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So beautiful, every topic you touched in this interview…but the first one, the one of being an artist is the one that touched me more..because it seems that my parents think the same way as yours..and they still want me to finish college and get my degree in engineering..but..
i plan to live the next minute..as you said..and not waste it…
i plan to live my every next minute or die in front of my piano, composing my music…
Annie
“Now that I’m officially crazy, I can be a writer!”
Thats another quote, Paulo. :)
I love the way you talk in English, man!
Maktub!
Its so true -people always think that if you want to be an Artist you must be crazy ,but God hands us gifts and talents that we should follow ,where would the world be with out words,paintings,poems and stories and sculpture .All artists gain inspiration from other artists its what gets the creativity flowing .Great interview
Blessings Tania
I AM SORRY MY LAPTOP DOES NOT WORK AND I CANNOT SEE THE VIDEO: MY VIEWS ON INTERNET AND PUBLISHING, not even through Guardian UK -site. LOVE from CYPRUS, Thelma
Thank you, thank you so much for …making it possible for the video to work. I love the way you express yourself Paolo Coelho, the warmth and expression of your eyes and the honesty of saying how your parents reacted when you wanted to become a writer. Of course, you were born an artist and a Warrior of Light. I have to confess that I failed to follow my dream..I was so near.. I wanted to become a “big pianist”. I, have even been in the Music Akademy of Vienna at 16 and …then I…ran away, back home, married at 20 years old and a mother at 21… I am happy being a ..wife and mother but I am unhappy that I was not strong enough..I have always wondered how far I could go…Maybe …next life, if there is one… LOVE Thelma
Dear beautiful Thelma, i believe it is never too late to go for your dream…it is the dreams that sustain us here to be strong…And in the witch of portobello she became a mother at a young age, like you, yet she didnt give up her dreams…i think you should not wonder..i believe you should act..i dont want to mess up with your world, i just want you to be who you really are..
love and graditude
Annie
My dearest Annie, I have just found your kind message. If I remember well, I think you are a musician and a ..Greek??? So you got my message right!!! My world belongs to the …romantic era and the ..unfair for women and girls !!! Dreams have their supposed time to be fulfilled, especially when we speak for an artist’s proffession that needs complete devotion. Now I am also a …proud mother and ..grandmother and it is the time for them to dream and I believe I was a good mother and never discourage my children in anything they wanted to do. Maybe this was my ..Path, for I always think that I wouldn’t change the feelings I had experience for the whole riches or success of the World..I do not also blame my parents,because we all think according to the time and way we are brought up. But you must remember: YOUR ARE GOING TO LIVE WITH YOUR DECISIONS, so do not let anybody stop you…Just give the opportunity to yourself and try your ..strength and abilities..So you will know how far you can go and you will never have to go back and wonder how your life could be. All my LOVE, THELMA
Yes my dear Thelma, i am a Greek musician…hoping to become something like Yanni…
I think motherhood is somthing that is so sacred…bringing up a child is a totally demanding task…And so giving from the bottom of your heart…That makes you feel fulfilled..I think your support in everything your children and grandchildren do creates a unbreakable bond …and that is Love..to love others for whatever decision they take..
Yes , you are so right that i am gonna live with my own decisions..A true warrior of light doesnt let others influence him and does not let them to make him fall astray….So i cant say that i blame my parents..it s just that although i am their child the bond i described doesnt exist….
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your support..You are a piece of my heart, and i carry you…
Love and graditude
Annie
My dearest Annie, Thank you for anwering to me. Through dialog [like Socrates!!!] we can reach the Truth!! I believe, this lacks our nowadays world, in every aspect of human relationships and the result is pain, fight and loneliness. Maybe my children have a different icon of me, than what I think.? It is always the gap between generations. I, always, being an artist [in soul], try to use my intuition in every aspect of my life. LOVE is not a word. It is the feeling, the warmth, the being-one with the Universe and other people. Sometimes I have read that: we may be closer to someone who is a thousand miles away than the people near us. This, I alawys remember, whenever I feel lonely and sad. Art is the way to express one’s soul but unfortunately we still have to live and act as practical human beings in this dimension..Do you agree? Learning new things is a necessity.[Γηράσκω αεί διδασκόμενος] and has been my motto. So, my Annie, learn as much as you can, and you will never feel bored or lonely in your life. Love from Aphrodite’s island, Thelma
Yes, the gap always exists, but Love overshadows this gap..So i believe your children are lucky..
I never believed that Love is just a word..some use it without even meaning it…and it s a pity..Love is more than a feeling, it is all the things you described, the warmth (it can melt down even the coldest of hearts), the being one with the Universe (because we are all from the same substance, we are all the same..and we are all One..we can sense this only with Love)
Definitely art is the way to express one’s feelings..and maybe it can set you free..For me, art is an exit door from that world we live in, to another world - dimension..it is the world of feelings and emotions..and with art we can bring into this world the other world..this world would have been so much better if we were our emotions, and didnt put a mask everyday, being something else from what we are..
I try to learn from every single thing..from something a stranger might tell me in the way home, or to the supermarket, from a book, from a song , or poem, from the people around me, from everything i come across..From the trees, and the song the leaves make with the breeze, from the sea, from the raindrops, from the green grass when i lay myself there watching the sky and making shapes with the clouds….So i guess i cant say i feel lonely..or bored…music never makes me bored and for me is the best company of all..and all the above can be melodies for me..
And i agree with your motto..Every little thing you know can be an asset for you, even if you dont understand it in the present moment…So i guess maybe i shouldnt complain and make the best of everything..But if you dont love something you do, and you dont and cant give your heart to it, i think it is wise not to do it at all..because it will suppress you…
(Nα σαι παντα καλά και να προσέχεις τον πολυτιμο εαυτο σου, εισαι τοσο ομορφος ανθρωπος)
Love and Graditude
Annie
My dearest Annie, thank you for answering again to me. From everything you write I am sure, that you have found your way for fulfilling your dreams. The only thing that I would like now to add is to stop wasting your energy fighting with your Mother. Just smile and love her and go and play your piano.. I am sure she is very proud and feels lucky to have you. She may speak the ‘language’she has learned from …her own parents. Speak to her with your voice of the ‘Warrior of the Light’and I am sure at the end she will understand. To make you such a lovely and beautiful soul, for sure she has put her utmost love. I will wait from you to send me an …invitation for your first concert.LOVE. Thelma
My beautiful Thelma, i ll definitely try to find the way..unfortunately there is not much dialog between my mother and me..we speak totally different languages..yet i have tried so many times to reach her and we end up fighting..and i always felt losing substantial energy..i believe my sensitivity and looking the world with the way i do come from my grandmother, whom i always considered as my true mother….(and she also played the piano) though she is not here in this world now.
I ll never ever forget you, and when my first concert comes i ll definitely invite you..cause many times people help other with such a beautiful way, the way of Love, without even understanding how helpful they have been, and how precious they are to those they helped..I carry you in my heart
Love and Graditude
Annie
My dearest Annie, Think of me as your spiritual mother[grandmother] and always feel that in every step you make I will be there. Our hearts do not have a…limited space. So, my blessings will follow you and I know yours will be with me. I am looking forward to seeing your beautiful Greek ..eyes. LOVE, Thelma
My spiritual Mother (:-)) i m so glad that you are part of my life ;)
You ll always be in my prayers..
p.s I have a relatively slow connection these days and it cant upload my picture..i ll try tomorrow from my sister’s computer at her work..
Love and Graditude
Annie