Break your glass and fly

by Paulo Coelho on September 18, 2007

In Paulo Coelho’s novel “By the river Piedra I sat down and wept”, there is a scene where the couple were dining in a restuarant. They were lovers in their childhood and they just met again in the story. In the period of time where they were seperated, the guy moved around the world in search for knowledge and wisdom, and thus he takes the role of a teacher, leading the young woman to realize new aspects of life…

 
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hiba May 25, 2009 at 7:25 am

most of the time, people cannot fulfill their dreams because they themselves are not getting away from their own way! so sad….

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Marie-Christine March 24, 2009 at 1:19 am

How do you know that?
Love

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Yajna October 20, 2007 at 12:02 am

Dearest Paulo, and admin,

Thanks for the link to this blog. It was really lovely to read. You guys are great :)
Mwah!

Yajna

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rosa de los vientos October 19, 2007 at 10:00 pm

I never broke a glass

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Kristina September 19, 2007 at 4:17 pm

The glass is our bodily vessel and if we break the illusion that it is only what we are, we are free to fly in freedom :-)

Kristina
http://kristinasworld.wordpress.com

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clover September 19, 2007 at 2:09 pm

I already broke a million glasses.

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hiba September 19, 2007 at 10:33 am

most of the time, people cannot fulfill their dreams because they themselves are not getting away from their own way! so sad….

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marie September 19, 2007 at 9:29 am

hey Fadi, awesome blog!

love and light
marie

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The observer September 19, 2007 at 6:24 am

Thanks for re-publishing this Paulo. You are my favourite writer ever. You are continuously inspire me to pay better attention to things happening in my life.

I am so proud to know that you have read this post at my blog and liked it.

Thank you…

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