Quote of the Day

by Paulo Coelho on June 1, 2009

Paulo Coelho

Jesus said: ‘Let your word be “Yes, yes” or “No, no”.’ When the warrior takes on a commitment, he keeps his word.
(Manual of the Warrior of Light)

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Marie-Christine June 2, 2009 at 4:16 am

I think the first thing that has to be done is to take the first step.
Then let yourself go towards the road that guides you and follow the mystery, no use speculating any more.

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Heart June 2, 2009 at 1:08 am

Have you ever done the Daisies, one leave at a time. He loves me; Yes, No, Yes, No, Yes, No, Yes, No…Yes?

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Melyssab79 June 2, 2009 at 12:16 am

I love this quote! This is going to seem like a silly connection, but it reminds me of another quote I have in my classroom that I refer to often with students – I have a picture of Master Yoda from Star Wars and his quote, “Do or Do Not. There is no try.” It speaks to the same idea that if you make a complete commitment (do your best, complete a task, talk to your mother, pick up the pieces of a mess you’ve made and move on, whatever!) you WILL follow through. To say, “I’ll try” with any lack of commitment is allowing for the possibility of not following through.

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Irina Black June 1, 2009 at 9:35 pm

Kant’s inner Imperative and stars above will be always human beacons.Choosen Priorities make you-you otherwise personal identification is not possible.

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Johanne Mercille June 1, 2009 at 9:08 pm

And before making a commitment, he should retreat in his sanctuary, in that special place where he comes often to be “very present” to the Light and ask that light be made on why yes or why no … making a commitment demands to be conscious of the real motives engaged and aware and ready to accept the challenges, the consequences … and ready to go back, maybe many times, in the sanctuary to get force …

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Santosh Kalwar June 1, 2009 at 8:26 pm

Dear all,

-”A word spoken can be taken back by apologies but duty performed for words spoken is hundred time better.”

-”Warrior knows the power of words spoken, he knows the secret behind the vows of his spoken words, he knows that if he will not give up his life for those words, they might someday echo him back.”

-”With the power of spoken words,
you can control the universe,
You can make the trees to dance,
you can do most of the things that nobody wants,
Just simply do it, life is few seconds for living
why not to take the chance? ”

-”Yes, yes and yes
commit everything or commit none,
Remember to speak and shun,
Your vows are mixture of lights, air and water,
Please put effort to do what you were asked for,
Welcome to Earth, and this is greatest mantras
to control the universe.”

-”Oneness is the true beauty for finding life of joy or happiness but majority among us think of finding truth, love and happiness in duality.”

God bless you all !

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Ca June 1, 2009 at 7:06 pm

Cher Maitre,

Le pire c’est quand notre raison dit NON, mais notre coeur crie OUI!

Mon amour, mon respect et ma gratitude,

Ca

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MIT June 1, 2009 at 6:00 pm

If I want recovery of own self. I need to stop being ambivalent and begin making a decision, which is related to simple questions, but difficult to implement: Continuous expecting different results as I am not making a decision or took the decision to change my search and recovery. At the end if I continued as I was waiting, however, not every day you can see the confusion that one is wrapped. By not making a decision is six years in the same spot, without improvement. I hope soon and take it forward.

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Mari Ann June 1, 2009 at 5:44 pm

I’m waiting for he question so I can commit…

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T.K. June 1, 2009 at 4:59 pm

It is better to NOT make a vow, than to make a vow and not honor it.

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Carolena Sabah June 1, 2009 at 4:10 pm

Yes! It’s very important to keep one’s word. Integrity as Cate said.

Thelma… you’re thinking like a man, that’s what a man would say ‘when a woman says No she means Yes’
well maybe that’s true sometimes, but not all the time! But I’m sure you know that!! :)
love

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THELMA June 1, 2009 at 2:42 pm

Well it is said – and knowing from myself ;]- when a woman says .. NO she means .. Yes!! We just want to see how much we are ..loved and desired!! [ May be I speak of ... the past, romantic era!!]
Regarding our commitments to our decisions I think that we have to be stable and true and keep our words! So I avoid saying YES, because it is a .. commitment. By saying NO, we cut every bridge. So my … golden middle way is MAYBE!! ;]
Decisions are taken .. after having taken into account every aspect, but then it appears the .. unpredictable, unexpected, Karma or God’s ..mercy.
LOVE,
Thelma.

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Alexandra June 1, 2009 at 2:14 pm

I agree. Not as my professor who says I finish to read your work next week, than for Monday, again another week, so on…I am a straight person, and I want to be always that way. I keep my promises, if I can.Or,yes, sometimes we must say no, a neat no.

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Cate June 1, 2009 at 12:39 pm

it’s the only way to keep yourself going…
integrity to commit, or commitment of integrity.

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THELMA June 1, 2009 at 7:09 pm

Maybe, we will …. see…. as time goes… ;]
Love you too!!
Thelma xx

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