By Paulo Coelho
A very rich young man went to see a Rabbi in order to ask his advice about what he should do with his life. The Rabbi led him over to the window and asked him:
‘What can you see through the glass?’
‘I can see men coming and going and a blind man begging for alms in the street.’
Then the Rabbi showed him a large mirror and said to him:
‘Look in this mirror and tell me what you see.’
‘I can see myself.’
‘And you can’t see the others. Notice that the window and the mirror are both made of the same basic material, glass; but in the mirror, because the glass is coated with a fine layer of silver, all you can see is yourself. You should compare yourself to these two kinds of glass. Poor, you saw other people and felt compassion for them. Rich - covered in silver - you see yourself. You will only be worth anything when you have the courage to tear away the coating of silver covering your eyes in order to be able to see again and love your fellow man.’
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Tears swell up in my eyes as I finished reading The Witch of Portobello.
The last words are very true and simple so I ask myself why must I make it complicated. It is what it is.
So when I finished reading The Witch of Portobello the last words made me think of this passage from the bible. Exodus 3:14
But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and lead the Israelites out of Egypt?”
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He answered, “I will be with you; and this shall be your proof that it is I who have sent you: when you bring my people out of Egypt, you will worship God on this very mountain.”
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“But,” said Moses to God, “when I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ if they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what am I to tell them?”
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6 God replied, “I am who am.” Then he added, “This is what you shall tell the Israelites: I AM sent me to you.”
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God spoke further to Moses, “Thus shall you say to the Israelites: The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. “This is my name forever; this is my title for all generations.
I believe God is Love and Love is God: Every time I read one of Paulo Coelho’s books something Divine is awakened inside of me. Umm umm umm so I smile.
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I discovered it by chance. It was built in 1333. As you cross its 200-meter length, you’ll see 120 captioned triangular paintings from the early 1500s that chronicle the city’s history. The Kapellbrücke was nearly destroyed by a 1993 fire, and much of what stands today is an excellent restoration (or reproduction, if you’re a cynic or uncompromising realist). Please guess where it is.
