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Monthly Archive for June, 2007Page 3 of 6
Luckily I did not have scan too much for getting my favorite post. When the voting was in progress for selecting the next topic, I had already decided what would be my take on the topic if this one is selected.
Just before writing this post, I had completed reading “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho; though it was not the first time I was reading this book. But somehow I went into some thinking mode and suddenly I started making my own sense of the author’s words. This is what I had gathered around from my knowledge and tried to interpret philosophy with science.
This might be quite….
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To all my Jordanian readers:
I did not know that my visit to Jordan was linked to the self-explanatory email below. Therefore, I am cancelling it today, and I ask you to tell your friends that I would never agree with this akward situation, if I knew it beforehand. In the original program, I was invited to support the opening of a movie. I count on you to explain the reasons why I am cancelling this trip.
Dearest Paulo,
We are one of the people who believe in you, in your thoughts and in your way of living. We heard about your event of signing your recent book in Jordan. We wanted to come for sure but then when we knew and got informed about the details which we will be listing here in full details the first thing pops up into our mind is “why Paulo is allowing them to commercialise him”. The profile and the details of the upcoming event in Jordan does not suit you, it simply does not suit the image we carry for you…
I told my friend that I should stop liking Paulo she told me he does not know about the details then we decided to email you and to inform you about the silly arrangements they are doing, they want to make BIG profit out of you.
Here is the DEAL:
First of all interested audiences they need to call a mobile number starts by 0900 and these charge caller bill 1$ per minute and it takse 4 minutes at least to reach useful information. You need to at least try a number of times.
Then, they tell audiences to go for book signing around 7 pm and places are only for 200 guests based on first come first served. Of course, they tell you, you need to be there earlier ! Much earlier ! If you were not able to make it for the first two hundred people that are only allowed to see Paulo for free. You can go to the Luxurious (this is how it is broadcasted on radios ) Gala Dinner with Paulo Coelho on the 21st of June and tickets are sold for 100 $. Not sure if you already know this but the average salary in Jordan is 250 $. Of course, there are people who have much bigger salaries, but I am not sure if these are the people who read and understand Paulo; maybe if they do, just to show off and brag that they know of Paulo Coelho !
Where you are staying is confidential they said ! But how on Earth will you be meeting the readers who truly love you ? In the Gala Dinner?
Paulo is NOT materialistic. Paulo is NOT fake. Why see you in a materialistic atmosphere ….. You who goes on pilgrimage in the simplest ways …. Not on business class on planes… Who suddenly decides to go and sign books in whatever city you feel like going like the story you mentioned in the last Warrior of Light edition … Why does it have to be a big advertising campaign with sophisticated dinners ..etc ? Fine, they claim that the income will go to … whatever .. But believe there are more noble causes that Paulo’s name should be connected to … enhancing the lives of poor people and refugees … The list is long and you know better than us
Be safe,
People who truly LOVE you
so everyone knows what a nerd i am, you can almost always find me with a book. well a year or so ago someone turned me onto an amazing author paulo coelho. ive read quite a few of his books, and each one is more inspiring then the next. recently i found myself with nothing to read(having read just about everything on the best sellers list ). so i picked up a coelho book i read a few years ago called eleven minutes. i remembered thinking it was good but definatly not one of his best. out of sheer boredom i picked it up to reread it. it is about a young brazilian womans life. she escapes her small town and moves to europe looking for romance and excitement only to become a prositute to survive. she becomes jaded and fears love does not really exsist. one day she meets a painter who reminds her that love and intimacy do not always go hand and hand with sex. it is a beautiful love story. it got me to thinking, in this day and age of sexual freedom, where so many are having sex just for the sake of having sex, and confusing passion for love, i think that we have forgotten how scared both can be, and how one compliments the other perfectly. well enough rambling here are some quotes i enjoyed….hope you like them too…pick up the book its awsome!
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