you describe writing as your own Personal Legend? Paulo Coelho: Last year I wrote a column about the way I felt about the release of my book, The Witch of Portobello. I was in Lisbon, just hours before the book was released in Portugal and in Latin America. I was walking along the streets of this marvelous city thinking about the moment when the first reader would touch the book in the shelves of the bookstore. I was excited and realized that I was still able, after publishing many books, to feel exactly the same way as in the release of my first book, The Pilgrimage. Of course, with success, the dimensions change but the inner feeling of sharing my soul with others remains intact. My personal legend has always been to become a writer. I'm glad I can say that I'm fulfilling my dream. But this must not be interpreted as "the end of the line"—on the contrary, I have to commit every day in order to stay in this path that I've chosen. One is constantly challenged—even by success. GR: You have stated that each of your books was written over a period of only two to four weeks. Describe a typical day spent writing. PC: When I finally feel I'm ready to embark on a new book, I always go through the following cycle that takes me from two weeks to a month. Before going to bed I have everything planned: I will wake up early and dedicate myself solely to the novel I'm writing. The only thing is, when I wake up I decide to browse through the net, then it's time for my walk. When I come back I quickly check my mails and before I know it it's already 2:30 p.m. and time to have lunch. After which I always take a sacrosanct nap. When I wake up at 5 p.m. I come back to my computer, check another set of emails, visit my blogs, read the news. Then it is already time for dinner—and at this point I'm feeling extremely guilty for not fulfilling my goal of the day. After dinner, I finally sit at my desk and decide to write. The first line takes a bit, but quickly I'm submerged in the tale and ideas take me to places that I never thought I would tread. My wife calls me to go to bed but I can't, I need to finish the line, then the paragraph, then the page...It goes on like this until 2–3 a.m. When I finally decide to go to bed, I still have many ideas in my mind—that I carefully note down on a piece of paper. I know, though, that I'll never use this—I'm simply emptying my mind. When I finally rest my head on my pillow I make the same oath—that the next day I'll wake up early and that I'll write the whole day long. But this is useless: The next day I wake up late and this cycle starts all over again. GR: Tell us about The Experimental Witch. How do you envision the finished product? PC: I'm an "Internet addict" and decided last year to release one-third of The Witch of Portobello in my blog in several languages. Readers from all over the world could read the first 10 chapters and leave their comments. It was a great experience, and last year in July I wanted to further this interaction with my readers by inviting them to adapt the book for the screen. As you know, there are 15 narrators, and filmmakers are invited to choose one and film all the scenes where they interact with Athena [the main character]. Once their video is done, they are invited to post it on YouTube. Composers from MySpace are also invited to show their material until the end of May. The rules are equally on my blog. Since this is an original idea, it's very difficult to predict how the finished product will be. We have many directors in mind to edit the raw material from the readers, and the aim is to show the film in Cannes next year and then release it in movie theaters.
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A violent samurai warrior with a reputation for provoking fights for no reason arrived at the gates of a Zen monastery and asked to speak to the master. Without hesitating, Ryokan went to meet him. ‘They say that intelligence is more powerful than brute force,’ said the samurai. ‘Can you explain to me what heaven and hell are?’ Ryokan said nothing. ‘You see?’ bellowed the samurai. ‘I could explain quite easily: to show someone what hell is, you just have to punch them. To show them what heaven is, you just have threaten them with terrible violence and then let them go.’ ‘I don’t talk to stupid people like you,’ said the Zen master. The blood rushed to the samurai’s head. His brain became thick with hatred. ‘That is hell,’ said Ryokan, smiling. ‘Allowing yourself to be upset by silly remarks.’ Taken aback by the monk’s courage, the samurai warrior softened. ‘And that is heaven,’ said Ryokan, inviting him in. ‘Not reacting to foolish provocations.’ (c) Paulo Coelho from Paulo Coelho's BlogTags: blog, daily message, heaven and hell, paulo coelho, wisdom
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