Paulo Coelho
An enemy always represents a weakness. This might be fear of physical pain, but it could also be a premature sense of victory or the desire to abandon the fight because it is no longer worthwhile.
(The Pilgrimage)
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I agree with you dear Savita Vega!
“There is no use talking of peace when man`s heart is allways at war;nor speaking of a better world when there is so much hatred in man´s heart.There was no use in Jesus`having sacrificed himself in the name of the human race,when human beings still feel guilty.”
“Don`t make our work more dificult than it is .Go away”,says the Grand Inquisitor,having laid out all of his brillant arguments.
“You may be right” Jesus says.”But my love is stronger.”
“We are not alone.The world is changing,and we are a part of the transformation.The angels guide us and protect us.Despite all the injustice in the world,and despite the things that happen to us that we feel we don`t deserve,and despite the fact that we sometimes feel incapabel of changing what is wrong with people and with the world,and despite all the Grand Inquisitor`s arguments-love is even stronger,and it will help us to grow.Only then will we be able to understand the stars and miracles.” The Valkyries -PAULO COELHO
Embrace you ALL!
Love,
Mirela(the woman in elevator)
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Oh,sometimes I talk or write without thinking enough before.Ohhh.Than I repent.Is me that chose a model or another.Right.Think I am at a crossroad ,thats why I need somebody or something to guide my steps.Paulo Coelho is one who can guide part of the road.At least,waking up emotions and feelings hidden till now.
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It is not I who makes you think dear Alexandra… it is your search… and finding answers… within yourself… this is most satisfying… (Paulo’s books help a little too…;-)) Love, Paul
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Bless you Candie… I must admit I had to chuckle at your comments… I think being naive or allowing the child in us to rule our actions… happens to those who are somewhat closer to the light. We must learn however to recognize the aura of those with whom we are interacting… take care of the only one ;) Love, Paul
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Oh my God,Paul.First I was tempted to be amused by your adventure,but I guess is nothing funny.Hope I was never disturbing you.Indeed,u seem a temptation to many ladies…Good for you.Oh,I am reading Brida only now,maybe finish it soon.And the really funny thing was I was ashame that my heart not open…Now you made me think I really do well.Love with force doesnt match.In one relation both must feel same way.
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The fight is always worth to fight.
But I really really need allies which I can speak about my visions.
I feel kind of alone right now, my allies are at places I can´t reach right now.
So what should I do??
I´m forbidden to talk about the paranormal at home and at the hospital, and I feel sooo sad.
I need to speak to someone who can understand me and what should do about it.
Love Jessica
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Candie - good abilities to train.
I’ve been blessed to have not been wrong about this in the past and hopefully not in the future.
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Thank you, dear/est Paul from Austria, for opening your heart here in the Blog and for putting things right, regarding me and the other, obsessed, Paris quest. You still have the proofs on your mobile-phone, in case she insists on being a nuisance to you and your family.
I am the opposite of you regarding my .. heart! I am always on ..guard and from the first five minutes of my being with a person, I know intuitively, if I can trust her/him. Of course, to become so .. wise, I had suffered many wounds, betrayals and .. disasters! So I learned that … for Privacy Zero, I just go so far as I have decided to put my boundaries, my Walls!! This may sound lonely, dear Paulo Coelho, but ‘παθήματα γίνονται μαθήματα’ = ‘Misfortunes become lessons!’ I always keep my privacy and respect others’ privacy too. For me DIGNITY and RESPECT are my priorities with people. I had read the ‘Little Princes’ as a child and always wanted to behave like Sarah, the little princes. To behave like a princes even if you are … poor! To be rich at heart and sentiments.
And now to make my usual … joke and .. lighten up the atmosphere!;] I would not even dream of walking for …more than two hours. Being a grand-mother {!!] and a .. lazy one, with .. high heels, I would not even .. dream a walking the Santiago Path!
Another lesson that I have learned is that whatever we .. hear from other people not to believe them but to ‘double-check’ them and speak directly with the person concerned to clear things up! This makes the good …. AGENT 000!
Have a nice week-end.
LOVE,
Thelma.
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P.S:I hope I will be able to come next year that’ll be great.
I would have protected you Paul.I’m training to try to find who’s “good or bad”(I know we all are good and bad,but you get the point) when I see the person face to face right away.This isn’t an easy thing to do,but I was right about 2 persons as we talked with my boyfriend yesterday.Behind the computer screen it’s another story,this is much harder.
Have a great weekend all of you
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Here we go,I think we agree on that point Paul.I’m sorry this happened to you and this has happened to me too this summer.Making mistakes and being naive.I do understand why you are not putting your real identity all of you.I didn’t know there would be an ennemy even in that party with those beautiful people.I guess they are everywhere.
Myself,I’ve done lots of mistakes in my life.Falling for the wrong persons and it can make you crazy it’s true and I do apologise for the bad I have done.On the other hand,someone did the same to me too unless that one is around I guess,well i don’t care.All this isn’t love for sure.
For the other one or the same I don’t know,addicted to sex:I’m NOT a CANDY!And not after that thing you’re after!!It’s not going to happen!NEVER!
As for the person who have been using my name..everything you do comes back to you!I know.
For the people who are trying to have my bank account details or trying to tell me where to sign or not.First I don’t know where you got this idea that I have lots of money cause this isn’t the case,then,I decide.
For the one who are true allies(and because of nasty people I made mistakes by recognising them and apologise)thank you very much.
I’m grateful for all the beauties life brings us and this is the life I want.I want to get married,write my book,buy a house and something for my boyfriend(when he will decide what he wants to do lol) and have another baby(I think an accident has happened,but you can’t tell before so…)I want to have the best time with family and friends,want to meet other people too and learn many things.Always on the light and honest.
I wish you the best of luck Paul and to have a nice trip.Hope that you will find what you’re looking for.This is a big change for you.
All the best
Candie(the only one ;))
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An enemy can either bring out the best… or the worst in you… it all depends on how you interpret the enemy… and the fight…
This post will disappear by Monday 12:00 noon, right Paula B? ;) but I have to utilize the post’s theme now, because it is very apt for me at the moment…
My weakness is most definitely my open heart… which I stupidly leave unguarded sometimes… i.e. in Paris last month…
One of your invited guests (in Paris) felt it necessary to squeeze me out like an orange in a press… taking the opportunity to learn everything about the person (PFA) behind the blog mask… Well I fell for it… because I didn’t recognize the enemy… Not only that, but the said person blatantly spoke ill of another guest who was, in her opinion, also vying for my complete attention… I could have been flattered… but instead I came away with a bad taste in my mouth… because I had foolishly, once again, worn my heart on my sleeve, and in keeping with policy “privacy zero” ;(
Since my return to Vienna, and given that this person had searched & found my real (non-virtual) identity… she has bombarded me with short messages on my phone… making cryptic misleading comments in the blog and calling me, suggesting that quote “we are destined for each other & I must take her with me to Santiago” unquote (Me as Petrus & She as Paulo ;-s )
So now that I have aired my disgust at the abuse of my privacy by this person… all I can say is that I have learned another lesson… “never let your guard down!”… So to dispel any possibly misunderstandings… It is NOT THELMA, my genial grandmotherly blog “sparring partner”…;) rather another member who is obviously suffering from some pretty bad illusions… having read “Brida”!
I hope she reads this and will leave me alone in future…
Love, & stay awake to false well wishers, Paul
BTW I take this as being my first test of my path to Santiago… and it will certainly assist me to keep up my guard until I reach my destination!
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I have experienced my enemies becoming my friends.
That is
because these people in reality have reflected a part of me or shown me my own weak points.
So after a purifying “clinch” -
getting to known the enemy,
seening myself throug them,
and..managed to correct my behavior -
those bad energies disapear. Like magic*
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I am so HAPPY today, I ordered The Pilgrimage last week, and it arrived today, with unexpectedly 6 more books of yours with it, for the same price …
Indeed a Gift. Lots to read now.
Love, Love, Love
XXX
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“An enemy always represents a weakness.This might be fear of physical pain,but it could also be a premature sense of victory or the desire to abandon the fight because it is no longer worthwile.”(The Pilgrimage)A shadow is the other “coin’sside”.To make it work for you means:to fill “emptiness” between extrimities step by step(”siege”) or by “sturm” depending what tactics and strategy is efficient by solving the problem.
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Our enemies come to us because we need them. They are drawn to us, as if by magic, at just the right time in our development - at the very moment when we are ripe for the lessons they have to teach us.
So, we should view all of our “enemies” as this - as bringers of gifts, as messengers from the gods, sent to instill in us the virtues and skills we have yet to fully develop. No challenge is without the potential for gain, no battle, without the promise of growth.
It is all in our approach. We can slay the enemy outright, and walk away, feeling victorious, but we are only truly victorious when we have taken heed to the enemy’s message and learned well the lesson presented by that foe.
Love to all!
Savita
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You are talking more in metaphors.But,how you deal with your real enemies?You dont have any?
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how i can familiarise with the thought of abandoning the good fight - but i realised i could lose a challenge , but as Paulo wrote this week, this is part of the good fight and one does not lose overall.
At a crossroads in my life for some time now - i have been taking the slower road on the good fight path; but not the fast track - and whilst i reflect on whether i can still commit heart and soul anymore to the good fight, i find that like the tortoise i am slowly slowly making progress on the path, whilst the hare takes a sleep!! ;o)
There are different ways to follow the good fight - levels of involvement {though all require heart and soul, right?!} … there is no need to battle with the myth of the mad 80s/90s glory if that ‘aint you.
That has been one of my biggest enemy so far.
best regards,
Catherine
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