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My biography, entitled The Wizard, has just been released in Brazil and given that I opened all my files to my biographer, some people have been horrified with my past.
So here is my question to you: Should you know all about me?
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Čtu tvé knihy jak unás vicházejí už jedenást let hodne mne fascinují tvoje příběhy. I kdiž můj život se jim ani z daleka nepodobá je spíš ponurí a černý.Ani po deseti letech hledání jsem svůj osud nenašel.Pro neco se natchnu a po nejakém čase to zase nechám. Připadám si zbitečný.Porotože jsem nevobjevil žádný talent ani nic co bi mně dlouhodobie drželo nebo fascinovalo.Každá postava z tvého příběhu nejak došla ke svému osudu jestli bis mnel pro mne nejakou radu jak bich mnel objevit svůj osud rád bych ji viužil. Přeji ti hodne inspirace zdraví a životního elánu. jaroslav.
Even by opening our files to a biographer, truth is in the interpretation. There are many views of what is; perhaps, I do not even know what is in my own life. Your attempt to withhold nothing is courageous. Susan
I think it would be a healthy thing – if you sense that your readership on the whole is ready.
It seems to me there’s a tendency for many people to make a kind of idol of their chosen guru, so to speak. Personally, I’m convinced that “enlightenment” isn’t some steady state that people are either born into or attain once and for all, and that there are no perfect people. Therefore I find the biographies of people I admire of interest and the parts that make them just another person don’t come as a surprise or disturb me.
Paul – originalfaith.com
Dear Paulo
First, I want so said that I applaud your bravery and courage for telling everyone your ‘misteries and secrets’.
I don’t think that I’m ready to do something like that. However, I also think that nobody has the right to judge you if you decide to tell everyone about your path, about your life.
You have earned the love, respect and admiration from millions because what you write, what you say, and the light you give us. But that knowledge and love that you express come from all the experiences that you have had to go through.
Please, accept my admiration and appreciation for your continue growth as a man and as a person. I think that I would like to read your biography, not to know the little details of your life, but just to feel that I can know you just a little better.
P.S. We are not our past, nor our future. At present we just are, without explanations, regrets or worries. Our lives represent experiences, but we are or should be above them, the Eternal Spirit, The Light now and forever! I will always believe that with all my heart and mind! :-)
No one knows everything about anyone else… We don’t even know everything about ourselves, so, who knows everything about the others anyway? ;-)
I believe that only God knows everything. Human beings only think they know everything; we have points of view, God has the whole horizon!
Since you have already decided to publish your biography, this means that you have already accepted your past as it is, including mistakes. Now we are the product of our past merits and in the future we will be the product of our present attitude…
I believe that this life you decided to make public is just a small piece of the puzzle of lives you had. You are what you feel you are and no one can change that unless you want to! :-)
I can’t wait to read “The Wizard!”
Those who appreciate you now, will appreciate you anyway and those who don’t, maybe will find something interesting at you and change their minds. Who knows anyway? After all, you cannot satisfy all the people, just be yourself and it should be enough!
Lots of affection and appreciation,
Carmen Larisa
dear Paulo, thank you very much for the video.
Porque há sempre alguém que nos que é errado….
Un tema caliente! Creo que es la opción de cada individuo.
I’d never heard of you until about 4 months ago when I was traveling in New Zealand. I was in a fairly small bookstore vaguely searching for my next read, when I noticed The Alchemist. I read a bit of the back of the book, but it told me nothing of what the book was actually about — but I bought it anyway. I read the book on my journey back to the US, and, when in LAX, I found Veronica Decides to Die. I was then, as I am now, ‘recovering’ from my separation with my wife, and I found your books opened unexplored avenues of understanding of myself that I have not turned away from since. Your books have provoked me to express my thoughts and feelings no manner how embarrassing or painful they may be. I’m not afraid of being open about my past as I feel it may provide me more opportunities for growth and personal acceptance.
-Juju
tough call there… maybe i can try to compare with myself..
there are obviously some things that i wouldnt like other people to know… thats for sure!!! still i think that revealing some things to the people close to me cant do anything but good. if i really want to be understood its obviuos that my lover (for example)should know at least some of my past, even if it may cause her some issues at first.. everything that i did made me what i am in this very moment, victories and losses, stupid fights and great fights. and that is the real truth wheter i say it or not.
but when i go “all out” in the proper way, not just by “vomiting” all my universe on other people, then there’s nothing else anyone can really say, its me all over, from the beginning tru the end. people may tease me, may tell me that i’m stupid or whatever, but it wont matter anymore, its like playing with your cards uncovered, there’s nothing else to say about the past.. the only thing that will be important from that moment on is the present and future :)
Eu não li esse livro. Quando o ler provavelmente vou ficar com uma péssima imagem sua.
Relaxe, o perdão é sempre possível.
Depois, você com seus livros equilibrou a balança – salvando-se a si próprio e com isso salvando outras pessoas.
Uma questão boa para esta coluna: Porque é que o errado é errado?
Interesting question, but I wonder why you would like to know.
How about : should you know all about yourself? Or do you get a little horrified by your own past?
Hi Paulo,
I have read most of your work. It has truly inspired me by all means. Thanks a lot.
Now answering your question – You should open up. Remember, if you tell the truth, you dont have to remember anything.
Looking forward for your biography.
Thanks,
~B
Dear Paulo,
My answer is neither yes, nor no… I don’t believe in “should”. If you have chosen to share everything with your readers, that is your personal decision. I would respect your desicion one way or the other.
However I admire you for choosing to open up to people because I believe that living your Truth is one of the most important things a human can do in their lifetime, and you certainly do that… I think it’s great if you’ve shared shocking stories about your past… To me personally that would be inspiring – it’s all these experiences (shocking or not) that made you the beautiful person you are today and so the Truth is worth sharing! Knowing that anyone can follow a path filled with a variety of experiences and grow through them is a true inspiration.
Thank you! :)
i think its no big deal at all , u might be giving more vivid details but in the the end as a writer your exposed already through your writings. there will always be people who will be shocked. it just makes it that much funner to publish, what would it be with the usual boring reactions lol enjoy xo
Horrified! Indeed, I too am horrified at those that claim to be!Horrified. Horrified of what?! Of he who has dared to go where angels fear to tred? Horrified of one who took the time and endured the agony of battling with his own soul… and survived! How many of these horrified masses have plunged themselves with fear and trembling to explore the dank, dark caverns of the human soul? No, they would rather taste the fruit plucked from decades of toil, sacrifice, and surrender. This is pleasant, they say. There is no rotting flesh or decay. They wish not to see the ugly and deformed. They want only to kiss soft clean hands and touch the tassel of the mystic prophet on the mountainside. They wish him not to be real, …please let him not be one of us… they plead, for if he is one of us, then I have no excuse. For by being real for others to see, this carries along with it a responsiblity for others to do likewise. And there are very few who have that kind of courage.
So I say let them be horrified. Let them be horrifid just as they were of our Lord when he sat down and ate with prostitutes and thieves.
So be it.
Mr. Coelho,
In my view regret is a wasted emotion. We live in the now not in the past or the future, but in the here and now with our past contributing to who we are and how we see the world. So should I know everything about you? Well to that I say, if you are comfortable with who you are and want to share your life with your readers, then I am interested. It’s not my place to judge and will I stop reading your novels because I do not like your past…it’s highly unlikely. Your biography, which would allow us a peek into what I am sure is a pretty amazing life, would be a gift beyond measure. When I leave this existence and move on to my next one I want to look back and know that I sucked all the marrow out of life. I want to know I lived life to the fullest, I did my best to help others, and when I made mistakes I endeavored to learn from them. No apologies, no explanations.
Dear Coelho.
i have followed your carrier since i was about 15 years old maybe and im not to much older than that now, i have seen every television program about your carrier, and read every single book you have put out…
i think that talking about your life isn’t much problem for you, sice you have done it in several tv shows, neverless you have been criticized alot by doing that, personally i don’t thing this matter to you a whole lot, but i think that your life experience would actually help alot of people, i know that by readyng your books it has helped me a lot, i would love to read your biography, but i also think it should be your own desicion.
it just make me happy to know you could be reading what i worte here… and keep on wating the time you come to the USA the state of Kansas…
Should you know all about me?
By revealing [about] yourself you teach us to love. Who am I to judge? Is it not you who said that “we can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation”.
Not sure though whether I will want to read your biography. I feel I know you already through all your books. It’s my interpretation of you. Perhaps I don’t need to know more. It may create some kind of closure whereas I want to know that I can move on. Does that make sense? It is the anticipation of knowing you better which is more exciting than the actual knowing.
Dear Paulo, you are much loved.
g
x
Your question sent me almost 18 years back. My father was a well-built self-made man (he still is).
He was a modest farmer but he had the most diversified band of friends. He talked to politicians, to governors, eminent people but he also loved the comradeship of common men like himself. He could talk dexterously about the most intricate of political or social issues as he could adeptly convince you of the merits of only living on a loaf of bread imbibed in some olive oil.
For many years, I used to look at him as the perfect man. I never saw him show any sign of weakness. I never saw him succumb or surrender… Until his sister (my aunt) passed away after a long dignified fight with her disease. That was the first day I saw him cry. I never saw him cry before. So, I was really taken aback and befuddled. But, amazingly what I still mostly remember about those days is not the number of friends he has or his sense of determination and fulfillment but that particular moment when he was bitterly crying his sister’s death. It was his weakness and incertitude that remains more in my memory because for me it stands for his compassion and his vulnerability. It means he is human and he has a caring soul.
I am one of your readers and I think I have always admired your virtues as one of the most renowned writers of our times. Knowing more about the true human being that you are with your weaknesses as well as your strengths would be the most enlightening experience in my life. It is not about unveiling your secrets. It is about giving additional meanings to the lives of the rest of us. I can’t wait to see “The Wizard” published. It will only add to my admiration for the great person that you are!
What can be shocking about someone’s lifepath?
If you’re at peace with your past, which I think you are, revelations and honesty about some ‘alleged shocking facts’ can not hurt you. Information is not power, only if you let it be.
And every single person will always remain a mystery to an other. If I would read your biography, maybe I would think I’d know you a little bit better. Which probably would not be true. ;-)
I guess the darker episodes of your life made you what you are NOW. Later you were able to see the light shine so much brighter because of them. You lived an intense, full life, so what? And then you became the autor you’ve always dreamed of becoming.
And you write these beautiful, inspiring books who’ve been and are enjoyed by people all over the world. They helped me chase away the blues away quite some times, they inspired me, made me feel that I was not alone in how I viewed the world. Thank you.
But people should not put someone on a pedastal. You’re just human and lived your life. Not a saint’s life. Which reminds me of a song from The Stones:
Saint Paul the persecutor
Was a cruel and sinful man
Jesus hit him with a blinding light
And then his life began
I said yeah
I said yeah
Augustin knew temptation
He loved women, wine and song
And all the special pleasures
Of doing something wrong
I said yeah
I said yeah
I said yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
You’ll never make a saint of me
Oh yeah, oh yeah
You’ll never make a saint of me
And could you stand the torture
And could you stand the pain
Could you put your faith in Jesus
When you’re burning in the flames
And I do believe in miracles
And I want to save my soul
And I know that I’m a sinner
I’m gonna die here in the cold
I said yes, I said yeah
I said yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
You’ll never make a saint of me
Oh yeah, oh yeah
You’ll never make a saint of me
Oh yeah, oh yeah
You’ll never make a saint of me
Oh yeah, oh yeah
You’ll never make a saint of me
I thought I heard an angel cry
I thought I saw a teardrop falling from his eye
John the Baptist was a martyr
But he stirred up Herod’s hate
And Salome got her wish
To have him served up on a plate
I said yes
I said yeah
I said yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
You’ll never make a saint of me
Oh yeah, oh yeah
You’ll never make a saint of me
Oh yeah, oh yeah
You’ll never make a saint of me
Oh yeah, oh yeah
You’ll never make a saint of me
I thought I heard an angel cry
I thought I saw a teardrop falling from his eye
I thought I saw an angel cry
You’ll never make a saint of me
You’ll never make a saint of me
When we think about our past unfortunately the most intense are the memories of unpleasant experiences, like open wounds – everyone has at least a few. But in time we are able to understand their real meaning and that their made us who we are now. They become a scar which we can be proud of, like a record of ours difficult way of self-development.
What helps me thinking about my past is the fact that it doesn’t exist, and it belongs to me. Like a picture painted by me: As the author, I am in title to destroy it and start from the beginning. And it doesn’t matter how many times I’ve done it, as long as I end up with a masterpiece ( oh well, maybe a decent piece of art, something at least I can be proud of).
I still don’t know, if at some point of my life I will be absolutely ready to share the facts of my past with the others, with absolute honesty. In fact, sharing naked facts from my past with the public seems to be the most scary thing to do. I can only hope that one day I will get to the top of the mountain, from where I will be able to clearly see the real meaning, of everything what happened to me. Are you there now? If yes, I will be delighted to read your biography with all the facts, doesn’t matter how ,,horrifying’’ . For me only the person that exist, is you as you are NOW: someone able to feed the broken hearts with light of hope, who every time helps me to put myself together and come back on the way of my own legend. Thanks.
I f can do anything for you, just let me know ;).
Warm regards – Kasia
Hola Paolo
Creo que es positivo no contarlo todo y dejar algo de misterio en torno a uno, pero creo también que es muy sano contarse, por un lado, uno se libera y por otro, a los que te leemos nos ayudará a entender que incluso en situaciones personales difíciles, uno puede sacar un aprendizaje. Muchas gracias por tus libros, me encantan. un abrazo. Romni.
Dearest Paulo and friends,
The responses here ahve been amazing in just in 2 or 3 days!! wow!!
Paulo, i’m sure you knew what you were getting yourself into when you gave the option of publishing your biography. Just asking this question has spurred so many interests! One of things i admire about you, is that you are who you are. I’m sure i, and many others will learn by your example. I’m really looking forward to reading it now- as you’ve giving us all the opportunity!
**Just wanted to know- when is it being released in english internationally?
I love ya :)
Thank you for being
Yajna
Señor Paulo,
It’s definitely natural that many people would want to know more about you – your intimacies and obviously your past mistakes. However, it’s entirely up to you to decide how much of yourself you really want people to know. I think through your books, there is so much about your true essence, ideals, and faith.
Besides, everyone has a history…a past. And it doesn’t matter if you’ve made mistakes. I believe as long as those life experiences serve as a purpose to evolve into a better human being, which I think you are…its all that matters.
Good luck and I’m looking forward to reading it!
-gerlyn
Perhaps it is the very detachment from the content of the files, your memories, that is of most value. The understanding that those that read will perceive the words within the context of their own reference anyway points to the truth. There is a pouring forth within your work that suspends, for a moment, my own idea-making. The content itself becomes irrelevant in a way. It is an experiencing outside of self which is engaged, and alas, the enticement. The seeker seeks.. With love, Barbara
How can we ever judge anyone if we don’t know what’s deep inside us? how would we react? what would we feel? how would we live? how would we love?
It’s destiny of each human being… a mystery of life… beautiful in its uniqueness..
We will never know…everything…only God knows…our heart, our soul can only..feel..
love
Agnieszka
Dear Mr. Coelho
I think that you are very brave by sharing your life story with us. No matter what people migth say I think that the most important thing is that You have been brave enough to take a risk and tell your story. Thank you for that. The real friends don´t leave you when you might need them the most. I hope that people will understand that without your experiences you woundn´t be you. In life things that happents make us who we are and that means everyone of us should be in balance with our past before we can look bravely to the future.
So let´s hope we all can be who we are and we all can give eachother to be themselves.
Ymmärtämällä itseäsi pystyt ymmärtämään muita.
Teija
we can never know everything. i admire that you have opened yourself up to the extent possible. i believe this is useful to you and others. what is there to be afraid of? the past is dead. it does provide some insight as to choices made on your journey. only you yourself can decide the actual power the past has on you. everyone else must guess.
i like to learn more about J. for example, i think he taught you the answer to this question long ago and you answered it yourself in the warrior of the light.
Paulo, who cares if people are horrified. Those are the people that are not to be trusted. (People who constantly critcize others.) I haven’t read the book b/c it has not come to the US yet but I love your philosophy on life. The purpose of life is to evolve, love and give back to the world. You have done all of those things & it sounds like this book is a perfect example of that. So, you lived harder then most people… big deal. You will die with fewer regrets! I can’t wait to read the book! To answer your question: No, the world does not deserve to know everything about you. Every person deserves to lead a private life that is to be shared with those that they hold dear. However, since all of your secrets are out there, you should embrace them. Your experiences have created you & you are beloved!
só podemos querer saber aquilo que a pessoa quiser dar a conhecer e agradecer a coragem de se expor dessa maneira seja qual for o passado, presente ou futuro….
I guess is up to you. What we say or not about us is our decision.
there is just a time to do that, when it comes you feel saying things about you in some way. When you do it is because you need to or you want others to know, you want to share, you show yourself.
What people think about it is something you can not have a control on it. Is their problem.
QUERIDO SEÑOR COELHO
QUE MARAVILLA TENER EL VALOR DE MOSTRAR PARTE DE SU BIOGRAFIA.
COMO SIEMPRE A MUCHOS NOS GUSTARA SABER MAS USTED Y NO PARA JUZGARLO SI NO PARA SABER QUE CAMINO A RECORRIDO EL GUERRERO PARA PODER LOGRAR LLEGAR A LA CIMA DE SUS SUEÑOS QUE PENA SI LAS DEMAS PERSONAS SE ASUSTAN DE “SU” PASADO QUE FINALMENTE NO ES MAS SI NO DE USTED
LO IMPORTANTE ES QUE LO QUE NOS TRANSMITE DIA A DIA
SER POSITIVO,VALORAR A LA GENTE, AYUDARLA, TENER MOTIVOS Y METAS, RESPETAR PERO SOBRE TODO CONSEGUIR SER FELICES
MUCHAS FELICIDADES POR ESA BIOGRAFIA SIENTASE FELIZ PUES MUCHA GENTE LO VEMOS COMO UNA GRAN PERSONA
UN ABRAZO DESDE MEXICO
My dear Paulo,
I have no words to express the feelings that I am right now experiencing after reading “By the river Piedera I sat down and wept,” and “Brida.” I have one question regarding “By the river…” I think you had not mentioned the name of the hero of the novel, but only the name of the heroine, Pilar. I was wondering, what was your intention behind not giving the name of the male character?
I have several other questions, but I see, here on this website, that you are surrounded by so many people, and it makes no sense for you why you should answer my questions.
But, just to let you know, I had an intense experience of love and loss, and after three years, I have been able to accept the situations.
Love,
Vacha
I might correct my above statement by adding..
With you I aim at your personality/person.
Not your tasks or creations.
You, for me, is not the painting you have done, the stories
you have written or behaviour you have…
It is the motive of the paintings, the plot of the books
and the reason to your actions…
/Torres
Should i know all about you?
No, i dont and i shouldnt.
Why…?
I dont know all about my selfe, and i probably never will..
I think one should try to understand all about them selves.
The more you understand your selfe, (if you truley do understand your selfe) the more you will understand others.
That way, i wont need to ask if i need to know all about you.
Your selfe are the only one who acompany you. You were borne with your selfe and you will die with your selfe…
Friends, family loved ones come and go… But you are the only one in your life who will always be there for sure.
Further more… i dont think YOU know all about your selfe…
Or do you? ;)
/
Torres
I think that you will find your decision, to be honest about who you are, with all your myriads of color, to be a wise one. We all experience life differntly, but so many of your readers(myself included) connect with you. I feel it is because your experiences vibrate on a subtle level that we can recognize. Sometimes whilst traveling through this crazy world, it is nice to see that someone took the time to leave a trail of breadcrumbs, if you know what I mean. It personally lets me know that Light can still be found in even the Darkest of places. Paulo, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing all that you are. You are a TRUE WARRIOR! Namaste.
Dear Mr. Coelho,
Your questions is very intersting, and i think that no one has the right to know anything about you unless you want them to,i also believe that somethings are better left unsaid,so i think its your choice of what to include and what not to. You are an Idol to alot of people and therefore alot would be intrested to know about your life, but i also think that when we Idolise someone we tend to forget that they are human, i believe that is the why some poeple were shocked, but i also believe that our past has molded us into what we are today, every single event and memory contributed in a way to what we are now.
It would be also intersting to know your resoponce to that question if another great author like you asked you the same question. because i believe that the best answers to our own questions lie within us.
I haven’t read “The Wizard” yet but i believe it would be very intersting. i’ve read some of your books and each and every one of them touched my soul in a different way.
You are a great insperation.
Nuha,
Palestine.
Interesting question Paulo as there is a fear or belief among most people that information is power and that having certain information about a person can lead to power over that person
However, no matter how much you reveal and share about yourself, we will never know ALL about you. Do YOU know all about you ?
All that we know about you is what you have been willing to show and to share and is already a memory.
I would very much like to read ” The Wizzard ” I continue to be curious and interested in human nature and what makes people tick. You are a very interesting and unusual soul Paulo, and I always feel that my soul is enriched by your sharing and writing. Ultimately it is up to you how much of yourself you share. If it feels right – do it – if not – don’t.
X
Paulo Coelho,
Essa e uma boa pergunta :-)
Eu nao vejo a hora de estar podendo ler a tua Biografia.
Eu acho q o que aconteceu no teu passado fez a pessoa q vc e hoje.
Um grande autor, que tem a mente aberta ao entendimento da vida.
Assim com todos aqui vc aprendeu, e esta aprendendo cada dia com a vida e por mais q muitas pessoas se assustem com a tua biografia eu acho q se eles forem leitores fies eles entendedarao :-)
Agradeco o passado o presente, por ser quem vc e hoje :-)
um grande abraco,
Sarah Hoyos Pena
Hello Paulo,
Indeed, our past contributed to what we are now but it does not define our future… our present does. So, for me, your present is more important. Why not tell us your current dilemma, situation, and challenges which you are facing today? That, for me, is more exciting to know as we can share our thoughts and own opinions if you allowed us to do so.
Cheers! :)
Biographically seen there seem to be two Paulo Coelho’s. The pre and post Dachau. But this is not really true: You were then what you are now. The same wandering spirit. In a way you were already walking Santiago back then. In this context people should know because the journey and the road made you who you are now. People can reflext your experiences on their own lifes though maybe being a bit horrified. You have already made this decision because you already published the wizard. But there is no true or false to this question. Whatever decision you have made it would always be the right one.
Keep on walking that road, you are doing great!
Leon
Dear Paulo,
I just finished to read your biography. Actually, I am positively impressed.
It is amazing that you took notes your whole life and you kept them all since you were a teenager. Also, opening your files for your biographer was probably one of the most difficult and brave decisions in your whole life.
I am not a reader of your books but I found that in the last few years you are the public person in Brazil who can better express your points of view and take positions on important issues (not only brazilian). Congratulations. From what I read, it was a long journey :)
About your question:
We will never know all about you. Now we have one interpretation of your files and story. But it is just one.
If I had all the data, I could write a different story. Not even you know all about you. And you shouldn’ t.
It’s curious you should ask this after publishing The Wizard, but regardless my opinion remains the same. I don’t think there is a yes or no answer to this question. I think that people should know whatever you want them to know about your past as well as your present, and I believe this applies to you as well as us non-wizards. The problem is that some people read the incredible tales your write, understand the meaning and value of the messages in your book, and are amazed to see that, behind the words, you are just another human like the rest of us. I don’t mean discredit you as a person or a writer as you certainly possess a higher level of consciousness than most of us, so I hope that’s not what you understand. I just mean that many people of our time think that greatness can only come from perfection and flawlessness and this ideal is flawed in itself. The teachings in your writing are so enlightening that perhaps seeing some shadows in your past is freaking some people out. I don’t think it matters though. I haven’t read The Wizard yet (not out in the US) but regardless of the darkness of your shadows, I think it’s more admirable to see the brightening progression of a person throughout his or her life than to see stagnation of their color.
“We all like the moon, have a dark side”
Even If I didn’t read your biography “The Wizard” yet, I feel that, after reading it, I’ll respect you much more.
No matter who were we in the past, because what matters most is who we are currently, how we present ourselves, and the way we serve this world.
So, I think that It’s not significant to know everything about you, though most of your readers may insist to know about the circumstances that contributed in forming such a great and influent personality, you.
You know, it’s the cost of being famous that every aspect of your life might be exposed by some way.
But that would be a good thing for your readers. I’ve read a little about your past, how you defied your parents beacause of your dream of writing which wasn’t appealing to them. I read about saying that you love the ones who got you entering a mental institution. I think that there are many miserable people that need to know that despite all the difficulties they may go through, they shoud be optimistic about their future and should know that whoever they want to be, life must take its course to teach them how life-changing people should grew up. So, they might need to about your past as an example, a good one, actually.
It’s the first time that I write here, so I’m glad that my favourite writer is reading my words :-)
Ghaida
Esto es bonito. Aquí hay mucho AMOR. Me alegro por ti Paulo. Esto es precioso.
Estoy feliz al ver esto. Te lo mereces.
If you want to share the details of your life and your past with your readers, it your choice, but certainly not your obligation. Similarly, we, as readers, have the same choice; we can opt to read your biography and know all of the details of your life, or choose not to.
There is a romantic dignity in containing the mysteries of our lives within just ourselves. Yet in this age of increasing transparency, when more of us are developing the ability to know without being told, perhaps there is a limit to how long we can keep something hidden anyway.
Dear Paulo,
Yes,I should.I would like to know which path was followed by you to be such a strong,wise and huble person giving us every day worthless
knowledge.First I dreamed it,then believed it and finally achieved it : to meet you in person.The reason? To look at your eyes and to feel what could be behind your wisdom…Then ,the dream became reality.
I cannot understand that some people have been horrified with your past.I think that your biography will help them to discover themselves… because I believe that they are not ready to hera their own souls.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.
Much respect and love,
Chrissa
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