Love is a trap. When it appears, we see its light, not its shadows.
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You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen.
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Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks. Perhaps this person will never be disappointed or disillusioned; perhaps she won't suffer the way people do when they have a dream to follow. But when that person looks back-and at some point everyone looks back-she will hear her heart saying, "What have you done with the miracles that God planted in your days? What have you done with the talents God bestowed on you? You buried yourself in a cave because you were fearful of losing those talents. So this is your heritage: the certainty that you wasted your life."
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You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen.
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Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks. Perhaps this person will never be disappointed or disillusioned; perhaps she won't suffer the way people do when they have a dream to follow. But when that person looks back-and at some point everyone looks back-she will hear her heart saying, "What have you done with the miracles that God planted in your days? What have you done with the talents God bestowed on you? You buried yourself in a cave because you were fearful of losing those talents. So this is your heritage: the certainty that you wasted your life."
Paulo Coelho..
By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept.
2 comments:
hello!
I also love the work of Paulo Coelho!!!!
Do you know that he has a newsletter?
http://www.warriorofthelight.com/engl/index.html
You can also go to his blog and comment with other readers your
impressions... http://www.paulocoelhoblog.com
it's simply wonderful!
Best wishes!
well, it is true that this book, like all Coelho's books, contains some interesting motivational quotes that digs deep into the human soul, but by the river piedra I sat down and wept was one of the worst books I read for Paulo Coelho. The title was very tempting, yet the book itself disappointing.
my humble opinion :p
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