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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one day at a time ?!! moment to moment ?!!! issue to next ???!!!!
A mi me pasa como a el pero me oucrre una cosa. Para llegar a la ciudad, claro, abstrctamente hablando, no sé como llegar. Si en barca, si en submarino, en barco, en lancha, etc.
Además de esto, no sé que mar cruzar. Hay muchos mares y muchas ciudades, aunque la esencia siempre es Una. Metafóricamente hablando.
Por decirlo de algun modo, es como si me dicen.
¿Qué quieres hacer? Y digo, por ejemplo, pintar. Entonces me dicen, pinta. !Bien! ¿Pero qué pinto? Me dicen, lo que quieras. Vale, pero es que son tantas cosas las que quiero pintar, que no me decido por ninguna. Y el tiempo pasa. Y no pinto, o lo que pinto siempre lo dejo a medias, no termino de esforzarme nunca, de darlo todo.
Creo que antes tengo que encontrarme a mí misma. Tener las cosas un poco más clara, para ser más fiel a mis sueños.
Pero bueno, está muy bien este cuento Paulo. Leí el del arquero en español, y me encantó.
Muchas gracias por tus escritos. Tenemos mucho que aprender de tí.
Reading The alchemist a few years ago was an eyes-opener for me
All the signs that came to me…I had to follow my dreams and I found a new path. The details not very clear yet, but I’m walking on the path and enjoy. (I’m 52 years and studying for a new profession, why not!!)
If you’re on the wrong road just change direction…
Love Nelleke xxx
Me too – Each day I try to remember to live my legend and follow the path that I have laid for myself although at times I am unsure about where the path is leading and if I am still in control. It is easier still to find that you have become enslaved to a percieved lifestyle – a lifestlye of things – I feel everyone in London lives that way.
Tomorrow I want to wake up in Africa in old clothes , sun on my face and see the hand of life in everything on the landscape – perhaps that could help to remember what I already know.
road will reveal itself, but where is the promise that it will a bed of roses ?!!! straight, neat highway !!!, it may be going up a waterfall, as u did Paulo ??!!!
one day at a time ?!! moment to moment ?!!! issue to next ???!!!!
You are quite right Nancy…”Just Do It”! ;-)…we could all learn from this, Paul
“Put your ideas into practice and the road will reveal itself to you.”
I think that is fantastic. I’m going to keep that phrase with me.
Love Kathleen xx
I too at times feel like the hermit in the story. I think of what I would like to do to fulfill my life, but take no steps to make it happen. “Put your ideas into practice and the road will reveal itself to you.” are words I need to hear today.