By Paulo Coelho
An American tourist went to Cairo to visit the famous Polish rabbi Hafez Ayim. The tourist was surprised to see that the rabbi lived in a simple, book-lined room, in which the only pieces of furniture were a table and a bench.
‘Rabbi, where’s all your furniture?’ asked the tourist.
‘Why, where’s yours?’ retorted Hafez.
‘Mine? But I’m just passing through.’
‘So am I,’ said the rabbi.
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this is a simple yet extraordinary message.
we live in such a materialistic world. we get attached to things and we give great importance to them. we can not live without them,we always want more. if we don’t get them or lose them with get frustrated. and the arrogant in order to show others their success will accumulate a great deal of material things, they live surounded with beautiful things and those that makes them happy? sadly, yes. well not everyone though.
some will feel empty even though they have everything. that is why i think this is a beautiful message. because we are only passing through this life and when we die we wont take anything with us.
:)
GREAT message, Paulo! Thank you!
A blessed and happy weekend, to you and your loved ones!
BEIJO in your heart!
Love & Light!
Marta ;)
So true.
Kathleen xx
Yes, it is a path - un camino - that we are passing through. But even knowing that, my soul just gets to yearning, wanting to be touched in all manner - physical spiritual mentally. Even the dreams are lonely. I know to be touched, I need to touch and to be open and receptive. I don’t know if I am. Still I continue.
Senor Paulo, from my heart I thank you, I continue to return to the (your) Warrior where I am touched, and I continue… il camino
and there’s nothing left to say
Life is well described by that statement, we are going passing through….on transition. This is cleaer for me each time I travel and leave all my stuff at home and still have a good life with very little thus confirming the statement all the more. We do not need so much to be happy just Love and a pure open heart and mind.
Your books are capitivating and my daughter has become your big fan
So true.
Kathleen xx
as she said it, so true ! now that we have read it, found it resonate with us, will we be able to live with this simple truth all our lives, why not ?
the words true to da core…..bt wht is really needed is to dwell upon thm and contemplate…..as to bring the messege in practise……..its all an illusion…but whenevr we ll be able to realise ths……i think ths wld really solve the problems……..
yah.. we must live a simple life bcoz we are just passing through in this world…
note:
where can i find the other daily message?!
pls give me a link..
thanks in advance :)
Dear Cerstaine,
You can find the link “Daily Messages” at the left sidebar or just follow this link below.
http://paulocoelhoblog.com/category/stories/
Have a nice day,
Suphi
Isn’t that great, just yourself in that room!
Still when you have a dream and you have to realise that dream it becomes most of the time an object.
Then it’s the art to let it go, in this way we can stay dreaming and realising.
Thank you Paulo.
Love
Hildegarde
bo0om paulo,
bo0om fellow warriors of light,
born are we full of light ,
a vibration of energy that we are,
a resonance when we meet ,
a tresonance when god we feel
the mushroom magic of our mind,
each evolution a revolution,
aum turning into hum ,
love
bo0om
fLUXman
My precious soul,
Just Beautiful
love, love,love,love
x
Dearest Paulo
*smile*
Thank you for being. *wink*
Yajna
I love your blog. For your stories and for meeting people from all over the world.
Love, love, love
Myzpax
Don Coelho
Estoy consiente que usted recibe muchos correos de gente que desea compartir sus experiencias vividas después de leer sus libros, y para sorpresa, este correo no es la excepción , me gustaría contarle como sus mensajes de vida se convierten en realidades y se manifiestan en la gente que conozco, pero se que no es tan fácil debido a la cantidad de anécdotas que recibe parte de sus lectores de todas partes del mundo, es por eso que nada mas me resta felicitarle y desearle a usted un prospero futuro, ya que se lo merece, pues es una persona que tiene un talento muy lindo y delicado al igual que todo ser humano, espero algún día poder descubrir a plenitud los míos para poder alcanzar mi leyenda personal (como usted diría) … bendiciones y a seguir viviendo !!!!
So We All Are……
one day, the passenger was travelling by subway. a mother and her little boy got up. mother told the child: you must learn to stand up, there is no free place for you. her voice was harsh.
the passenger left her place and invite the child to sit; mother refused: “he must learn to stand”.
the passenger said: “he must learn also to accept what life offers for free”.
mother nodded with a smile and the boy sat down.
Nice message.
I hope you’ll surf on our site..
Ciao
sure I did! :)
So true.
Kathleen xx
as she said it, so true ! now that we have read it, found it resonate with us, will we be able to live with this simple truth all our lives, why not ?
So many responses / so many visits , by so many people, yet no one attempts to at least refer to this direct question, r we listening ? remember truth is damn there right in front of our eyes and we go on missing —– like she says in a song ‘like this’.
aditya
Nice to meet you online. I ever read your articles on our local weekly magazine.
Thanks for all of this. It inspire my days.
God be with us.
So true.
Why do we keep accumulate so much furniture when we are just passing by!
Great Thought Sir.
I think you can call it SMS (short message service) :) It’s short but it contains everything. Thank you for all your work… I’m reading now “Ser como o rio que flui…” and i’m impressed…i understood that i don’t have to look for wisdom only in books…i can find it everywhere - outside the window, inside of me - all i have to do is look :) So thank you for opening my eyes :)
:))))))))))))))
‘Rabbi, where’s all your MIND?’ asked the tourist.
‘Why, where’s yours?’ retorted Hafez.
‘Mine? But I’m just passing through.’
‘So am I,’ said the rabbi.
It’s funny to read this now, because yesterday I was passing the house of my neighbour and it was full of little small things. Experience collectables. I used to do that too until I decided to throw everything away. At first I was nervous but then I realised that I shouldn’t hold on to these things. Because every important lesson I have learned is in my mind and heart. I felt a lot lighter after that.
Life is short and we’re passing through.
Tomorrow is tomorrow and not now so tomorrow does not exist.
Yesterday is no longer more.
It is a true massage; I still struggle to learn the meaning of it. Thank you for refreshing my memory.
Mustafa Suphi Yilmaz
thank you very very much!(,”) hehe..guess i was too engrossed in reading paulo’s stuff that i failed to notice it.thanks!:)
I think it’s true but we can’t think we’re ONLY passing through… our shares, our feelings, can influence the life of other pepople, and sometimes we need a thing that remeber us that it is possible…
Anch’io passavo di qui e questa considerazione mi ha molto colpita…grazie…
so gostaria de saber se realmente lê todas as mensagens que lhe enviam e como seria possivel contacta-lo. mto obrigada
you are the best coelho, your words touching the exact spot where we need to be touched. GOD bless you.
a great story and it cought my attention because I am now writing a book about love and the “passing through” of our relationships in life.