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I think Pilar was ready to let him go in the end and I can see Pilar felt so bad about herself becoz of his sacrifice for her. Either letting him go for his dream or being together, are happy ending to me~~~~
Pilar got so much wiser when she let go of the other… love it when she knew how their love is not a hindrance of each other’s dreams, instead, love is the driving force to make each other better… :D
I often hear that a big problem seems to be simple when one’s partner is supporting him/her; and a very simple problem would look like heavy building when one’s partner was not there to support/cheer/etc.
I hope one day, I could be able to say bye2x to the other too :D
i was ging thre a seperation,a lady friend of a friend of mine.the book was meant for him,but he thought i would like it,am talking about the alchemist.i loved the drawing in the front and the way the book was bind,i wish i could have that copy back.unfortunately given it to a friend,that has left town.in this period i learned about the fear of change.i could identify with this shepardboy.who gave me renewed believe in myself.my dreams and my inspirations,were discoverd,my sense of self.thank u Paulo.i have given the warrior of light several times for male friends,as daypieces to read,good present.i also have 11minutes.enjoyed that too,my mum’s friend ronnie,she has said i should read the valkyries.what do u think…should they been read in an order?i know your wife is an artist.could i have her websitedetails,many thanks.Namaste.Paulo.p.s one day when i grow up,i want to write!xcheerio
By the river Piedra I sat down and wept is my favourite book by Paulo Coelho! And I can relate to this stong-willed character Pilar as I am a “pilar of strength” to my loved ones!
Pilar is a very relateable character. She has built a life for herself that is predictable and comfortable, but a love from the past wakes her up from her complacency. She begins to live and to feel emotion again, both highs and lows deeply in a short span of time. Sometimes we all have to move to the edge of our comfort zone to live again. Pilar did and reclaimed her love.
i can relate to pilar in the sense that i was once in love with a man of god. but unlike pilar who ended up with the seminarian, i had to choose to let go and let him have his dream. i wonder if i had been as strong as pilar could i have had a different ending. . . just wondering.
I think you are strong and wonderful, Lil coz it’s very hard to let the one you love go for letting him acheive his dream. I think this is ”real love” coz people always misunderstand that ‘love’ means ‘possession’, in fact, is ‘the willingness to setting your loved one free and happy’
Es fuerte Pilar, como yo:) gracias mi querido Paulo!! al igual que Pilar .. derrame lagrimas por amor, pero siempre seré fuerte como ella, y encontrare ese amor seguro, un beso mi querido escritor, tu Pilar de a orillas del Rio Piedra ;)
con amor
PILAR
At the beginning of the book Pilar is a woman that can be easily critisized.
She is an ordinary woman wanting to have everything in its proper place, wanting to meet the expectations of the world around her, thinking this is the way to conquer happiness and find peace, following the dictates of others without truly realizing it.
She is afraid of love, and is right about this. True love is indeed a difficult conquest.
Does she have to be dismissed because of this ?
I don’t think so.
Her force lays precisely on the fact that she is an ordinary person, just like many of us.
In fact , in my opinion, she is US, following all the ways that lead nowhere. Any woman can feel reflected on this mirror, no matter how much we might try yo deny it.
And she becomes the heroine of the book because she is able to unearth her dreams, take the hand that God offers to her and see the world with the eyes of her inner child. This way, she begins to believe in herself again putting aside the false sensation of being safe while looking for a love that can be possible.
I firmly believe that Gods is always trying to guide us in the direction of love. It is up to us to accept wether we want it or not just as Pilar did.
For some reason, this character Pilar, annoys me through the first half of the story. Is it because she reminds me of myself, as a young insecure woman? No, I don’t believe I have much in common with Pilar. What it is, is the annoying resistance in her. How can she not return his love? How can she not be crazy in love with him? Why does she constantly think about all these practicalities, of what to wear and when to return back home, and not appreciate being in the middle of discovering her life’s treasures? In fact, this part of the love story is hard for me to understand, as my experience is, emotions between two lovers, are mutual. This story starts out with him warm and her cold, and then slowly she warms up. In my worlds, a rather unusual love story.
Piedra is about a total surrender; surrender to love and to spiritual life, a complete leaving everything behind, and in one week, changing major parts of life. The seminarian takes Pilar to Zaragoza, which is the home of a Marian shrine, Our Lady of Pilar, where miraculous healing have been reported. We understand a spiritual destination for the female character, being named after this Holy Spanish patron. Pilar, a common female name in Spain. Eventually she does wake up, and starts to let go of her strong the Other, which has kept her from being the great person she is. He sees her behind all these conventions, takes her hand and leads her to the real riches in life, to true love and to a feminine spirituality. In the second part of the story, my respect for Pilar grows. And when she sits by the river Piedra to write the story, she is turned into a female hero I can admire.
I´m died but, ineed say it. Pilar isn´t crazy ase, if am I . I get a date with him more fast. a h1n1 is kill me but di am in the internet qith u alexandra my love, i think that u as pilar, but its crazly. a kiss that him gave in pilar i do to u alexandra. i love your face. its a kinde of magic, there can be only one. only love can be imortal., beijos flávio flamber para a gata alexaandra
I’m a man and i recognized myself in Pilar…discovering my female face! we’re not men or women, we are human beings…
I thought Pilar was an extremely accurate portrayal of the single, modern woman. While advancing in the world many women (and I am sure some men too) never learned or forgot about listening and trusting their heart. This type of behavior is not rewarded in everyday modern life. This, I think, is one of the hardest parts of life because for a time life is much easier if you turn off your emotions and talk yourself out of the magic and miracles around you. But in the long run, if you take the risk and believe in things you can feel but can’t see or there is no definitive “proof” of their existence, then I believe you are on your way to conquering the “other” and following your true path. Just as Pilar did.
I would have done exactly the same things that Pillar did but may be could have given up on the seminarist earlier than she did especially when they went for the immaculate conception.Yes its great to shut the other out, i know the other is so awake in me right now but i also think that the other is not always wrong. question, what if Pillar had found this guy married instead of being a seminarian and they fall in love exactly the same way its portrayed in the book. remember your heart wants him like crazy but the other is also telling you that it isn’t realistic, wouldn’t following your heart be a wicked stuff? why is it wrong to fall in love with a married man? is it because our society has standardised the way we must present ourselves.How does Coelho expect one to deal with such?
Pilar is a strong character, that has unusual adventures while accepting the meeting with her boy friend, now on the road for becoming priest. I loved the part when you said that love will not be taken by God, even if we ask that. She have to fight for her love, but the seminarist will be the one who takes the final decision, giving up his powers. I suffered with her along the novel, and happy when the two decided to be a couple, despite the apparent differences. She is a very open minded, a dreamer, sensitive.