Today’s Question by Aart Hilal

by Paulo Coelho on June 18, 2008

Although you didn’t like the compulsiveness of the religious practice, that you have known ever since you were a child, something happened, in your youth, when you decided to reconsider your attitude. I know that you have never revealed the identity of that man who must have been the one that brought about the change I was speaking about. However I insist, by asking you: was it not one of those rare meetings with a warrior of light?

The warrior of the light, who can change your life, is everywhere. It may be a taxi driver, a person that you met by chance in the bus, if you are attentive to the signs – this person, even if you never see him/her again, will give you the right input to take the decisions that you are postponing. Therefore, all we need is to be attentive to signs and open to people.

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John June 25, 2008 at 1:37 pm

Manuela

I agree entirely – thanks for your comment.

John

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MANUELA June 19, 2008 at 2:47 pm

I think that ourselves is our God.In the way that that wr are life and life is Love, we are love. Buddha, God, ecc, were on earth to remind us the things and behaviuor we should have to appreciate nature and rejoin ourselves to the Whole.(nature and loving).

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Charles June 19, 2008 at 1:05 pm

Bhuddist Proverb: ‘When the student is ready, the teacher will appear’.

Be ready.

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Tania June 19, 2008 at 8:49 am

People and signs are everywhere ..we must pay attention to what God puts in front of us ,even if it is just one word a person says that you never see again ,or maybe you have an experience with seeing something that changes your life for ever ..what really matters is what we do with these signs or experiences /people ,having the courage to take action and follow on to change our views /beliefs and situations.Love Tania

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wanbliska June 18, 2008 at 6:55 pm

That’s true. I met a lot in my life. Sometimes, as if they were sent by angels. Aren’t they angels? Maybe, as life does that I never saw them again… :)
It can but make me think, afterwards, that it is useless wishing them…They arrive and stay there to light us, the time’s needed. Signs are their coat.

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Alexandra June 18, 2008 at 5:35 pm

That is you believe in the miracles hidden in an simple thing.I agree,and I think really we must be opened,in order not to pass without noticing a thing that might change our life:e.g. not pass near a book written by Paulo Coelho without reading it,would be great mistake.bye

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John June 18, 2008 at 2:27 pm

Instinctively I feel the same as you Paulo, life generally is working on your behalf to help you follow your path.

Sometimes though I struggle to reconcile my belief in life with any belief in religon or God. I cant see any religon that exists today that works in tandem with the life as it is? I probably have not read enough and wonder whether there is something specific I should read that would help me?

I think the difficulty is that I have an instintive belief in life but I cant see it in any visual way, I know what God and Jesus, Buddha are supposed to look like but not my God – the God of life that is.

Did anyone face a similar problem or was it never an issue for you?

I want to say that I just believe in life and that it has no structure other than the rules of life (and randomness) but that makes me feel as though I am completely alone believeing in something that no one else does!

It has taken me some time to add this question to this blog and I apologise in advance if it is not appropriate.

Kind Regards

John

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