By Paulo Coelho
A hermit from the monastery of Sceta approached Abbot Theodore:
‘I know exactly what the purpose of life is. I know what God asks of man and I know the best way to serve Him. And yet, even so, I am incapable of doing everything I should be doing in order to serve the Lord.’
The Abbot remained silent for a long time. Then he said:
‘You know that there is a city on the other side of the ocean, but you have not yet found the ship or placed your baggage on board and crossed the sea. Why then bother talking about it or about how we should walk its streets?
It is not enough to know what life is for or to know the best way to serve God. Put your ideas into practice and the road will reveal itself to you.’
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While reading ‘The Witch of Portobello’ written by the most famous writer, Paulo Coelho, I started combining the individual lines and paragraph to understand the meaning of the most basic yet undefined words.
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Paulo Coelho is one of my favorite authors (I hate to think he’s comparable to JK Rowling and Bob Ong, hehehe). Here are the quotes that might help you understand why I read his books:
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… you are half-happy and half-sad, neither frustrated not fulfilled. You’re neither cold not hot, you’re lukewarm, and as an evangelist in some holy book says ‘Lukewarm things are not pleasing to the palate." - The Zahir, Paulo Coelho.
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