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So how do you see the world one year from now? Meaning the world in November 2009? Let’s do a type of exercise, not a prophecy, about the state of the world in the future. As you know we are at the brink of the US elections; the stock is crashing; wars are ravaging, etc… So I turn to you : in one year from now, where will we be?
So speculate about this and – God willing – I will repost here your answers in November 2009 and see who came closer to reality.
things will be better. :)
Paul from Austria where are you from then ?
You say you are not from Austria nor are you an American?
only to satisfy my curiosity that is all :)
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hi there,
its been the way of the world, to de destroyed..then being rebulid..markets have crashed before..markets will crash after. what matters is how we spend the time between the 2 crashes. people shall continue to live life, might complain a bit more..but nevertheless they shall live on..I cant help myself from quoting hemmingway..”man is not made for defeat”..there will be obstacles..but weve to jump over them, we might stumble.. but then that gives us an opputunity to rise up again
I think man and crisis ..are like wind and dust..they are always together..inseparable..but never affecting each oters spirit..crisis needs man to survive..so also man needs problems to survive..come nov 2009 ..we shall see people smiling..happy..be it terrorist attacks..or market crashes..we shall witness man always has a reason to live for..to struggle for..
in the name of god i start my word.
one second either.we have no idea to the next.
all up forward is written.
we know how to planning.and planning is a pray.
once you believe for what has been planned .this is as such a strong believing in pray to God.GOd full fill only the strong believe of pray.
when planning come to reality. do not think that you know the future. its not.
far before we born all is written.MAKTUB
by GOD.
*i must say GOD not he or she.
bcoz god has no sex
One year from now…..we would definately be on the ages old transition road……..whereever we be,we will be having an even better understanding of life.once the journey of life began in ancient history it has to move forward.that is the only truth.life can never travel backward.
“Everything which has to happen has already happened before” and “there is nothing new under the sun”.
So, in November 2009, I would still be basking in the sun munching peanuts and thinking about how much God looks beautiful!
Dearest Paulo,
I’ve been thinking about this question all week and i’ve decided to write on where i want to be, before i talk about the world. I know its off topic, but asking myself where i wanted to be required me to think of exactly what i want to achieve next year, and just thinking about it help me sort my priorities . I hope atleast that my family and friends remain safe and healthy as they are currently. Next year this time, i hope to back home after achieving excellence in my studies for the year. I hope to have made my parents proud in that regard, and i also hope that i can significantly improve a childrens home. I do wish to progress with my writing and arts. When i look back on this year, i smile because i’ve grown so much as an individual and i am becoming more of the person i know i can be. I only hope that this time next year i feel like i do now, like i’ve made a difference, like there is hope, and most importantly, like i’ve progressed inside.
Truthfully, what i want most for next year, is for my parents to start living their dream. I’m beginning to see both of them grow older, and i’m tired of seeing them struggling and sacrificing for my brothers and i to have everything that we desire. It is time for them to truely settle their dreams at heart. This year God has been great to us, and recently things are really looking up, i just pray that they continue in our favour because i can feel that this period in our lives are crucial and it is time that we succeed. I pray God guides my parents, brothers, friends, me and everyone for that matter, through this next year and while i know things will change, i pray its for the better. Should it not be, i pray we are given the strength to carry on until they do improve.
Thank you for being
Yajna
PS Maybe everyone should do what i did, look at yourself and see what your aim is for the year, post it and hopefully see how close you came to achieving it. :) sorry again, i know its off topic.. But it just felt right for me to write this :) mwah
Dear Paulo,
this speculation competition is really a clever trick of you! ;-)
Everybody here wants to know, who will win and this way you motivate your readers to hold the line for another year. (In deed I started writing here in November 2007.)
Now to your question: I have no idea at all what will be the state of the world next year in November. Let me say it in a more sophisticated way: A wise woman (or man) prefers silence to speculations. You don’t need to answer all questions. Que sera sera!
Nevertheless I don’t want to duck out of this challenge entirely and will dare to speculate about one thing I know best: me.
I really rely on your promise, because it will be an interesting experience to read these lines one year later again in your blog.
Dear Monika of November 2009,
all in all it was a good year for you. There were some troubles of course, but you fought well, did not give up hope, always tried to improve and above all you were always true to yourself.
You grew a little older, but also a little wiser. You can be proud on all the things you have managed in the last year. When you are reading these lines once more, thank God for the precious gift of life and for the all the love you achieved. Keep on going your path with faith!
Best wishes for another year
Monika of November 2008
I pray, that you, Paulo, will also be healthy and alive, when you repost these entries in November 2009! You are supporting me with your words a lot on my way to soundness!
Besides that I often have pure fun with sending comments. (I hope you are sharing my kind of humour and this also applies to you, when you read them!)
See (or read) you all healthy and alive in November next year.
All give your best – I want to win this competition!
Love
Monika
Hello Monika of 2008,
your speculations were perfect, there is nothing to add and I am very pleased to be able to read them here again.
Love Monika of 2009
Dear Monika of 2009,
you cannot believe what a pleasure it is to meet you here again healthy and alive. I hope all wol comrades of 2008 are still in fine fettle. But where is Paulo?
x Monika of 2008
Dear Monika of 2008,
like you, he is also growing older. – I think he simply forgot to post again. He will recall when he read these lines.;-)
Love Monika of 2009
peace for everyone.
all i know is that a year from now people who are hungry and naked and afraid or astray or alone will remain forgetton and anonymous to all the somebodies who rule and control the political and economic worlds.
sad but unfortunately true..
* sabah from lebanon
Paulo,
Well if that if my previous mail is my biggest mistake this next year it will be a good one for me. It seams to me that the world has too many leaders that seperate and pull people apart. I have a great hope that Obahma is a leader that will organize and give people a united purpose. There will always be people in the world whose sole purpose is to kill another i will never understand this thinking. I do respect the fact that there is a negitive force that we need to continue to fight–Like a Warrior. So if in the next year there is any change I believe we will see it in the streets, be it protesting or dancing. If you are happier next or your heart feals more hope– dance and let everyone know it. Bloging on your butt will not get it done.
What are the problems?
1. THE ECONOMY. Basically there are more products out there then the money that the people that may be interested in buying them have. Solution? Give those people more money. By whom? Which way?
a. Government rabats and incentives. They are a one time thing and cannot provide a long term solution.
b. Teach a different kind of business philosophy: investors be less interested in the immediate profit and more interested in the health of the entire society… is it feasible?????? In one year….??????? Nop. It may take a few generations from what I have seen in the industry, in the real life…
2. Terrorism. Basically there are people out there that think that life is not worth a cent. Their own or the others. How could Obama change this? Neee…
I think that in a year from now it will be business as usual. The enthousiasm of this recent election will vanish away. Some things may be better while others will be worst… Corruption will be alive and well everywhere in the world, growing like a cancer that lies in the humanity’s genetics and the nice people will continue to struggle here and there getting with God’s help small victories, small little miracles that will hold as usually for about three days…
Noah,
….J’arrive….avec mon cheval (un bonus ) …et mon armure.
Hi, everybody!
Deep in my heart I DO believe that the war in Iraque will have been finished by November,2009.
All the nations will unite in their resistance to terrorism.
The relations between Russia and America will become more friendly.
May be, Obama and Medvedev will have even met by November,2009.
With love and respect to all of you, EVELINA.
Прогноз.
Мир будет жить как обычно:люди будут умирать, кто богаче станет ещё богаче. И никому не будет дела ни до кого. Опять где-то кто-то с кем-то будет воевать и не будет времени остановиться и оглянуться назад. Остановиться и спросить себя: кто я? зачем я? куда идёт мой путь?
И так будет через год, и так будет всегда…
Так будет всегда. Пока мы, люди, не уничтожим друг друга… И это очень печально…
In one years’ time, we will be living in a world of love and respect and people will smile to each other in the street. Our children will be care free and our families will be at peace.
Noah – Book me in for a cruise
well many things can happen a year from now. Looking at it in a positive way, many problems could be resolved. I wouldnt like to comment on the economic crisis , because it is next to impossible to really know whether we are in the time of recession or progress ( okay there are some indicators but nobody can be 100% sure).2008 has been quite an interesting year, a lot has happened, so I hope that we have been able to learn from it.
I do hope that we all join together to make this place worth living in, CHANGE is what we all have to make so we can see some results- its funny to see how people expect this to happen through one person- many changes need to occur: acceptance of all human beings( forgetting the idea of racism), knowing that we all live on the same planet and that we ALL need to contribute a little bit to it, to focus on important things of life than (only) fashion, celebrities etc. :).
One has to fall in order to rise( my own phrase)- so we have fallen…its time to rise ;)
Kisses to everyone, God bless
remember that the internet is the most powerful tool of mass-consciousness in the world. Freedom is at stake. Let’s use it wisely.
i am not so aware of the real condition of the world, all i know is that there is a financial global crisis happening today . in one year from now, we all expect change.. if the superpower country is in darkness and as the newly elected president sits on position, i guess there is nowhere else to go but in the light where there is more hope..
based on the news article i read, “darkness has a way of compelling light by the sheer need of it”..
honestly, as a college student, i expect more of my own future one year from now.. to pass all my subjects and to graduate on time.. but i also know for a fact that whatever happens in the world tomorrow will definitely affect my own world in the future..
we all seek for a better tomorrow, where there is no war but only peace, no poverty but abudance.
yes, there is lot to learn. but there is nothing wrong in hoping for the best. in darkness, we can see the light, and the light is shining brightly!
I do not think I am able to speculate how the world will be in a year from now. But the fact is that after all we are humans and we like to know what is going to happen in the future so we try our best to exhaust our mental abilities in order to GUESS what is going to happen in the near future.
I believe that since the American Elections are over, and we have seen how have won. This will not affect the Middle East, because if it was either of them both would have the same policies against the Middle East but one is more diplomatic than the other, but the results are the same. But there is a possibility that US would go back to US and stay in US and mind their internal business.
If this happens in one year from now, China is the rising power now, and unfortunately Iran is the one controlling the Middle East.
And if the US (also one year from now) mind their business and take the cover off Israel, then we are looking at a new middle east.
Where as in Lebanon, (my home country) nothing has changed since 1984. Lebanese actually think that the world revolts around them, The Lebanese lands is being sold by bits and pieces to Syria and Israel, step by step. Syria negotiating with US means one thing it is not being funded by Iran anymore and this also means one thing, the link between Iran and Hezbollah has been broken.
So there will be a clash in Lebanon, and again Syria will interfere to solve the clash (as it did back then for 30 years)
Israel won’t accept a Muslim country with Nuclear that made clear that as soon as the nuclear is finished they will drop it on Israel. So there will be something concerning Iran from Israel covered by the Americans but with no American troops.
And Afghanistan will stay as it is right now. Iraq.
Iraq…Iraq…Iraq is something. In Iraq I think the American & co. troops will start withdrawing in slow manner.
Economy. If Iran was hit, the economy will rise again and become as stable as it was before. There will be fixation for the economical problems in US since the new president’s main concern is economy (which I don’t totally agree, what does it matter if the economy is good and a nuke has been created to be dropped over them?).
And I will gain bits and pieces of experience in one year :)!
Conditions apply – no pretzels.
Noah – I’m giving it serious consideration -
Message pour Noah -
Je veux m’inscrire rien que pour l’aventure.
QUESTION FOR YOU PAULO COEHLO?
Where are you going to be in a year since you ask everybody this question,what about you?
Oops! Forgot – one more card:
HEALTH/ECOLOGY:
There is an argument over some sort of official document or global decree pertaining to public health or the environment. A piece of extreme legislation reflecting the struggle between the masculine and feminine energies at play here. Essentially, the masculine is enraged by and attempting to subdue and dominate the feminine. There is death in the air (famine? pestilence?) meaning that many lives hang in the balance, and will be effected by the outcome of this decree or anouncement.
So there you have it – November 2009, in a nut shell!
Okay, let me begin with a little disclaimer: As for myself, I would never spend a moment of the present speculating on the future. (This is probably why I don’t play the stock market and don’t gamble.) I try to take events and circumstances as they come to me. First, I can’t do anything with something that hasn’t happened yet – I cannot take action “in the future.” I can only act in the here and now, based on the events and circumstances manifest in this moment in time. Secondly, whatever the future holds, I am 100% certain of this – the circumstances that arise in my life, whether seemingly “good” or “bad,” will be precsely the circumstaces I need to experience in order to continue to grow spiritually. Thus, there is no need for fear, whatever the future may hold.
Furthermore, I think the world as an organism is no different from an individual. What will be is what should be – the environment necessary for the human species to continue to learn and evolve. Circumstances may not always seem pleasant or positive, but even the worst is divinely intended as a medium of growth and catalyst for change. Example: The phenomenally high gas prices in the U.S. over the past months. As much as they may pinch my pocketbook, I do not lament these high prices, because I see them as a necessary catalyst for a long needed change. Perhaps when all is said and done, Amrican’s will learn to live a bit more conservatively – drive smaller cars, live closer to work, use public transport, etc. So, even if one year ago I could have looked into the future and seen this event, I would not have panicked, declaring, “The sk is falling! The sky is falling! Oh, what will we do?” What we will do is adapt and adjust, and in the end, hopefully be all the better for having gone through such a crisis.
Lastly, I believe that fear breeds fear and negativity, negativity. In essence, we create today, by our imaginings, the world we shall dwell in tomorrow, both on a personal basis as well as on a global level. Thus, we should be careful what monsters we imagine, for we may just wake up tomorrow and find the beasts of our dreams knocking at our door. In a sense, we give energy to the negative when we allow ourselves to imagine it. Thereby, we create the very type of environment ripe for evil to manifest. Last night, for example, I was watching a talk show in which one man from the audience brought up the subject of a possible U.S. presidetial assination in the near future. His idea was basically, “What ever are we going to do if Obama is assassinated?” I personally feel that we should avoid all such speculation, as to speculate along these lines creeates the very sort of environment where such an event is not only plausible but actually highly likely. Instead, we should celebrate this victory with an enthusiasm and positive outlook capable of sustaining a similar future.
Now, having said all of that, I do read Tarot cards. So, I look at this just as I look at a client asking for a reading. I might advise the questioner that the question asked is somewhat futile and that it would be more useful to focus on the present circumstances and what can be affected in the here and now. But, in the end, I shall offer my reading nonetheless:
NOVEMBER 2009:
POLITICS:
Many secrets, secret plots, talk of scandals flying about. Egypt is somehow a central figure in the world political picture at this time.
RELIGION:
A war is raging between a silver knight and a red dragon – a religious war in which two opposing forces are attempting to establish dominance over a certain region. It is hard to tell which is the “good” side and which is the “bad.” If you are European, you will think the dragon is evil. If from the East, you will think the knight brutal and merciless. This assertion of power, this show of force is a fight to the death, as neither side will surrender until the one or the other is wholly destroyed.
FINANCE:
Much weeping. It is a time for consolation. Many bittere tears are shed. I see many empty vaults – much loss, unconsolable despair. It is a bleak scene, a scene of mourning, a time for wearing black if you are of the older generation (i.e. “old money”). Somehow there is a lighter side to this however, as it is also a time of learning what is of true value in this world, a time where the value of true friendships supercede financial greed and gain.
CULTURE:
It is a time of lighthearted flirtation and flowers – a sort of cultural “flowering” or rebirth. Renaissance. (For some reason, this card is not coming through veryclearly for me. It seems somehow more individual than global in focus.) A time of music for young maidens, as in a serenade of sorts, much courtship and “stepping out.” Archery for sport. (And the only reason I can imagine that archery popped up is because the questioner is paulo Coelho, and somehow this relates to his personal “culture” or private life. Sorry about that. Not intentional, I assure you. Perhaps you’ll find yourself involed in a sort of archery competition next November. The thing is that the figure holding the bow is a woman, a sort of Venus. I suppose, as his mother, also the teacher of Cupid? Whatever that means.)
All in all, I would say that this last card is a draw, as it makes no sense at all in a global context, at least not as I am reading it. Something is interfering with the message here and I am getting more of a personal angle on it. Ah well! The other cards at least came though quite clearly
Best of the next twelve months to you all! But especially – don’t forget: YOU ARE THE ARCHITECT OF YOUR DESTINY. Tomorrow is rooted in the HERE and NOW.
Love,
Savita
The numbers are gathering strength Paulo – fluctuating between 13 and 15.
Will report back soon.
Got an i-pod (I knew I had to get on with the new technology soon or later)
I suggest when you guys come on board , you might want to take one with you to start with until you get used to the cacophony of the animals – dont worry , you’ll soon learn the difference between the chirp of a bird and the call of an elephant.
On with the chores – life on my ship is never boring – cleaning the deck and painting a few doors.
Yours in the Ark
millions of people will be growing their own food and children will be pointing the way for all of us. reconnecting with the earth and cosmic energies may well be the most misunderstood and underestimated possibilities since eden.
Well,I think the next year world wont be very different from today.Maybe some changes will start ,but not so important .I think peoples ways of seeing the events might be changed,and even their power to react.I think next year would be a quiet year,without great events.Hope I am not very wrong.I think the power of Europe will increase.Slight changes in economy.
Walaa Hamdan, Insaallah means god willing, maybe that has same menaing as hopefully.
THERE IS A LOT OF EXITEMENT THE WORLD OVER, SPECIALLY AMERICA, AS OBAMA WINS THE PRESEDNETIAL ELECTIONS. The chap certainly deserved to win, he has what it takes. the timing of the economic crisis could have also helped ( divine intervention ) change the mnd of some of the fence sitters.
I READ HIS SPEECH AND HERAD IT TOO, I LIKED IT. ONLY ONE WORD OF ADVISE TO HIM AND REST OF THE WORLD : the economic crisis was brought about by superachivers who were working very very hard, even Obama mentiond hard work in his speech. Thnaks to the toils of our forefathers ( and mothers ) humanity today has enough for everyone ( and some to spare ) if the greed, obscene wealth accumulation, could be addressed. IT’S TIME NOW FOR SMART WORK AND NOT MORE OF THE SAME IDIOTIC HARD WORK. and smart work begins with leisure. let’s call upon all the presidents, the powers to let humanity have respite, let it have some idle time so that it can develop a consciosuness, then all action will be good.
Hope Obama sees the diffrence between hard work ( which has resulted in this perilious world ) and smart work.
love
aditya
One year from now we will understand more about the intentions of other nations and peoples, especially where there are many terrorists. Barack Obama as president changes some of the stereotypes about the USA and indicates that here truly anything is possible. How will groups that seek to repress the freedoms of others, in the name of religion, respond to this challenge?
Are we really involved with a holy war based on some interpretations of the Koran?
Reading the posts above leads me to think that people are convinced the economy will remain troubled. If enough people think this way it will remain troubled for sure.
I think we are going to see a more classical look in fashion.
With less disposable income more people will stay home — and online, so social sites and Internet connectedness between people will continue to grow.
There will be changes in the art world. A new form of Post Conceptual Art will emerge.
New solar and wind power alternatives will develop to deal with our energy needs.
And a year from now, if we are blessed, we will be one year older.
Paul from Austria, I meant SUCCES and I am male,sorry I am not in to males at all,but anyway I was just making a comment about women being attracted to you with your comments. Someone mentioned Schwarcenegger and I thought that you have similar accent since you are from Austria .Anyway I love Paulo books but someone is deleting some of my comments here and its not nice at all. I think we should all have rights to comment!
Oi Paulo!
É a primeira vez que deixo um recadinho aqui. Obtei pelo português pq meu inglês está muito enferrujado.
Pensei muito sobre o tema proposto e fiquei meio desanimada. Vi um futuro não muito positivo, meio sombrio. Mas depois de ver um país inteiro dar a volta por cima do preconceito tendo um homem negro sendo eleito no paísque talvez seja o mais racista do mundo, vi uma luzinha no fim do túnel. Fiquei realmente emocionada. Consegui ver um mundo melhor, onde as pessoas se veêm como iguais, respeitando uns aos outros e respeitando o planeta também. Se tudo seguir bem, veremos se tenho razão daqui a um ano. Que assim seja. Beijos.
La primera vez que lei esto pensé OBAMA PRESIDENTE ahora ya lo sabemos por lo tanto no es una predicción.
Lo que si podría cambiar el mundo es la idea revolucionaria de utilizar el BANCO DE TIEMPO que se está empezando a utilizar. Tu compartes con otros tu tiempo y los demas lo comparten contigo, compartes tu saber y ellos también. Así pues si tu sabes tocar la guitarra enseñas a otros a tocarla a cambio claro está que ellos te enseñan a ti otra cosa, te pueden dar una sesión de Reiky o enseñarte a hacer algún plato de cocina por ejemplo. Esto ya está en marcha y lo mejor es que no existe el dinero de intermediario, algo revolucionario que puede cambiár el mundo y hacer que las personas se relacionen más.
Por lo tanto EL SABER un valor que se cotiza al alza, sube la bolsa.
we’ll know more,as we’re learning here, as we know now that we can share our thoughts with many people around the world,as we know that this instrument can be use also, to do rights things if we want.
In belated response to a comment above: US peace corps..
as Ghana national service…. as wannabee National service in Great Britain… etc….
what is this a return to?!!!
Oh, yes!! … youth groups.
if they had it their way .. some grandparents in GB would wish for conscription.. ok, sorry, compulsory national service for the youth of today – JUST like in the war time… which worked SO well, and did those boys ever so much good….
:o((
hmm… I’m not even going to illustrate the point further in depth…
Em novembro de 2009… passei a semana pensando o que será…
Em meu mundo:
*eu vou ter mais coragem e vou ter enfrentado meus temores;
*eu vou ter recuperado a minha liberdade que durante algum tempo coloquei nas mãos de outras pessoas;
*eu serei menos dependente das aparências;
*eu não temerei a necessidade financeira, pois “os lírios não se preocupam em tecer nem fiar (…)e se Deus veste assim as ervas do campo, não fará Ele muito mais por vós”…
*eu estarei exercitando mais a minha Fé;
*eu serei eu-mesma, mesmo tão diferente – ou tão igual;
*eu terei conhecido Paulo Coelho pessoalmente!!!!
Em meu mundo:
*os diálogos entre nações terá um aumento significativo;
*os conflitos no Oriente Médio não terão cessado;
*as tendências da moda serão pelo natural, simples;
*as bolsas de valores terão se recuperado, mas outra forma de investimento será fortalecida – uma mais concreta;
*a humanidade estará lendo mais;
*será inventado o teletransporte e não precisaremos mais perder tanto tempo em aviões, ônibus, trens…
Valeu Paulo, com amor!
P.S.: Paulo, o que acha de, ao final de cada semana, começar a responder às perguntas que vc mesmo propõe. É tão importante, pois questões que eu não consigo responder, a partir de suas considerações, consigo refletir mais claramente. Beijomeliga
Olá Paulo,
Sempre acompanei o seu trabalho…Muito obrigada por ser um mensageiro de Deus …..Tenho certeza que todas as pessoas que lêem seus livros são tocadas pelo amor divino de Deus, a aprendem muito com os seus ensinamentos e orientações.
Cada livro repesentou para mim…..um lembrete espiritual, novamente muito obrigada.
Agora que não moro mais no Brasil…..fico sempre na desvantagem de obter seus lançamentos….sei que houve um lançamento em 2008. Mas infelizmente este ainda não foi lançado aqui na França, mas não tem problema, tenho certeza que lerei no momento certo…. na hora certa…é sempre assim que as coisas funcionam……
Por finalizar…quero desejar à você sua esposa e para toda a sua família, muita, paz, amor, e felicidade….
Abraços
Daisy