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Just before a dream is fulfilled, the Soul of the World decides to test everything that was learned on the journey.
(The Alchemist)
Paulo Coelho
Paulo,
isto é uma verdade absoluta…. Acho que venho sendo duramente testada nos ultimos dois anos… Ás vezes perco a fé, acho que minha vitoria nunca vai chegar… Meu adversário adquiriu um poder que eu não imagino de onde veio e muito menos porque se levantou contra mim…
Mas se continuo viva, deve haver um propósito…
beijo
Patricia
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Divine love goes before me and prepares the way.
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and the Soul of the World have been made aware to decide
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Dear Paulo,
Today, I return to Ithaca.
I decided to comeback and see him after 3 years of separation.
Bad separations stay like wounds. I was scared that I might one day , later in time, realize that I still suffer from that old hidden wounds. Love wounds stay alive. And Hidden. One day, you realize, for no reason, that they were the reason to all your failures.
So I am going to Ithaca.
I won’t tell him yes again. I’ve been thinking on that for long long days, weeks, months. Long years. I’ll forgive, and forget. And I’ll restart a new life, have a new love, to whom i’ll give evrythg I can, the one love that results from our wounds, and deceived hearts, and the one love that is generated by the hope and positive expectations that accompany each new alchemy between two souls.
I thought He was the one, and so he did. But Just before the dream was fulfilled, the Soul of the World decided to test everything that was learned on the journey.
Then I discovered, that, he wasnt that one, and so did he.
Hopefully, the soul of the world can sometimes save you from big mistakes. Today, it could be the same force that leads me again to him, to tell him Goodbye my love, good luck on your way, and to allow possibly a new, and perhaps more viable departure in life.
I love you, Warrior of the light.
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I’m not a fan of Miley Cirus, but yesterday I was listening to the radio and listening to her song “The Climb” amazed that instead of vapid adolescent angst or bubblegum pop, truly profound words were being played on Top 40 radio…and they speak to this concept of being tested. I’ve edited a bit, but the words here are the essence… ENJOY!
I can almost see it
That dream I’m dreaming but
There’s a voice inside my head saying,
You’ll never reach it,
Every step I’m taking,
Every move I make feels
Lost with no direction
My faith is shaking but I
Got to keep trying
Got to keep my head held high
There’s always going to be another mountain
I’m always going to want to make it move
Always going to be an uphill battle,
Sometimes I’m gonna to have to lose,
Ain’t about how fast I get there,
Ain’t about what’s waiting on the other side
It’s the climb
The struggles I’m facing,
The chances I’m taking
Sometimes they knock me down but
No, I’m not breaking
I may not know it
But these are the moments that
I’m going to remember most, yeah
Just got to keep going
And I,
I got to be strong
Just keep pushing on, cause
There’s always going to be another mountain
I’m always going to want to make it move
Always going to be an uphill battle,
Sometimes I’m gonna to have to lose,
Ain’t about how fast I get there,
Ain’t about what’s waiting on the other side
It’s the climb
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU7tV4GCmWw
Perhaps she’s growing up and singing about her own revelations :)
~Melyssa
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This year - 2009
I believe
God has put me to the test
And…oao!
It`s soo exhausting -
& wonderful & amazing*
I`ll pray for endurance & joy
Hopefully I`ll “make it”
- whatever that means…hmm
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Hello Annie,
The word test is indeed different from life.
In life you learn a lot through an observation and in many situations it is a key to not respond. If you take a test you must take an action, otherwise you will fail. I recommend you to avoid challenges, if you are not prepared to take them on.
The wisdom of life is knowing your strength and limits.
With love,
Bart
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Mich Reply:
July 10th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
My strenght is my heart and my weakness my drugged mind and the cage I have put myself in.
What do I do?
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Annie Reply:
July 11th, 2009 at 12:02 am
Focus on your strength dear Mich, your heart! Seeing with the eyes of your Heart is the best way to look at the world and yourself, and so go out of the cage and fly…
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Annie Reply:
July 11th, 2009 at 12:00 am
Dear Bart, thank you for your post
But not responding IS a ‘response’ dear Bart!
ANd something else,SOmetimes, you know, it is with failure that we can understand our strength, and that might trigger us to exceed our limits!
Love and Graditude
Annie
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Without that life wouldn’t be so interesting. I try not to be afraid of turmoils in life but to lern everythig I can from it
veronika
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Elaine Reply:
July 11th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
Thank You Veronika!
You have stated this well. Just put things in the right perspective. Talk, laugh, and cry with God as things are placed in your path. Remember as Paulo has said “Use fear as an engine, not as a break” “The other side of fear is faith.”
Love and Warmth,
Elaine
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Yes there’s always the final test to overcome.
As in school, it’s the last and greatest test that life gives, to prove that the Pilgrim has really walked his/her path, and that he/she is not a gambler.
Let’s walk on.
Love
Chris
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Our dreams are our challenges. We can easily get what we want, if we are not afraid of this. And Universe always tests us about readiness to get what we wish.
Dreaming and visualizing are not enough to make our dreams come true. If we are not ready, and afraid of having what we wished, we will fail exactly.
Be more optimistic, wish a lot and don’t afraid to catch your dream when you have chance to do it.
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Hi,
Just recently on this blog but loving all the comments. What an inspiring group.
My thoughts: Who says that a dream was not fulfilled? The journey is the dream! We’re fulfilling a dream with each step we take and each step we take is a test. It all depends how we face the test. I believe that each of us have the soul of the world within us.
L & L
Maria A.
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I met my hubby when I was 14 and I’ve heard a voice saying destiny…we departed and I met him gain when I was 17…we got married when I was 21…we are so much alike that others think we are related…38 years later we are still together…I am positive that he is my karma but not a soulmate…I met my soulmate and we love each other and trasure our existing but we are very far away..bur what is a distance for a fine feelings and beautiful thoughts….just a word….all in life is about discipline …so i stick to my part of a bargain…till the death do us apart…
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Love u always:)
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I needed some days to feel about this qoute…and yes after a long walk steps are sometimes heavy just before we reach the dream.
What makes us always to go on…or maybe to stop just before the dream is fulfilled.
Probably a lot of us do know the story about the man who had to climb 100 walls to reach his destiny and that he returned after the 99th instead of climbing that 100th wall.
Is it the fear of failure during a test that can keep yourself away from your dream?
Or is it because of not wanting to let go of… the way that he walked, climbed?… what he has learned?
When you let go in the darkest moment what you have learned you become the wisdom of your way in the dawn of your dream.
Each test is a moment given to reach your dream in the being of it.
xxx
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Just before a dream is fulfilled, the Soul of the World decides to test everything that was learned on the journey.
(The Alchemist)
Paulo Coelho
It seems that for a dream to be fulfilled we must be ’sure’ and accept that we deserve the happiness .. The doubts, we may have must be laid aside. When we start the journey, we may have many desires that need to be materialized.. On the way we sometimes realize that things that seemed important to us before, are not any more.. We have learnt that the most valuable things are the simple presents of life :peace, love, health.. Our values change with age and the acquired wisdom..
But then, when we the least expect it, our dreams and desires happen to be fulfilled. This happens because when a desire is sent to the Universe it is destined to return to the .. sender and become a reality. So we must be careful for the desires we are sending to the Universe.. because eventually they will be presented to us, but then we may realize that we are not any more interested in acquiring it!! ;-] Destiny governs our Path.
LOVE,
Thelma xx
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Heart Reply:
July 11th, 2009 at 12:32 am
Thelma dearest,
Good to see you back! I’m not commenting on your words, because they are beautiful as always. The quote above, just put a thought in my mind..Yes, the Soul of the World might test what has been learned on the journey, but not in the sense of academical tests with multiple choices. The test the Soul of the World uses is one asking us to quit thinking so much, and just live and let life give us all the right answers in due time. An effortless test, really.
s agapo poli BFF,
Heart :)
(Guess who thought me that?)
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Freda Reply:
July 19th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
Thank you so much for teaching and sharing what you’ve learned. I know that everything I have learned is being tested, and I am grateful for the reminder you bring to stop thinking so much, to just live and allow life to give us the answers in due time. I appreciate you.
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Hola, vereis tengo una gran duda. He escuchado hablar muy bien sobre los libros de Paulo. Ahora bien, yo soy atea, no creo en ningún tipo de dios ni apoyo, pero sí respeto y tolero, el sistema católico, aunque ha habido épocas en las que era intolerable. Pero, ese es otro tipo de discusión. En cambio, me encanta la manera de ver la vida que tiene este hombre.
La duda que tengo es si me gustarán los libros de Paulo. Qué pensais? Me aportará algo? O acabaré aborreciendo su concepto de dios a lo largo de sus libros? Gracias de antemano y espero vuestras respuestas.
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paola Reply:
July 12th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
Ana María. Durante muuuuchos años-casi todos los de mi adolescencia- me definía como atea. Me daba algo de rechazo y dolor de panza, oir hablar a los demas de Dios, bueno, no tanto de Dios, sino de los que Dios haría, pensaría, de ese Dios “interpretado”. Con los años me fui dando cuenta de que aunque me psaba esto, tambien creía mucho en las NO CASUALIDADES, en el poder del pensamiento, del sentimiento, y reflexionaba con profunda y sincera entrega sobre todo lo que sucedia a mi alrededor y en mi interior. No hace tanto me encontré con una frase de un filósofo frances-Mas que mil disculpas, pero ahora no recuerdo el nombre- que definió casi por completo lo que siento:
LA RELIGIÓN NO ES NADA. VIVIR RELIGIOSAMENTE LO ES TODO.
Vivir religiosamente es lo que hacen los hombres que creen en Dios, el Diso en si mismos e intentan-aunque toscamente- VOLAR HACIA LA DIVINIDAD.
Mis respetos y mis saludos. Animate a oir otras voces!. Solo así distinguiras la tuya!!!
PAOLA
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Good morning Mr. Coelho. My name is Sarah .A. Boodram and I live in Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean. I have always wanted to send this email to you and now I’ve finally gotten the chance.
The first book I ever read from your collection was The Alchemist. My life was completely transformed after. Each subsequent book I read took my development even further. So many ideas explored in your books are ideas which existed in me but I’ve never had the words to express them so clearly and precisely so I thank you for your books.
I don’t believe in co-incidences but I will still use the word here. Co-incidentally, each one of your books was given to me at specific points in my life when I really needed the messages conveyed. As a university student, I study much literature – French and Spanish literature included- but Mr. Coelho, no books have had the power to speak to me as directly as your books have. I guess perhaps our lives have crossed similar paths.
I am very curious as to the story behind Brida. I was shocked to read the story because I am at a point in my life where two of my soul mates have crossed my path and it’s difficult for people around me to understand and grasp the idea of genuinely loving two men at the same time.
Generally, I would like to know if there is any specific literature (beside your personal experiences) which has contributed to the creation of works like Brida and the Alchemist so that I can broaden my reading and explore such philosophies more.
I thank you again Mr. Coelho for each novel which has helped me to grow and become more in tune with myself, thus becoming more in tune with others.
Regards,
Sarah .A. Boodram
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This is for the Warriors of the Light segment, but I couldn’t find where to link to it. Apologies.
Dear Mr. Coelho,
I am a huge fan and it is an honor to share my gifts with you and the visitors to your blog.
My powers - the gifts that God has given me are the gifts of visualization and the ability to call forth what I envision.
Last year, I quit my job and after quitting my job I decided to go to Africa which was something I had wanted to do for many years.
Prior to leaving, I was very concerned about taking the journey without having secured employment. A few days before my trip, I envisioned myself being interviewed for a job I had applied for. In my mind I pictured this beautiful office where the conversation between me and the interviewer flowed easily. During the middle of my visualization exercise my telephone rang. And it was a phone call from a representative of the organization whose position I had applied for. They phoned to ask if I wanted to come in for an interview and I was hired shortly thereafter.
A year ago I had another vision/dream related to Africa. In the dream, I was at the airport leaving for Accra, Ghana, where I traveled in the first class section of the plane.
I traveled first class to Africa with the help of a friend. She worked for the airline and secured a “friends and family” pass for me.
How do I elaborate such visions?
I believe that I am deserving, and as a child of God I believe that I am worthy because God said it is so, “Asks and it shall be given…”Matthew 7:7-8-.
I elaborate these visions by understanding who I am and understanding my purpose in this lifetime.
To this end I believe that my life is a part of a continuum and that there are specific things or appointments that were preordained for me. I believe that if I don’t act on these things and keep the process moving, someone, or some happening along the process will be looking for me wandering what happened, why didn’t I show up to help keep things flowing.
Visualizing then calling forth what I envision – those are my gifts - the hidden powers which God has granted me.
These thoughts are highlights from my blog. You can read the full text at http://fltmakeachange.blogspot.com/
Peace and blessings to you Mr. Coelho and if there is anything I can do for you, please don’t hesitate.
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Hola Freda, Reply:
July 9th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
Estoy alucinada. !Qué suerte! Me alegro por ti. ¿Usted podría ayudarme a encontrar un trabajo allí? Siempre he querido ir a África. Me gusta escribir. ¿Podría ayudarme a encontrar un trabajo en el que pudiera dedicarme a ello? ¿Podría ayudarme usted a encontrar un trabajo así? También me gusta mucho la fotografía.
Pedid y se os dará, no creo mucho en ésto a estas alturas de la vida, pero por preguntar no pierdo nada. Tiene que imaginarse cuánto deseo ir a África y cuánto deseo un trabajo en el que pueda escribir. Me encantaría trabajar en alguna revista o periódico y tener la libertad y el apoyo para escribir lo que quiera, dentro de las posibilidades, claro. También soy muy valiente cuando se trata de alguna injusticia.
Tengo 28 años y nadie me ha dado nunca una oportunidad, pero puedo aprender mucho y tengo mucho entusiasmo.
Gracias de antemano. Tome en serio, muy, muy, muy en serio este comentario por favor. Espero su respuesta.
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Freda Reply:
July 19th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
Please forgive my delay in responding, but I don’t speak Spanish, and I hope you have means to interpret. I am wishing every good thing for your aspirations to be and do more in your life. I am not a person of great means, but I trust in God, and I believe in his higher purpose for the good in our lives. I just read a post from another writer that says, stop thinking so much and let life guide your course to show what to do and how. Visualize, see it, call it forth, and the dreams you aspire to can come to fruition. I know it’s not easy when there are no finances to make things happen. But life can introduce you to people, circumstance and situations, just where you are. I am advising to keep your heart and mind open to alll the good. Peace and blessings
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Hola Freda, Reply:
July 9th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
¿En que zona de África está? No le he preguntado eso. Gracias.
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Freda Reply:
July 19th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
I went to Accra, Ghana, West Africa
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Hola Freda, Reply:
July 9th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
Saldría a la calle con una cámara de fotos y entrevistaría a las personas necesitadas, enfermas, etc. No quiero un trabajo en una revista o en un periódico para escribir sobre política ni sobre los cotilleos de los famosos. Quiero, necesito mi espacio para crear. Haría cosas nuevas. Tengo mucho que ofrecer pero nunca me han dado una oportunidad. Por favor, Freda, si me puede ayudar, ayúdeme. Me iría a África sabiendo que tengo lo que necesito para dar lo mejor de mi y si supiera que valorarán mi espacio creativo. Ésto supondría dejar a mis amigos y a mi familia, hecho muy doloroso, pero tengo que crecer como persona. Gracias. Contésteme cuándo pueda por favor.
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Hola Freda, Reply:
July 9th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
No puedo controlarme ahora mismo, usted despertó mi espranza y ya no tenía nada de esperanza. A lo mejor Dios ha querido que usted escriba aquí su comentario para que yo le escriba ésto. Deseo, necesito, necesito desesperadamente una oportunidad. Siempre he querido ir a África, sé que es un país muy complicado, pero… el corazón manda sobre la cabeza. Dios mío, perdone mi insistencia, deseo con toda mi alma una oportunidad. Puedo aprender, esforzarme y trabajar duramente. Si me rodeo de gente que sabe y de la que puedo aprender, aprenderé rápidamente, daré lo mejor de mi. Nunca tengo suerte, algún día me tiene que llegar, ojalá sea hoy. Me emociono, tengo el corázón a mil por hora, ha despertado una mínima pizca de esperanza en mi y ya no había esperanza en mi corazón.
Gracias.
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Hola Freda, Reply:
July 9th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Espero que me conteste. Alguien tiene que ayudarme. Me encantaría hacer lo que le he dicho.
Gracias de antemano.
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Then if we have learned we should be fine… it all depends on how we have walked the journey… enjoying each step to the fullest or just concentrating on the final result?
Love
Gabi
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sushmita Reply:
July 9th, 2009 at 11:40 am
living each step and looking forward to the next one saves the soul and heart from insanity….
this quote seems like a divine answer to the pains i have been going thru for sometime….just hope the testing is over …. and it is sooooo true…
have a little kid, been working for past 7 yrs…resgined due to personal commitments ..now looking for one…today i attended a discussion with a senior HR professional who believed that if i only concentrated on working honsetly leaving nature to take care of my career progression i was not ambitious!!! if i did not dream of being a director i was a loser!! if i believed EQ not IQ was important for a successful workplace i was a loser!!! he almost advised me to stay home and not venture in market for at least next three months ..when recession goes back they will start mindless hiring and i will get a job!!!!
:)
this quote means so much to me .. it has put the whole session into a perspective i was too perplexed to comprehend… :)
thanks!
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Paulo / Friends
Having only been a Paulo blogger for a month, I am just getting to some of the older blogs. Most responses, I must say, are so enlightening that I am truly loving the members or I’d like to say friends. Thank you all for sharing your thoughts. The world is a marvelous place and we all have the chance to grow if we channel ourselves to the soul of the world/ universe. I know that the following may seem way out there; so, please keep a wide open space for it in your mind as you read. Ponder deeply and then ask your Lord, the Holy Spirit , your Angel/s, if it has a truth to it.
In your Weekly Association: The Circle May 18, 2009, I saw that you noted “Mystical systems represent God as a circle that has a center everywhere and the circumference is nowhere – proof that God’s perfection is unattainable to man.” What if some of us have recognized the divine and have communicated with the divine? Through my contact, I have learned that I am a Goddess in training. We are here on this earth to learn from our sins and to be enhanced as we finally overcome each temptation. Once that battle is won, there will be new types of challenges to conquer and the Soul of the World/Universe will test us along the way of identifying our personal legend by using more temptations and alternate tests. We can figure out what our personal legend is – but maintaining it and keeping it going/fresh is another chapter.
Ponder this for a while. What if you too are one of the preordained? A God in training. I truly think you could be, Paulo, because you have enlightened your being immensely though contact with the divine. Do you possibly feel that you were chosen to come to earth to fulfill your personal legend? Could you personal legend be the spreading God’s infinite love to the world through your beautiful and personal words, thoughts, quotes, parables, stories, novels, etc.? Please, instead of a circle, think of a long. long, long, etc. line which stretches into eternity. (endless) Your time on earth (even including reincarnation) is just a little tiny dot on that line. Now ponder this; after you finally leave this earthly existence, you will continue to learn and grow — with the help of Christ’s atonement — and be tested in various capacities until you finally (remember eternity is a very long time) are able to help God the Father with other worlds. You can become like him, Finally, ponder this, why are we down here if not preparing (through tests) to become like him? How can we help God the Father with other worlds if we have not had a physical body and gone through the challenges of being human? Take the time now to observe mankind using this perspective. A whole new universe will start to exist and make sense for you.
Paulo, if you would like to respond in an email, you have mine.
Love and warmth to you all,
Elaine
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Marie-Christine Reply:
August 19th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
That thought occurred to me too Elaine,
thanks for that.
:)
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Just before a dream is fulfilled, the Soul of the World decides to test everything that was learned on the journey.
(The Alchemist)
Paulo Coelho
What happens when the soul of the world gives this test and you possibly fail? Is that an indicator that you missed lessons on the journey? Will the dream fade away because you failed the test? I ask these questions because if there is a dark period before the dawn - can we be gauranteed that we will experience the dawn?
Before a dream is fulfilled… the moment before the moment you realize your dream is in view. I appreciate the wisdom from my all-time favorite author. Coelho once wrote about the soul of the world giving you a chance to consider if what you really want is still worth having. An opportunity to make the decision if what you’ve dreamed about all your life is something you still desire.
I’ve tried to perceive all the pain as some rites of passage for the ultimate goal in life and yet this ‘pain’ seems to deter me from wanting anything. Whatever the dream, I admonish the soul of the world to consider the depth of the pain which sometimes blind you to seeing your dream right before your eyes.
What have I learned? So far… pain is inevitable. There is self-inflicting pain and then there is the pain that is a result of others. I try not to consider myself a victim, and yet you know when you’ve been targeted. What goes around comes around is a phrase many talk about as karma. This may be true. In any event… this ‘dark before the dawn’, this moment when we are tested to reflect on what we’ve individually learned that’s necessary to behold our dream, my only desire in life as of this moment is for the pain to stop. If I never behold my dream, never achieve the thing that’s in my heart of heart, my quest will only be to live a life devoid of pain.
WHatever the test, for whatever reason the soul of the world has to be sure before granting me my heart’s desire, I only hope its worth far more than the pain I’ve endured my entire life. I’ve failed many tests in my life and right now I only sense that my test is how much pain I can endure.
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aditya Reply:
July 9th, 2009 at 5:52 am
St. From the heart.
yes endurance is also tested, pain is to teach something, pain is indicator of growth, birth & growth is a painful process.
have u read fountainhead by Ayn rand, i read it when i was about 16 years of age, and one of the quotes about the central charecter Howard roark remained ingrained in me for long, he was one of thoese who don’t follow the heard, so he was subjected to lot of pain, pain of isolation, pain of poverty, pain of humiliation,… he did not let pain travel below his neck. something like lord shiva in hindu mythology. This was very useful to me as i suffred and learnt, and i had my few momets of victory and learnt. Now i have grown up enough to not let pain to travel to my heart, i let it travel, when in pain i expereince it fully.
love
aditya
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Pandora Reply:
July 9th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Dear TK
I recently have met many people, spiritual, who are saying to me that they feel like they are in spiritual pain. There is so much “stuff” going down in the world at the minute, how can the Soul of the World remain unaffected?
I recently had a sign, a huge black moth flew into my house, I have never seen one bigger. The next day, it was trying to get out through my glass door to the light.
It couldn’t see that only part of the door was open, and before it could get out, it had to go passed what was (one can only assume) absolute darkness (which was in fact to my eyes just the wooden rim).
My Dog started to attack it, and because of his pursuit it managed to get outside into freedom.
I cannot help but think that this is a lesson to be learned, I have interpreted this sign as meaning that whilst we are struggling to reach our goal, what we think of as pain, darkness is really just what we need in order to not get complacent and forget our dream.
With love
Pandora
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That is so true for me as of today. I began the realization of my dream in 2007. Now, after 2 years of working hard, physically and spiritually to make this venture, I am now at the end of my financial provisions. And I am there wondering why it takes so long for things to happen like “I thought”, why are there so much “obstacles” on my path? And I thank God because I am learning the true meaning of faith, the difference between the rational faith and the deep faith. I thank God because when I will achieve my goals I will be able to give Him all the blessings. If it was to rapid, or simple, I would have believed it was all because of me. And during that time, I learn also to not forget to love my kids, to work my relationship with my husband, to visit my parents, things I neglected in the past 2 years. I learned balance. And just before the great moment, I am now learning to bring joy and pleasure into my life. Before, never would I thought that at moments like those I would be able to be happy and pleased. I cherish what I have today, for I know what it would be if I had no more. I learned to forgive myself and to recognize my mistakes, for in the past I did not honour and recognize the value of all that I had. And also I learn the great power of love in relationships, of support, sharing. For if I had all rapidly, I would have forgot or not learned to know them. And most of all, during that time that awaits the accomplishment of all that investment in following my dream for 8 years, my relation with God and all that surrounds Him has grown, for before it was so limited, by fear. Fear leaves the place to faith, joy and love.
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Re:Just before a dream is fulfilled, the Soul of the World decides to test everything that was learned on the journey.
(The Alchemist)
Is this not just the simplest example of duality? Why do we feel the need to complicate things. Life is simple. It requires balance.
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we say that “the darkest moment is just before the dawn”, and I think it is to give us strength that we have only one test left before we can rest in safety. I think also that the memory of that darkness should always be with us when we are in light, so that we appreciate the light once we dwell in it and it dwells in us.
The soul of the world loves us and wants to be one with us, so through learning on our journey we can become ready to embrace it, perhaps?
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about the quote,I think it means to obtain awardness is necessary for reaching to the dreams.
Roya
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just before a dream is fulfilled… the soul of the world tests us…
It must mean that when things are really tough, a dream is about to be fulfilled. I have been caught in a moment of tough and bland. as if going forward I have everything in my hands to offer suddenly I “get there” and what I thought was the world now seems miniscule because there is no response. I wonder if I am aligned with The Soul and on the right path. It almost seems as if I am beginning but it continues to stay in sunrise mode. where is this soul, I need you
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This is very good news!
:)
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It´s so true … we are sure being tested by the “Soul of the World”.
I´m there right know … being tested to the limit I want to say.
Love Jessica
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WOW, a quote from my favorite book! Absolutely truthful; a gentle reminder, and has become comfort during rocky times. Thank You Paulo : )
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realy it makes abig diffrence in your life when you realize that what is separating you of your dreams is just the “belife” that you will get them !
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Sin soñar..no se puede comenzar algo.. no se puede tener un proyecto un objetivo..sin soñar..que se obtendra y se realizara..
las pruebas que van pasando en el camino..son para que ese sueño tome..verdadera importancia.. para que desde lo hetereo nuestro sueño.. vaya tomando forma atravez del tiempo… sin las pruebas…
nada tendria sentido…
Y NADA TENDRIA EL MISMO VALOR ..EN MI VIDA…
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I don’t believe so much in the word “dream”. For me, every single dream is every sinlge step we make in our life. When our foot touches the ground the “dream” is fulfilled, but another step shall be made, sooner or later. Tests shall exist…Always…And every time we shall “walk”. There is no dream. Just a journey with a chain of steps…Till the end!
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I do not understand very well this quote because I teach every day and sometimes the events make me teach to forget as to laugh at me!… And teach still…
It’s for that I think that God is love and humor.
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Before and after are turning points,’the seventh Heaven’ or down in the dumps are just examination marks for fulfilled dreams.
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This quote was born to raise my heart above my challenges. I have thought of it so many times, and it has diminuished whatever mountains so I can see I can fly over them.
My endless gratitude for such a blessing!
Love,
Anca
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I guess I am in such a delicate moment. Now I understand why some events did occur. Thank you for the quote.
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this is exactly what is going on in my life now, the test on me…
and reading this quote just make me realize about this test.
i enjoy reading The Alchemist very much, the most beautiful novel i’ve ever read. :))
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these words are very inspiring…this year has been the most painful - physically and emotionally- of my whole life..i hope that there is light in the end of this road..i hope that the Soul of the world wants me to be stronger, more focused in my dreams and less fearful. Whatever is the case, I will fight to make my dreams happen..i will give my all..i just hope it will be enough..
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Annie’s comment makes me think again of what Alexandra was saying under the post “Soulmates” - the idea that sometimes consumes us: Oh, why did I have to wait so long to meet my soulmate? Why have I been made to endure all these failed relationships? (These are my words, by the way, not Alexandra’s. I’m just making reference to her post, because it seems to connect with Annie’s.) Anyway, I like the idea that these “failures” are not really failures at all. They were just tests, to make us more solid in who we are, more confident in our path, more certain that when we do meet our soulmate, we will recognize them from among the multitude.
Maybe the word “preparation” is even more appropriate (certainly less scary) than “test.” These experiences we have had, all the “failed loves” we have left by the wayside - they were merely “preparation” for the real thing, the true fulfillment of the dream - the meeting with our soulmate. When I think of it in this way, at least for me, those experiences don’t seem negative at all. They might have been painful, even excruciating at the time, but those were just the normal pains that come with growth. Each of those relationships could be looked at as a sort of “test,” proving us, as Annie says, to be “worthy” of the fulfillment of that quest.
Maybe we cannot meet our soulmate until we are “worthy” of that opportunity. For some, this may come early; for others, it may require many difficult trials. And perhaps those trials do become most intense just before the dream is fulfilled. Just in the moment when we think we can wait no longer, we can endure no more suffering, we cannot possibly overcome this last great obstacle - if we just push through that, if we can just find the strength and courage to overcome, if we can just pass this final test, then suddenly we are there: precisely where we knew we were always meant to be, in the arms of The Beloved, the companion to our soul.
Always it is darkest just before the dawn.
Much Love,
Savita
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Annie Reply:
July 6th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
Dearest Savita, yes the darkest hour is the one before the dawn.
However, it always dawns! :D
And I am positive that your Soulmate is getting as fast as he can to meet you..
LOve and Graditude
Annie
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Carolena Sabah Reply:
July 7th, 2009 at 8:16 am
Savita, I think we might be soul mates ;) You take my words away, what I have to write about, seems you always write first, so you leave me nothing to write! lol… I like how you said preparation… certainly is less scary than test!!
Yes, isn’t all of life a preparation, a test, a stepping stone, a growth, and yes, we must be ‘worthy’ of meeting with our soul mates, because our souls are on another energy plane so in order for the soul mates to meet, this involves a level of evolution of the person, and their soul!
love
C.
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Savita Vega Reply:
July 7th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
I think it is always nice when we meet someone we’ve always known.
Thanks, Carolena!
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Ashwini Reply:
July 10th, 2009 at 8:56 am
There are no soulmates.
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Elaine Reply:
July 12th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
I question this with you Ashwini. I have doing some searching about this “soulmate” thing and a book that I was reading entitled “Mutant Message Down Under” by Marlo Morgan gave me more insight to my questions. It is a type of journal of a lady who was able to spend three months with a primitive Aboriginal (Australian) tribe that had had very little contact with the outside world. The things she experiences and the spiritual things that they teach her are amazing. This tribe’s take on “soulmates,” on God, on why we are here, on where we are going, and on the way to communicate is so beautiful that it’s a reading journey quite closely akin to “The Alchemist.” Give it a go for a new angle on it all.
Love and warmth,
Elaine
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Marie-Christine Reply:
August 19th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
I think if I am not mistaken they made a documentary out of that, no?
Before you die..your soul takes a round with all the things you hsve been here to experience..just to test to ensure that one has understand..
“Just before a dream is fulfilled,
the Soul of the World
decides to test everything that was learned on the journey.”
..This little wise words can be used in all the things you like depending on what you are thinking of..I like your blog Paul Coelho!!!:):):):) It is nice to hear what others are thinking about the same question we all are thinking of..It is A VERY IMPORTANT blog..to THE WORLD
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I’m reading The Alchemist again for the nth time. It’s one of those few books that I can read over and over again w/o feeling bored.
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Hmm - very useful information indeed….
i was beginning to wonder at the irony of it all…;o)
but it seems i am in certification stages lol.
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Yes indeed and if we are sensitive to our dream we feel this in every moment in the seen and unforeseen ,just like a mother senses when something is wrong with her child she is the soul of the house and she uses everything that is learned as well . Well I must be about to fulfill my dreams ..seems everything is testing me lately !!Blessings Tania
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why why oh why !
i resuse to give any more tests, take it or leave it. loss, if at all, or gain is as much as mine as it is of teh soul of the world, for i too am it’s part, no ?
love
aditya
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Catherine Reply:
July 8th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
I second that aditya ;o)
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It has already started, dear Paulo.
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WOw!! ‘Coincidentally’ i was walking up the stairs before i got to my room, and open the laptop, and i was thinking exactly this quote!
WHen i was at school i never liked tests..but Life tests us every minute…She tests us of our courage, of our giving Love, of our strength, of our resilience, of our attitude, of our actions…
So whenever i think of this, i try to remember that the most important thing is the path, what we learned on the journey, so that when the dream is fulfilled we surely are worth it..
Love and Graditude
Annie
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nikamarie Reply:
July 6th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Wow Annie,
Thanks for the insight.
Marie
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aditya Reply:
July 7th, 2009 at 11:11 am
Annie,,
I feel, It’s the very nature of desires never to get fulfilled, one desire apparently fulfilled, leads to 10 more.
Universe tests us, in ways more than one, but one who is centred on his being, on his being a wol, need not bother too much about tests, success and failure, efforts go on, as demamded by universe at any point of time.
Kabir, a medieval ( around 1600 AD ) poet saint from india, who is much revered used to say, “i was looking for God all over the place and found him nowhere, now i have stopped looking for Him and now He follwos me everywhere I go”
I for me have decided not to take / give any tests, universe will present situations in front of me and i will respond, without missing any heartbeat, with love.
love
adotya
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Annie Reply:
July 7th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
Dearest Aditya, such a beautiful quote by Kabir..
I think the word ‘test’ is rather misused..and you dont like it, as most of us dont!
but your response to the situations that might come up is the answer to the question of that particular test! so you take it, even if you dont want to take it! not taking it is just another response to the test, also!
WIthout missing any heartbeat..i love that phrase..!
Thank you
Love and Graditude
Annie
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aditya Reply:
July 10th, 2009 at 9:48 am
yes annie,
u r so right !
love
aditya
PS : on second thoughts, it may not be asuch a bad idea to miss a few hearbeats, specially when i meet beautiful freinds from this virtual monestary, and other such moments !
Ashwini Reply:
July 10th, 2009 at 8:56 am
ditto
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