By Paulo Coelho
At the Sceta monastery, the abbot Lucas gathered the monks for the sermon.
- May you never be remembered - he said.
- What do you mean? - replied one of the brothers. - May our example not help those who might need it?
- In the days when everything was just, no one paid attention to exemplary people - answered the abbot. - Everyone gave their best, without pretensions, and so fulfilled their duty to their fellow men. They loved their neighbor because they understood that this was part of life, and they thought nothing of respecting a law of nature. They shared their possessions in order not to accumulate more than they could carry, since journeys last a lifetime. They lived together in freedom, giving and receiving, without demanding or blaming anything on others. That is why their deeds were not handed down, and there is no story known about them.
“I hope we can achieve the same thing in the present: to make goodness such a common thing, that there is no need to exalt those who practice it.”
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Amen to that story ..Blessings Tania
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we make many mistakes and will continue to do so, as long as your intentions are good that is all that matters.
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Dear Paul,
I don’t think heart “needs the nourishment of appreciation”, because it’s got it naturaly. ;)
That’s something else…
Nice week.
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HI Paul freinds !
the only reason we continue to ‘exist’ is that we all need to learn, ‘the path’ which one hears of so often is nothing but a path of continuous learning and refinements of our learnings.
love
aditya
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Dear egoz, that’s exactly what I mean, I also would prefer not to “need” a thank you. If only the feeling would not arise. Everything I do comes from my heart, so maybe it is the “heart” that needs the nourishment of appreciation. I don’t know….I guess I have a lot to learn….but then, that’s why I’m here ;) Love, Paul
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Goodness, so many responses…thank you for all of them. Of course you are ALL right, I guess I must then be too “normal” as Aditya put it. Thanks again, with love, Paul
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Dear Paul from Austria
“we all “need” to know that our deeds are appreciated”.
Maybe. But we could stay unconcerned. Not only for this but mostly in life.
Afterwards, we are loving and sharing for something superior than a thank, a smile, a suspense.
Why should other’s lack of gratitude wounds you?
With love
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dear paul,
for me, i often wondering:
“can i always know what is necessary for me to do? so that i would never need any ‘thank you’”
geez, i do have alot limitation.
namaste,
egoz
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Hi Paul from Austria,
what u have said above is so right, ‘normal’ people ‘need’ to be appreciated.
but once we know in our heart that what we are doing is right, then there is no ‘need’ to be appercaited, this need only signifies some lurking doubts in our mind. for some even an ackownedldgement of a good deed, like a simple thnak you initiates fresh thoghts of gratitude, in the mind of the doer of ‘good’ deed.
love
aditya
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Dear Anlao, Dear Wanbliska, so hard to do because in reality we all “need” to know that our deeds are appreciated. If you don’t receive a simple thank you, then you wonder whether the deed was in fact necessary. A simple “thank you” is food for my heart…no doubt yours too? Love Paul
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Pedalling through the net, I found this:
Love is…
by High Eagle
Love is giving with no thought of getting.
It is tenderness enfolding with strength to protect.
It is forgiveness without further thought of the thing forgiven.
It is understanding of human weakness,
with knowledge of the true self shining through.
It is quiet in the midst of turmoil.
It is trust in Great Spirit with little thought of self.
It is the one altogether lovely, the light in the mother’s eyes,
the glory in the sacrifices,
the quiet assurance of protection.
It is in the expectation of our Creator’s promise coming true.
It is the refusal to see anything but good in our fellow man.
It is the glory that comes with selflessness and the power that comes with
assurance of the Creator’s love for His Children.
It is the resistance to the world’s lust and greed, thus becoming a positive
law of annihilation to error.
Love . . . the one thing no one can take from us . . .
the one thing we can give constantly
and become increasingly rich in the giving.
Love can take no offense,
for it cannot know that which it does not of itself conceive.
It cannot hurt or be hurt,
for it is the purest reflection of Great Spirit: Good.
It is the one eternal, indestructible force for good.
It is the will of Great Spirit,
preparing, planning, proposing, always what is best
for all His universe.
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A world without Ego.
The ego transcended, transmuted, embraced totally by the Light.
This is the next step.
No need to “teach others”, no need to change others, no need of philosphies…but living the word. No need to justify anything.
No need of being important because we are already important. We are the creators by our own thoughts. We are the center…we always have been the center. The Observer. The One that brings to life the Universe.
No need to demonstrate nothing.
It’s possible because we are dreaming it.
Love,
G
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The most important thing is not to forget the promise, that’s carved in our heart. If then people need to rise it up to the sky, that’s their sight on.
We are achieving in the present. Many people now are freeing themselves from self-pride, to dignity.
I love the Universe and U.
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Thank You Hope :)
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That seems so against the ‘aspirations’ of people in these times, when people are willing to do anything to leave a mark, so that their names and deeds are remembered.
In fact in one of the ‘traditions’ i have come across, it is specially recommnded that one should refrain from being famous ( that way one is remembered) as the individual soul gets ’stuck’ with the identity being remembered.
a lot of stress, a lot of violence wil cease to be if we all could just live our lives peacefully without ambition of ‘being remembered’
love
aditya
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Dear Daniel You make me smile…..
Dear Alexandra, Hope is a powerful thing, have faith it will bring forward change……
I know that as long as there are sites like this, and if the people here are the ones that walk into the future together then change walks hand in hand with Hope!
Love Hope
P.S: As you can see because of my name, i am doomed to preach the power of hope:)
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To be able to do goodness without expecting to be glorified for it.
To be able to do goodness towards others even when its not reciprocitated.
To be able to look at other’s harm towards me without the feelings of anger and unfairness and somehow find it in me to still do good.
…..my heart and I still have a long way to go, but maybe this is not meant to be a fast journey.
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Amen to that story ..Blessings Tania
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I really find a place like that more like a sort of paradise than our common world.yes,it should be better,i cannot denie.but this would be no more our true world,i have great doubts it is realistic a vision.Hope must still remain,sorry if i was little bitter now.love you all,dear friends
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I just wanna say one thing. I go to this website, infowars.com , and post comments sometimes. The website is dedicated to exposing the truth behind world events, and shedding light on what the “true” intentions of the world elite are. The people who post comments on this site claim that they want to help save the world, make it a better place, and fight for freedom against corrupt governments. Yet, most, not all, but most of the comments are so judgemental of others, negative, evil, and violent. I try to post comments to stimulate dialog, but all I get in return is name calling and empty threats.
So, than I come to this site, and it makes me smile. The people who post on this site are so nice, friendly, and welcoming. I could see myself living amongst people like you guys. And, about this little passage, it is so beautiful and simple, that its truth can not be denied. I love it…Thank You to Paulo, the people who make this site possible, and all the commenters.
Love Daniel
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We’re all simple people,
we go different ways,
to reach heaven on earth,
to count nights and days,
we smile to each other,
we love..
breathing every moment..
like it was the last.
No matter how high we go,
and how far..
what simple stays the same..
it..shines.
love
Agnieszka
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