By Paulo Coelho
The two hardest tests on the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what we encounter.
(Veronika decides to Die)
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Pienso que esta cita es la clave del éxito de un verdadero guerrero… aprender a discernir entre los diversos caminos que frecuentemente presentan obstaculos, y saber la velocidad a la que se debe caminar estando pendiente en detectar el momento de actuar… o expresar algún sentimiento.
Belén Uitzil.
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Dear Annie … the poem is wonderful ..it touched my heart ..
so I´m thankful that you decided to write it here :-)
There was a meaning that you should write the whole poem, don´t excuse yourself for that ;-)
And thank you Tania for your words, you don´t know how much they mean to me right now :-)
I have been walking alone on my path for a while now, or not really alone, God and my guides have been helping me ;-)
But now I can see the light again or at least feel it ;-)
And I have faith and trust, maybe all I need now is a little more patience and courage ;-)
But I´m working on it anyway !!!
Love & light Jessica
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Right,very true,indeed.
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Patience. A virtue so many of us lack, myself included. We live in a society, a world, full of instant gratification and it seeps into every part of our life. If we learn to sit back, to relax, to let the events in our life unfold as they will, we would all be a little happier, I think.
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Hmm -hugs to u Jessica -and lots of love and light xx I am sure all will be fine -just trust -great song by the way -I love Anastasia .
Yes well I think patience is one big lesson for all ..waiting and then not be disappointed -but if we are in Gods hands than there is just love -and being .Blessings Tania
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I couldnt help it ….
I post all the poem
At midnight, when suddenly you hear
an invisible procession going by
with exquisite music, voices,
don’t mourn your luck that’s failing now,
work gone wrong, your plans
all proving deceptive - don’t mourn them uselessly:
as one long prepared, and full of courage,
say goodbye to her, to Alexandria who is leaving.
Above all, don’t fool yourself, don’t say
it was a dream, your ears deceived you:
don’t degrade yourself with empty hopes like these.
As one long prepared, and full of courage,
as is right for you who were given this kind of city,
go firmly to the window
and listen with deep emotion,
but not with the whining, the pleas of a coward;
listen - your final pleasure - to the voices,
to the exquisite music of that strange procession,
and say goodbye to her, to the Alexandria you are losing.
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Better to face whatever comes in your path towards your dream, than run away from it…never give up…sometimes the treasure is not what we have in mind…the journey towards Ithaca is long , and sometimes hard, but it is worth all the effort…And it is better to try and lose, than never try….
Below a part of a poem I truly love..
The God Abandons Antony - Kavafis
…..
as one long prepared, and full of courage,
say goodbye to her, to Alexandria who is leaving.
Above all, don’t fool yourself, don’t say
it was a dream, your ears deceived you:
don’t degrade yourself with empty hopes like these.
As one long prepared, and full of courage,
as is right for you who were given this kind of city,
go firmly to the window
and listen with deep emotion,
but not with the whining, the pleas of a coward;
listen - your final pleasure - to the voices,
to the exquisite music of that strange procession,
and say goodbye to her, to the Alexandria you are losing.
Love and Graditude
Annie
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*LOL* you always make me laugh Paulo :-)
You hitted the spot :-)
I haven´t read “Veronika decides to Die”,
but I bought it yersterday ..so I will read it soon :-)
If we get dissapointed there was a lesson to learn.
We have to gather the courage to move on to next goal, or try again. Never give up !!!
Today I cried when I heard this song.
I have been crying a lot lately, because my life is kind of a mess right know.
But I have goals and dreams which I works toward, taking small steps
every day :-)
Left outside alone - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPF0hpaWD18
Love to you all !!!
Jessica
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I guess that is a test to our faith that all things are good the way they are.
When observing and animal hunting, it waits for the right moment and if the attack fails, the animal will keep hunting as it knows it’s purpose of life.
With human however, we easily loose sight of our destiny. Strange enough we say we believe in only one god but we keep admiring and praising things like other people because we are people pleaser. We run after money because we think it’s the food of the world.
Questioning and observing one self is key. The moment is now and courage lies in your relationship with your soul.
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I think that self-mastery and self-control is the answer to these two tests. Another thing is to be aware that reality is always poorer than our fantasy! So we will be protected from great … expectations and big.. disappointments!!
LOVE,
THELMA
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