Comments on: Fate x Destiny

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By: walter

walter — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 01:46:22 +0000

no entiendo porque llevas tu rol sexual a todo? la soledad no es exclusiva, la depresion es un estado, no un fin. busca dentro de vos, de tu persona, hombre, mujer, ambos o ninguno, lo que tu corazon quiere de la vida.

By: Paola Rhoden

Paola Rhoden — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 21:26:33 +0000

A vida é uma missão. E a missão é a vida. Acompanhei o personagem pelo deserto como se lá estivesse. Abs.

By: xavier

xavier — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:50:50 +0000

hola, paulo
dime como puede un homosexual sobrevivir a la soledad y a la depresion, se siente muchas sin ganas de vivir, sin metas en la vida, que se se debe hacer………… leeras algun dia esto…….

By: Hemanth

Hemanth — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:50:37 +0000

Fate ,Destiny on one side and dreams ,choises on other side .. or make Dreams ur fate N Chose ur destiny

By: Elahe

Elahe — Sat, 29 May 2010 10:25:43 +0000

Hi.you’ve helped me alot & its one of the abillity of books.now I’m in the way(I hope)but trustly…it’s so hard & I’m not sure enough Paulo.Anyway!thanks 4 every thing!

By: littlemiss-s

littlemiss-s — Wed, 26 May 2010 19:59:36 +0000

for important decisions to be made, how do u know whether the best thing for u to do is to leave it to fate or destiny or whether u should take immediate action yourself because of the risk of losing the thing that u want forever??just a dilemma i’m faced with…

By: mieke

mieke — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 22:49:39 +0000

a great book: in 2005 we made a multicultural performance around the theme of refugees; with a group of dutch and africans with acting, music and dance, inspired by this book of destiny….translated to:
an african boy who leaves his country through the desert and marocco, spain to holland, survives, finds love and work and when he has done his integration-exams, he has to decide to stay or go back within diff. dilemma’s….
we all lived with your texts for a year, just to get inspired and make our own performance.
I have many foto’s for whenever you are interested i can make a picasa album to look at!
I am just new on this, by facebook-fan and would love as well to read if you have shared already somewhere about how you get inspired to write and if you do research or just write of inspiration, and how many moves you make during the writing in changing the order of texts…?

By: Veridiana

Veridiana — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:22:54 +0000

Destino X Missão: O quê vivenciamos ou o quê deveríamos vivenciar?

Quão difícil resposta, principalmente, nesses nossos dias vertiginosos que descambam numa miscelânia conceitual e que por vezes,torna uma coisa,outra e vice-versa.
Estou à procura, contudo, de minha missão. Acho que ao encontrá-la, encontrarei meu destino. Mas sou Bordeline e como é difícil, estando sob esse estado, definir algo.
Minha única certeza é que adoraria ter sua perseverança. Li sua biografia e confesso: como gostaria de ter 1/10 da determinação desse cara!
Um Grande Abraço pra ti!
Veridiana (Recife/PE – Brasil)

By: Sunil

Sunil — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:35:48 +0000

Mr. harish,
can u give me some refernce of Indian writers who have written on fate and destiny plz.
regards,
sunil

By: Roy

Roy — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:36:25 +0000

Dear Paulo,
I just read The Alchymist and I must say that it was one of the best I have ever read – if not the best. As a believer in the “superstring theory”, or the “entanglement” of all things and particles, the book really got me thinking of these things and reassured me that what is stated in the book really is true. All is one. Everything in the universe is somehow connected and thus the universe “talks” to you through signs and the strangest things. A good point is that the ability to listen to or see those signs has been lost for most people, since the modern society is moving further and further away from nature and is getting more materialistic. Everyone has the ability deep down though. I believe we are all part of one common consciousness, but we have “forgotten” how to stay connected to it. Thank you so much for this book! /Roy.

By: adios

adios — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:23:59 +0000

she what they told her not to, turned her back and looked back……

By: sarah

sarah — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:02:40 +0000

Dear Paulo,
we are studying your marvelous “Ahe Alchemist”,and I have a little presentation about making a distinction between fate and destiny throughout your novel, and how did you mirror your own perspective in this matter.
Now if you are saying that in fate “there is no space for free will”…and if you are saying that “destiny is what you have always wanted to accomplish…to realize your destiny it’s your mission on earth”.(and this was saying on the lips of the old man to Santiago)
The question is : where would our dream,our mission on earth,our destiny go if fate confronts us?

Love
Sarah

By: Polter

Polter — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:08:13 +0000

My best friend and I was discussing things about the past, and we were analyzing the events that happen in relation to what he “sees”. We’re not sure if he has a vision of some sort but every time he see flashes of images in his mind it tends to happen. Does mean that its fate? or its just what he sees and people chooses that path?

Love and prayers
Polter

By: Beatrice Martins

Beatrice Martins — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:09:04 +0000

I just believed in mine and did the crazy thing!!

By: Sandra

Sandra — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:20:23 +0000

The prayer you are quoting is known as the Serenity prayer, and is as follows:

“God, grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I cannot accept, and the wisdom to know the difference.”

By: Marta Adriana

Marta Adriana — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:15:28 +0000

Dear Paulo!

What is the book the sheperd boy is never able to read? the one that is about people’s inability to choose their own destiny? Is it Ulysses by James Joyce?
I remember having read that is a very important book in terms of language use and critics adore it. It is presented in a very complicated way and almost nobody has read it. It seems it has a lot of monologues that flow like a person’s thoughts and pays tribute to Homer’s Odissey. I looked for it at Wikipedia and read one paragraph about cleaning corpses. This might be the burial in the snow you mention in The Alchemist.
It’d be very kind of you to answer my question. But if you can’t I´ll understand. I prefer to imagine you walking to sitting five hours at the computer.I really appreciate the effort you do to cultivate communication with your readers.
Lots of love
Adriana

By: Harish

Harish — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:47:52 +0000

Hi Paulo,

I have read The Alchemist 3 times now in my life..when I was a teen..book made me think for sometime. again read it, when I was in my first job..I felt this book means something..now..I read it again..it has lots of meaning and a lot to unravel..The reason I’m posing in this blog is..every time I push myself hard towards my goal..God tests me with another huge problem which makes me lose my focus on my goal..and it makes me hate God. Coming back to Fate X Destiny..can I change my fate if I follow the signs of life..if that is the case what is the purpose of God.

I thank you from my full heart for your thoughts.

Thanks,
Harish

By: sido66

sido66 — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:49:50 +0000

When reading this post , i wonder: during the events spiritual intense , I do not dreamed more; why?
( That is dreaming new that I realized that I do not dream more since 6 months : strange …)

By: Aminah

Aminah — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:04:58 +0000

I personally do not believe that things are predetermined for one in life. It does not seem to be fair or logical at all.

I think that the way things are and will be in our lives (the present and the future) are all consequences of the choices that we make on daily basis.

I believe that first of all it is us who have the greatest power to influence and change our own lives for better or for worse rather than anybody or anything else.

For example, say you were supposed to live up to the age of 90, as according to your or somebody else’s beliefs, but you were leading terribly poor and unhealthy lifestyle – do you think you will still live up to the age of 90?
Or say someone was supposed to win in a particular tournament or beauty contest but he/she actually never went for it or gave up in the middle of it and quit – is this person going to win?

And how can one know anyway what is his purpose on this planet for sure? Its all our assumptions and guesses. Nobody can know for sure how you will end up – its only probabilities we base things on. This is my opinion.

We all have a free will and we have been given a power to live our lives the way we want to, having to pay for our so called mistakes and learn from experiences.

Most of the time we know anyway what the consequences are going to be, how things are going to be. However, life is like a lottery – whatever choice you make – you will never know what you are going to get – you can only assume.

So my advice is – live your lives in the way so that you would not have to regret a thing. Fear nothing and reach for your dreams! Don’t let anything stop you or anyone tell you that things are not possible because your life is predetermined!

By: Angela

Angela — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Hello Paulo, I read your book for the first time last week…it moved me tremendously but it also left me asking many questions in my own life…I was a strong advocate that fate is a the driving force in determining our destiny…and now I am not so sure…but in the absence of a “personal legend” not sure what I WANT to do in this great life…how do i determine my own destiny…fulfill my obligation if i don’t know what my dream entails? Does this mean my life is aimless?

By: Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:47:35 +0000

i’m so shocked… i’ve read all this comments and opinions and now, i feel happy and touched by such a beautiful thoughts. i appreciate that Mr Paulo Coelho could give us the opportunity to state our thinkings , experiencies, life, love, hope, etc. this is a wonderful blog. THANK YOU all of the people who wrote in this page!!

By: Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:39:09 +0000

i really love the way you expressed your idea about fate and destiny, i agree with you the fact that God guides us, and we could reach any of our goals if we trust in him. it’s all about BELIEVING and TRUSTING that he will be by our side always. we should be the instruments of God in this world.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:28:57 +0000

Lovely Francesca! Without winter there would be no summer, and I agree, pain and suffering are part of every path, every life. How can the path you are on be anything other than the one meant for you?
Kalil Gibran also likens us to bows which the divine uses to shoot forth the arrows that are our children towards their destiny. And as Paulo has so beautifully put it, our wounds will help us. Love what is! The path, like love, simply is!

Love to you!

Daniel

By: Victoria

Victoria — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:11:59 +0000

My own destiny lead me to read The Alchemist once more, quite recently, and I found this site and this discussion. The multiple synchronicities involved in the chapter of my own experience as it relates to having re-read this book, are literally fantastic. I simply wanted to offer a deep bow of profound appreciation and gratitude, that you chose the life you did, brother, and – after choosing – had the strength and faith to pursue your own personal legend, for you pull a great host of uplifted beings along with you. There are books which serve as a signature of an age, and without question The Alchemist is among the most obvious of such books. Where do you suppose we are in the process as a world? I’d say late separation… I hear rumors of conjunction – I must, and I have faith…

By: aditya

aditya — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:35:26 +0000

Hi ankit,

to be honest with you, i don’t know ! an indicator can be that when you are pursuing something which is in line with your destiny then the activity, the work itself gives you pleasure, it is nbot as if the pleasure will come with the final outcome.

love
aditya

By: ankit

ankit — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:12:13 +0000

hi aditya,
what are ur views or what u think that how a person can realize his destiny?i mean are there any signs to recognise or something like that.

By: francesca

francesca — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:12:34 +0000

thank you Luminata,
you give also a beautiful metafore for life
and I undertood you perfectly!

by the way
the bridges of madison county is one of my favourite movies :-)

By: francesca

francesca — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:26:24 +0000

destiny and fate,
this subject is haunting my whole life

There are times when I really believe we can create change with only or thoughts. I do believe that you attract what you radiate. I do believe thoughts can create our (perception of) reality. But I do not think that everybody who reads ‘the secret’ and does enough positive affirmations becomes a beauty-queen or rich, just by believing in it. Sometimes fate seems to point us in a direction we didn’t expect but when we look back we see it was exactly what we needed. sometimes it’s difficult to distinguish the dreams that come from the soul and the dreams that come from the ego. But maybe in the journey towards an illusion we discover our true dreams. I like to believe so.

I believe God or the Godess knows our deepest dreams and that she can guide us towards it. There is a beautiful prayer of Kahlil Gibran that I love: (i don’t remember the exact words)

God,
give my the courage to change what I can change
and the strenght to accept what I can’t change
and the wisdom to know the difference

There are times when I don’t know anymore what direction I should go, when I feel lost, and at these moments this prayer gives my hope that I am going forward in the right direction, although the road is misty, god knows where to.

I do believe in positive thinking, but at the same time I believe in gods intervention and guidance if we are open to it. For my predestination is that I feel destined to a certain path. My choice is in following that path and asking gods guidance, but I do not foresee or want to control anything that is going to happen on that path. I believe God will take care of these things. This doesn’t mean i sit back my whole life and wait. It just mean my planning stays open for unexpected vistors, happenings, Gods miracles. We have to follow our freams, yes. But, there must be always some space for the unexpected to manifest. That’s why I don’t totally agree with Oprah and other teachers of positive thinking. I feel we would not know the light if we wouldn’t experience the dark from time to time. So pain or suffering is for my not necessairely a sign I am on the wrong path. Light and dark are part of the seasons, part of life. I would hate it if it were summertime all my life.

By: Gilberto

Gilberto — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:51:34 +0000

I will agree the topic of fate and destiny has always intrigued me, though I had developed a slightly different definition of growing up.

I guess I went with the saying that “Fate lies in our own hands” in the sense that one has the choice to live up to their destiny or not. The quote was both figurative and literal to me when I helped a friend deal with an issue of thoughts of suicide and not believing in a dream becuase the world came crashing down on them so hard, as a young teen (dealing with divorce and possible abuse).

Furthermore, my belief of this philosophy continued through my studies in wanting to be an engineer noting that both hands-on and critical thinking were part of the process, yet both were required to make a difference. Additionally, after studying and practicing traditional Japanese Martial Arts and sword, the person has the ability to either unarm an opponent or permenantly disable one with the swift of a blow, throw, or cut depending on location and depth.

Then, after reading both “The Alchemist” and “Warrior of the Light”, I honestly feel the philosophy is reinforced (BTW I try to read a page of the Warrior of the Light almost as religiously as reading a Bible Passage).

My point for this, I welcome any discussion of this and a great thanks to you Mr. Coelho for helping me to reach out to my dreams again and revitalizing my spirits to listen and see the omens of guidance for life.

Much love and appreciation amigos!
-Gilberto