By Paulo Coelho
The warrior of the light behaves like a child.
People are shocked. They forget that each one of us must have fun, play, be a little irreverent, ask importune and immature questions, and say foolish things that we ourselves don’t even believe.
People are outraged: “Is that the spiritual path? He is simply not mature! He’s more like a child.”
The warrior is proud of this comment, because he knows that the logical consequence of maturity is decay. Thus in nature, so it is in life.
And he preserves his innocence and joy, without ever losing sight of his mission.
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Today, I found in Digg, this interesting article by Reuters.
“The Italian government has defended its decision to use soldiers to patrol cities in an effort to curb crime, rejecting criticism that it will “militarise” the streets.
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The government announced on Friday that up to 2,500 soldiers, some of whom have served in Afghanistan and Kosovo, would be made available for a trial period of six months to bolster the police in difficult urban areas.
Silvio Berlusconi’s new conservative government won an April election on a law-and-order ticket, and crime and public safety have stayed on top of the political agenda since Mr Berlusconi took office.
The government’s decision was attacked by the centre-left opposition, with Roberta Pinotti, defence spokesman for the Democratic party, expressing “firm opposition to the militarisation of the streets”.
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By Paulo Coelho
The Warrior of Light knows that everyone is afraid of everyone else.
(Manual of the Warrior of Light)
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What memories do you keep from the days when you were a lyricist?
Excess. But as William Blake once said “The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.”
