By Paulo Coelho
An orthodox Jew approached Rabbi Wolf and said:
‘The bars are full to bursting and the people sit there into the small hours enjoying themselves!’
The Rabbi said nothing.
‘The bars are full to bursting, people spend all night playing cards, and you say nothing?’
‘It’s a good thing that the bars are full,’ said Wolf. ‘Everyone, since the beginning of Creation, has always wanted to serve God. The problem is that not everyone knows the best way to do so. Try to think of what you judge to be a sin as a virtue. These people who spend the night awake are learning alertness and persistence. When they have perfected these qualities, then all they will have to do is turn their eyes to God. And what excellent servants they will make!’
‘You’re obviously an optimist,’ said the man.
‘It has nothing to do with optimism,’ replied Wolf. ‘It is merely a matter of understanding that whatever we do, however absurd it might seem, can lead us to the Path. It’s all just a question of time.’
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Apparently, even if Paulo Coelho did write this book, I didn’t really like it so much. Save for Coelho’s writing skills and mastery of inserting spirituality into fiction and non-fiction (like this book) respectively. I never really liked the idea that this book has. Well, perhaps it could be explained that I believe in thorough Catholicism, and the book was bordering to some occultic stuff. But of course, minus the goth clothes and black candles, which is oh-so cliche. This is much more deeper and ideas were narrated in a mild way…
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I picked up this book because I had read Coelho’s book, The Alchemist. I very much enjoyed The Alchemist which was stunning for its simplicity. It is a fable which convinces the reader that we can achieve our truest calling if we pay attention to the ways in which the universe works in our favor. To believe in the message of The Alchemist in no way vitiates a belief in a higher power…
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Prominent writers worldwide have contributed to a new anthology entitled “The Alphabet of Hope” to mark International Literacy Day 2007…
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