By Paulo Coelho
“Hitler may have lost the war on the battlefield, but in the end he gained something,” says M. Halter. “For in the 20th century man created the concentration camp and revived torture, and taught his fellow men that it is possible to turn a blind eye to the misfortune of others.”
Perhaps he is right: there are homeless children, innocent men in prison, lonely old people, drunks in the gutters, madmen in power.
But perhaps he is not right at all: there are warriors of the light.
And warriors of light never accept that which is unacceptable.
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The ability to be able to say no or stop at the right moment is so important. A yes can slip over our tongue quite easily, saying no requires more thought and often requires you to swim against the tide. We should never look away when something evil is taking place. We must have courage and speak out, a very clear & understandable NO!
Love & the courage to say no, Paul
The cruelty, injustice, sorrow, hate,; from those we should never turn our heads away.
love
Agnieszka
… even when there is rejection from the other side you have to believe in your way and say no to that what doesn’t belong by your side. How can you live with love and respect to yourself and your neighbours when you don’t express what’s within?
I had a “no”-weekend and I’m happy about that although I love to say “yes”… when I would have done that my way was changed in the way of the one who wanted me to say “yes”.
When we would express the feeling of our hearts there would be more honesty and understanding in the world which… leads to words that speak with the soul of life…gives light to see the other as you.
Love
All Ways
Hildegarde
Did we really need to “revive torture: he’s wrong.
Transform alpha alone in an eye, and you have the name of stupidity.
Still, say “no” is the only word I’m hissing. Surely not high sufficient.
Warriors of Light shed Light to the Unacceptable..and they are always free…
they change the world inside them and outside of them,
they share, they give
they dance, they sing
they love, and are loved
they travel with the stars
but the most important thing,
they are always free..
Love and Graditude
Annie
You’re true Annie. Freedom is a gift, but when we know how to fill and feed it.
Gratefully.
I love the story! Your definately a social worker at heart Mr. Coelho! Fighter of social justice, & healer of the mind and heart.
I’ve been conditioned to think that blending in with the majority meant a generally comfortable passage through life. This meant saying “yes” along with the majority when inside, it felt more like “no”. It seems that people generally have an inherent fear of being ostracized from society for voicing opinions that conflict with the majority. I used to have a similar fear. But with time and conscious effort to get back in touch with God and my spiritual self, I learned that in order to truly feel that we are God’s emissaries in this world, one of the things we need to do is to stand up for what we believe is right even if it means having to stand up alone. Even if it means saying “NO” when everyone is saying “YES.” I am still human, however, and so I still carry that fear of being rejected by society. However with every stance I make for what I believe is right in the face of ridicule and embarassment, I become a little bit stronger in my role as God’s soldier - His warrior of light.
John 15:19–If ye were of the world, the world would love his own; but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
and…
for the light…
warriors should always know when it´s time to go on their knees…
Nia
Never !!Blessings Tania
Hi paulo & freinds
If we consider khalil gibran, then Hitler merely brought to reality that which was hidden in rest of us also. By no stretch of imagination what hitler did can be condoned, but he gives us an oppertunity to refelct on our own selves and gurad against being oppressive towards others.
the ‘atrocities’ continue even today, maybe in a more ‘civilised’ manner. the pacakging changes but the substance remains same.
these tow are forces of nature 1. warrior of light & 2. messagngers of darkness. They say good, truth always prevails, but it always seems to be in future, in the end good wins, but there is no end, and till then darkenss keeps on winning its little battles.
love
aditya
dear friends,pessimism cannot fight the messengers of darkness,right or wrong is something very relative just like motion and rest,why hitler be discussed why not mother teresa- the warrior of light,what happens is what you think can.let’s light the flame,warriors will be availaible.
love all
Going to war is an act of love
it demands great courage to face pain
the warrior of light who believes in the goodwill
is chosen to lead the misfortuned through the valley of
darkness so that they will reach the light of god
have merci on those who will never pick up a tool
to make it his weappon for he is to scared to be slaughtered
by the weappons of evil
this misfortuned will never reach the place that god designed for him