Monthly Archive for February, 2008Page 4 of 14

Today’s Question by Aart Hilal

Published
by
Paulo Coelho
on February 22, 2008
in Q&A
. 6 Comments

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

Published
by
Paulo Coelho
on February 22, 2008
in Your Opinion On
. 51 Comments

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)

Published
by
Paulo Coelho
on February 22, 2008
in Youtube
. 11 Comments



A gift from Marcia Nascimento

Warrior of the Light Newsletter no.166

Published
by
Paulo Coelho
on February 22, 2008
in News
. 7 Comments

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

Quote of the Day

Published
by
Paulo Coelho
on February 21, 2008
in Quotes
. 13 Comments

By Paulo Coelho

And each man kills the thing he loves,
By all let this be heard,
Some do it with a bitter look,
Some with a flattering word,
The coward does it with a kiss,
The brave man with a sword.
(The Valkyries)

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The giant tree

Published
by
Paulo Coelho
on February 21, 2008
in Stories
. 13 Comments

By Paulo Coelho



A carpenter and his apprentices were travelling through the province of Qi in search of building materials. They saw a giant tree; five men all holding hands could not encompass its girth, and its crown reached almost to the clouds.

‘Let’s not waste our time with this tree,’ said the master carpenter. ‘It would take us for ever to cut it down. If we wanted to make a ship out of that heavy trunk, the ship would sink. If we tried to use it to build a roof, the walls would have to be specially reinforced.’

The group continued on its way. One of the apprentices remarked:

‘Such a big tree and no use to anyone!’

‘That’s where you’re wrong,’ said the master carpenter. ‘The tree was true to its own destiny. If it had been like all the others, we would have cut it down. But because it had the courage to be different, it will remain alive and strong for a long time yet.’

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