“A Warrior of the Light is never indifferent to injustice.

He knows that all are one and that each individual action affects everyone on the planet. That is why, when confronted by the suffering of others, he uses his sword to restore order.

But even though he fights against oppression, at no point does he attempt to judge the oppressor. Each person will answer for his actions before God and so, once the Warrior has completed his task, he makes no further comment.

A Warrior of the Light is in the world in order to help his fellow man, not to condemn his neighbour.”

He wasn’t judging Bush, the message was our unity. Do you think he posted this to make us hate Bush?

Mr. Coelho was just opening our eyes to the obvious fact – we are united – for the world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes. But he notices them because Paulo Coelho has, in a very remarkable degree, the power of detaching his mind at will.

I hope this brings you clarity,
Rahimi

The bloodstained hand that commits the deed,
Rarely meets the hand that wrote conscience freed,
A river of blood into a few short orders writ,
That spilled onto streets a thousand miles away.

The bloodstained hand that commits the deed,
Rarely understands the lives he deprives,
Oceans apart, their fates written in a few short lines
That collided onto streets not million miles apart,

The pen that dictates the weight of deaths degree,
Rarely meets the hand who performs his decree.
Schooled in different worlds,
More in common perpetrator and oppressed
Suffering entwined in their fates unfurled,
That spilled onto streets a thousand miles away.

The bloodstained pen that commits the deed
Rarely meets with the rivers of blood,
which from his pen spill like a flood,
onto streets a thousand miles away.

When we look into a mirror we think the image that confronts us is accurate. But move a millimetre and the image changes. We are actually looking at a never-ending range of reflections. But sometimes a writer has to smash the mirror – for it is on the other side of that mirror that the truth stares at us.

I believe that despite the enormous odds which exist, unflinching, unswerving, fierce intellectual determination, as citizens, to define the real truth of our lives and our societies is a crucial obligation which devolves upon us all. It is in fact mandatory.

If such a determination is not embodied in our political vision we have no hope of restoring what is so nearly lost to us – the dignity of man.

SO TRUE PAULO
good letter

I was one of the millions who read your article in ‘le Monde” when it was published and I was relieved that someone had the courage to express the feelings of so many of us. I would like to answer to the Student first : if i may bring to your attention dear student that what Paulo wrote was not bitter, he pointed out all the positive impacts of what happened. this war was rejected by so many people who felt that the changes can happen in other ways. if Saddam was to be ‘removed” there are other ways than the one HE ( saddam ) used . I believe that the Iraqis could have been helped differently. now they lost everything except hope???( sometimes hope). I do not think that the terrorists were in Irak and that this war is against the extremism.
If you recall,no ADM were found and nothing justifies what happened. If this is the right way to eradicate extremism and hate many of the rulers of the world would have to face war. I understand from what Paulo wrote that WE simple people have to be alert for ” the bells ring for every and each one of us” and keep fighting to try to think without prejudices or fear. It is a long way but as long as we walk….
love

Es cierto pero lamentable lo que dice en esta última edición del Guerrero de la Luz. Es un poco también lo que sentimos los argentinos al ver que nuestra presidente no reacciona acorde a las necesidades de la mayoría. Le agradezco por haber puesto en sus palabras lo que los argentinos sentimos, aunque sea en otra circunstancia.

Aprovecho la ocación para felicitarlo por su trabajo y pedirle que no lo abandone.

Mis mejores deseos para usted y sus afectos

Atte. Agustina Torok
Camina hacia el futuro

( sometimes i wonder if u get time to read all that goes on on ‘your’ blog, neverthless !! )

it was a good letter and hope bush too may have read it. ultimately the world politics is “all about money, honey !!” is are most human endeavours, even writing books !!

see the effect of Iraq war, the prices of crude oil have gone thru roof, no doubt mastreminded by the same people who were behnd sending troops to iraq. sometimes i wonder what can people do with their billions, other than producing more billions with them, for all teh humanly needs and even desires, a few millions may be enough ! but no, after a ceratin point, we become in service of money rather than moneys erving us, check out stock exchanges, soecially when they are crashing and u can see the facses of those who are servants of money.

u are a man of god ! interestigly both bush and blair spoke about guidance from above while justifying their actions !!

i thank you too…