By Paulo Coelho
The monk Shuan was always telling his students about the importance of studying ancient philosophy. One student, known for his iron will, made a note of all Shuan’s teachings and spent the rest of the day reflecting on the ancient thinkers.
After a year spent studying, the student fell ill, but continued to attend the classes.
‘I’m going to carry on studying even though I am ill. I’m on the trail of wisdom and there’s no time to lose,’ he said to his teacher.
Shuan replied:
‘How do you know that wisdom is ahead of you and that you must run after it? Perhaps it’s walking along behind you, trying to catch up, and you, in some way, are not allowing it to do so. Just relax and let your thoughts flow, for that too is a way of achieving wisdom.’
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Dear Readers,
I’m planning to do an inventory of normality.
I would like you to help me in listing what, in the view of society, is considered “normal” even if it may appear absurd to us.
Thank you for your collaboration on this little research of mine that I may use in a future column.
Love
Paulo
Read the article from the blog of Neale Donald Walsch.
And here you go, Paulo Coelho published a post of mine at his own blog
Link to the post
Isn’t that amazing? :)
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The first of that new breed of PalmStar project is Veronika Decides to Die, a drama based on the book by Brazilian writer Paolo Coelho that rolls this …
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it’s like i’ve just woken up and discovered this fabulous author Paulo Coelho. i am devouring his books at the moment. they are easy reads, i like his writing style and the content of each one of his books is speaking to me deeply.
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