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With reference to Brida, would you elaborate on the quest for the other, the soulmate, who completes a soul?
There’s a motto in Alchemy: “Concentrate and dissolve”. As you may know alchemists would, through laboratory studies, try to distill the mercury from the sulfur and then refine the mercury until it converted into gold. This quest would lead them to the Philosopher Stone (which was the solid component) and the Long Life Elixir. All the process of distilling is based on this very simple motto: concentrate – meaning extracting the essence – and dissolve – meaning mixing the essence with something else.
Many disregard that through this routine, alchemists were also training their patience and thus transforming their perception of the world.
I think you can apply this same motto to love: in order to preserve love’s freedom, one has to be able at the same time to dive into its essence and to share it others.
By Paulo Coelho
The heart never suffers
when it goes in search of its dream,
because every moment of the search
is a step towards encountering
God and Eternity.
(The Alchemist)
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What is your message to your readers especially Indian readers? Any mantras for making their lives doubly meaningful and satisfying?
I’ve never seen myself as someone giving away mantras for making other people lives more satisfying. I’m not responsible for others.
Freedom is exactly that: people making their decisions by themselves, not giving it away for a “guru” to answer and decide for them.
I think the best advice is always to not follow advices. Try life by yourself.
I’m just a man that has gone in the direction of his personal legend, taking risks and learning daily from all around me.
