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By: ghie

ghie — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:41:32 +0000

complacency and arrogance ,removes focus.

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 23 May 2010 20:47:14 +0000

até mesmo o sonho é a morte – ele vai lutar até que ele pare, ele vai fechar as portas, ela nunca vai deixar você sozinho. talvez dizer que existem mundos melhores do que isso, ou dizer que a sobrevivência é para aqueles que se encaixam. Eu não me encaixo nesta vida.

By: Vignesh

Vignesh — Mon, 17 May 2010 11:24:53 +0000

Ha ha! Nicely written. However, focus has its uses. I think being focused and strong in one particular thing gives one confidence. And this confidence establishes in one’s personality, which then helps us face many different obstacles and challenges that you have so nicely outlined :)And secondly, we must differentiate between focus and narrow-mindedness. We can be the horse, but not one with the eye patches, which can look in only one direction!

By: muna

muna — Sat, 15 May 2010 16:04:30 +0000

well .there is other side of the story ,even if you are a giftted goose with all the perfect ability ,you dont have the right to disrespect others’quality.
I think the goose felt jealouse about the hourses appearance that is why wanted to account her gift .although hourse is strong creature but he is notthe only perfect animal .we should not forget that hourse are more cloeaver than gooses.
thank you

By: Christina

Christina — Thu, 13 May 2010 23:55:04 +0000

There are advantages to be good at one thing. You get the honor of being named as a Master, etc. However, in terms of work, people are expected to wear many hats now a days -to be a Jack of everything with a little mastery of something. I think of FOCUS here as being “focused at the task at hand”. =)

By: bushra

bushra — Thu, 13 May 2010 18:31:06 +0000

that is a grat thot explained by u Rebecca!!!
God bless u..

By: FernandaBJS

FernandaBJS — Thu, 13 May 2010 00:05:36 +0000

I´m like the goose sometimes…and always trying to be a horse…but I think you´re right…all the situations are necessary! I´ll try to FOOOCUUUSSS.

By: Gabriela Romaria

Gabriela Romaria — Wed, 12 May 2010 20:14:05 +0000

hahahhaha lol This is me… the goose!!!! :D hilariouse!!! LOVELY!!1.. I should be more careful…. I love horses… but… :) to RIDE, ONLY! :P lol..hehhehe…

By: AllaSobirova

AllaSobirova — Wed, 12 May 2010 04:41:51 +0000

i guesss i have to find my way too.my family has lost its way!

By: Sibyl

Sibyl — Tue, 11 May 2010 19:19:01 +0000

Do you really think we can be focus all the time? there are certain situations when we have to be like the goose to find our way, even when being like the horse is our true happiness, exploding our qualities.

By: Sibyl

Sibyl — Tue, 11 May 2010 19:14:37 +0000

Let mothers be mothers and leave the careers to men!>> In which century do you think we are living?! you didn’t understand at all the moral of the story…

By: Sergio

Sergio — Tue, 11 May 2010 18:39:54 +0000

Well I think its fine but not true. Even though focus is good Id rather be a goose.The goose has seen things and done things than the horse will never do, its life is more complex, its enviroment too, the ability to switch from one to the other is amazing and though its not the best in any of them at the end of the day the goose would probably be a better writer or philosopher than the horse would ever grasp…

You can be spread out and wise or onedimensional and a square (or like always, anything in between).

By: Mari Raphael

Mari Raphael — Tue, 11 May 2010 17:10:05 +0000

Sinceramente, eu já vim ler algumas vezes essa história e cada vez mais acho que tanto o ganso quanto o cavalo são únicos na sua categoria e na sua posição viva de ser ganso ou ser o cavalo. Que importa? Tudos tem beleza, todos tem força. Cada um é cada um e Deus fez assim porque precisa das diferenças para equilibrar as coisas.
Nesse caso aí, tanto um, quanto o outro, estão emocionalmente confusos, pelo tipo de conversa que tiveram. Quando derem por si que unindo suas mentes o negócio muda de visão, passarão a trabalhar juntos e admirar um ao outro, mesmo com seus limites físicos.
grande beijo,
Amor,
Mari.

* pela tradução que consegui fazer, foi o que eu entendi.

By: Chiraz

Chiraz — Tue, 11 May 2010 10:43:20 +0000

Lovely, Being a goose makes U lose track some time..but remebering our talents and being who we r is all that’s meant to be..AMEEN!

By: Marie

Marie — Mon, 10 May 2010 22:11:03 +0000

In the word focus, I think of photography! A possibility of having several angles of view. To compare with the others doesn’t have interest because we are all different. It reminds me the story seen on this blog. Persons who meet around a table with the attached hands. They have the choice to feed by helping or to starve. We have all something to share us with the others :)

Light & Love,

By: Cristina

Cristina — Mon, 10 May 2010 17:32:27 +0000

Como podemos negar el exito del ganso, siendo un animal no en extincion, aunque seamos muy buenos en una cosa, no podemos deshechar las otras, Paulo para tener el exito como escritor, tubo que practicar otras artes, no es asi?

Claro que devemos dedicarnos a lo que nos gusta pero eso embuelve algunas cosillas en las que no seamos tan buenos y que nos llevan a la perfeccion de nuestro don.

By: Rebecca Johnson

Rebecca Johnson — Mon, 10 May 2010 07:35:56 +0000

And yet a horse can swim when it has to and take great leaps into the air to clear obstacles. Whilst this is a fable about focus, it is also a fable about how arrogance and one up-man-ship keeps us divided. The goose comes out as the second class citizen and yet the goose is as perfect a creation as the horse in the eyes of God.

It is perfectly possible to be good at, and to succeed at, more than one thing in life. Many parents do this, having both careers and children and the goose is a fearcly protective mother. It was the goose that laid the golden egg in the fairy tale and as a power animal the goose is a powerful protector and instagator of new birth.

Focus can only happen in the moment you are in, that’s where it has the power to manifest, that is how it is possible to be good at more than one thing in life. Be fully focused in the moment on what you are doing and not distracted by anything else. The goose migrates over thousands of miles every year and is focused on that journey, if it wasn’t it would never make it. The hores makes no such journey unless man takes it on one.

Blessings

Rebecca

By: blueapple

blueapple — Mon, 10 May 2010 06:35:50 +0000

dear coelho,
this word defined the whole journey of life..’focus’
such wonderful fables from bocaccio and chaucer!

By: katie

katie — Mon, 10 May 2010 06:02:47 +0000

wow!
what a treasure.
so many ways = foci to look at a story …
how much it has broadened “my reality”.
learned so much from all your comments.

Thank you all <3

the PCB is truly special. thanks paul, for all your efforts and digging for topics.

By: Mathilde

Mathilde — Mon, 10 May 2010 05:47:49 +0000

I am a vegetarian, so i would not eat the snails…or kill them, what you should do? Call animal services or something and let them take ‘m out of the garden???
Try not to react on the Goose, whom is clearly insecure of his/hers own being. As the Horse react… same thing, Aldo the answer ‘to be a Goose in all’ is very nice put, hihi.
We are all how we are suppose to be and unique in our own being and all worth the same. All Equal.

By: Pandora

Pandora — Sun, 09 May 2010 21:55:25 +0000

Speaking as woman, I have to say to have a choice of career is better, whether it be working, raising a family, or both…afterall the definition of career… is chosen pursuit, path or course.

Glad you love your Mum.

By: MoniKa

MoniKa — Sun, 09 May 2010 19:38:08 +0000

Speaking these words the ground under his paws gave way and he fell into a deep trap.

By: MoniKa

MoniKa — Sun, 09 May 2010 17:58:48 +0000

,said a fatalistic lion, who came just strolling along.

By: MoniKa

MoniKa — Sun, 09 May 2010 17:46:00 +0000

Try beer traps. Put beer into little pots and put them into the ground. Snails like beer, they will fall in. No fun, it works.

By: Tinselwood

Tinselwood — Sun, 09 May 2010 15:39:50 +0000

To be successful in the world today, one needs a trade by which he is skilled enough to make a difference or at least a sustainable living. In this plight, the person learns much about a particular subject and disregards others, thus losing potential for other things (as certain principles in economics will exemplify). It is with this new direction that the individual takes, and the relinquished potential for an infinity of capabilities that fear steps in. So for me, the fable is telling us that we should know what person we are geared towards becoming, have the courage to become that person and to the best of our ability, aim to achieve greatness. For there is beauty in greatness and we live to share it with the rest of the world to give them a chance to see this spectacle and have an ambition at greatness themselves. Thank you, Mr. Coelho. I’m a fan of your greatness.

By: sarah riad

sarah riad — Sun, 09 May 2010 14:31:54 +0000

i’l like to thank every body for making me think about this funny short story in many ways..thank you paulo and thank you Olta Ana for your wise message :)

By: Caleb Motupalli

Caleb Motupalli — Sun, 09 May 2010 14:10:35 +0000

I think this is an excellent article on Mother’s Day. Let mothers be mothers and leave the careers to men!

I love you amma (mom) for dedicating yourself to us children. You are my hero! Happy Mother’s Day to you amma!

By: Dorina

Dorina — Sun, 09 May 2010 14:05:23 +0000

Look around: you will count more geese than horses ,,,

By: Luzette

Luzette — Sun, 09 May 2010 13:39:15 +0000

Dear Paolo,

Thank you for sharing this interesting fable to remind us of humbleness. Yes, it’s wiser to think twice before you say (or sing)- “I’m simply the best!”

Today as most of our thoughts are FOCUSed on the very important role of a mother(it’s Mothers Day where I live), let me share with you and everyone this beautiful piece –

ON MOTHERS by Kahlil Gibran

“The MOTHER is every thing – she is our consolation in sorrow; our hope in misery, and our strength in weakness.

She is the source of love, mercy, sympathy, and forgiveness. He who loses his mother loses a pure soul who blesses and guards him constantly.

Every thing in nature bespeaks the mother. The sun is the mother of the earth and gives it its nourishment of heat; it never leaves the universe at night until it has put the earth to sleep to the song of the sea and the hymn of the birds and brooks. And this earth is the mother of trees and flowers. It produces them, nurses them, and weans them. The trees and flowers become kind mothers of their great fruits and seeds.

And, the mother, the prototype of all existence, is the eternal spirit, full of beauty and love.”

Happy Mothers Day!

Love,
Luzette