Daily Archive for February 22nd, 2008

Quote of the Day

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Paulo Coelho
on February 22, 2008
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By Paulo Coelho

Angels are love in motion. They never rest, they struggle to grow, and they are beyond good and evil. Love that consumes all, that destroys all, that forgives all. Angels are made of that love, and are at the same time its messengers.
(The Valkyries)

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I want to be an angel

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Paulo Coelho
on February 22, 2008
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By Paulo Coelho



Abbot João Pequeno thought: ‘I’m tired of being a mere man, I should be like the angels who do nothing but contemplate the glory of God.’ That night, he left the monastery of Sceta and set off into the desert.

A week later, he came back to the monastery. Brother Gatekeeper heard him knocking and asked who it was.

‘It’s Abbot João,’ he replied. ‘I’m hungry.’

‘That’s not possible,’ said Brother Gatekeeper. ‘Abbot João is in the desert, transforming himself into an angel. He no longer feels hunger and has no need to work for his food.’

‘Forgive my arrogance,’ replied Abbot João. ‘The angels help humanity, that is their job; that is why they do not need to eat, but merely to contemplate. But I am a man, and the only way in which I can contemplate that same glory is by doing what the angels do and help my fellow human beings. Fasting won’t get me anywhere.’

Hearing this humble explanation, Brother Gatekeeper opened the gate of the monastery.

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Today’s Question by Aart Hilal

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Paulo Coelho
on February 22, 2008
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If you look back on your life and career: Which moment was the most terrifying or worst in your life?

The day that I was kidnapped by the paramilitaries, and the days spent in jail, back in 1974.

Question of the Week

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Paulo Coelho
on February 22, 2008
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Brida

In Brida, a book of mine that will be published in various countries (from March onwards), the main male character, the Magus of Folk, has to pay a price for having used magic to conquer the woman he loved. Many times we see people praying to God asking for a certain person to approach them. Do you think that involving God and the spiritual realm in our romantic searches a fair thing to do?

Loneliness (in Portuguese)

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Paulo Coelho
on February 22, 2008
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A gift from Marcia Nascimento

Warrior of the Light Newsletter no.166

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Paulo Coelho
on February 22, 2008
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Read the new issues from “Warrior of the Light Online” :
 
Edition no 166 : The accommodating point
 
Edição no 166 : O ponto acomodador
 
Edición no 166 : El punto acomodador
 
Édition no 166 : Le point d’accommodation
 
Edizione no 166 : Il punto di accomodamento