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ESPANOL CLICAR AQUI: Si, que vale a pena
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Life is like a big bike race where the goal is to fulfill you personal legend.
At the start, we are riding together, sharing the camaraderie and enthusiasm. But as the race progresses, the initial joy gives way to the real challenges: tiredness, monotony and doubts about our own abilities.
We notice that some have withdrawn. They are still running, but only because they cannot stop in the middle of a road. They are numerous, pedaling alongside the support car, talking to each other and performing only their obligations.
Eventually we distance ourselves from them and we are forced to face the loneliness and the surprises of the unknown curves with the bikes. And after a while, we begin to wonder if it’s worth the effort.
Yes, it is worth it. Just don’t quit.
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Once again, brilliant read.
Enlightening….i hope I can do it!!!
just in time! thanks to remind me… at the end of the road, every effords worth it!
very inspiring and timely…i’m happy i follow u on twitter
funny. just remember now:
I have a water color picture at my home. only the bike & woman are a kind of drawn out. then colorful spots everywhere.
the woman stopped and has still the bike between her legs.
title: ” … and knowing when to stop”.
there are situations in life, when stopping & contemplating is good. but knowing when.
hmm i feel read my life n situations i m facing with..thnx alot i found a way..through it
I just got my masters in law,
And this blog is right on it’s place for me.
I never quitted and now i see the result of it!
<3 ur quotes!
Wow! A simple thought but a masterpiece.
THANK YOU! THANK YOU AND THANK YOU!
hola buenos dias me gusta mucho sus articulos, dejan mensajes muy bonitos pero a veces la traduccion es un poquito enrredada
Paulo, you have a true gift in connecting life’s essence with beautiful metaphors.
I totally agree with u .. it’s like speaking our silent emotions & listens to the unspoken needs
Thank you, we do need to be reminded of it. It is so easy to give up and we always find the perfect excuse to do it.
I won’t quit!!
fantastico!
… e proprio quello che sto facendo adesso…
in solitaria, le curve sconosciute
Thank you for the knowledge and the wisdom I learn from you..there’s no one quite like you!
thank you. great metaphor. ;)
Be kind to the others following their personal legends. We all know how tough it can get for all of us…….. with gratitude
life is VVVVVVVVVVVVVVV not __________________
Why do you think it is worth it? loneliness and tiredness are horrible feeling.
After reading some of these comments to Paulo’s writings, I realise most people haven’t even pumped up the tyres on their bikes….
NE VALE LA PENA?
Sì, ne vale la pena perchè anche se oggi il cielo è grigio, sappiamo che sopra le nuvole c’è sempre il sole.
Perchè questa vita è un ponte sul quale dobbiamo passare per raggiungere un’altra sponda, è un aereo sul quale stiamo facendo un viaggio che ci porterà a vedere QUEL SOLE che brilla sempre sopra le nuvole.
Sta a noi vedere la bellezza di questo viaggio che ci porta alla nostra alta meta. Quindi consideriamoci già in vacanza e godiamoci il nostro viaggio, non importa se con la pioggia o con il sole. Mi piace viaggiare. Mi piace osservare e vivere la vita perchè so che questo viaggio è necessario e Dio l’ha dedicato a me, mettendomi su questo ponte che porta a Lui.
…so true…
Wonderful. Thank you. It encapsulates the creative experience, which is not as much fun as people seem to think! I salute your courage. :))
I liked and enjoyed the inner sense of these words from you like anything.Sometimes a few words like these pump in fresh inspiration and meaning to lead the rest of our lives.
Thank you very much for writing such beautiful words. Please continue to write more such thoughtful paragraphs and inspire us like this.
marjan: it is true. hang in there. sometimes the journey is wroth more than the goal. thats what i tell myself to go on…
Somehow you are right ^.^
There’s a doubt in my journey to reach my personal legend, I was wondering that is it the right path to walking through. But when I keep walking while thinking about it, I can see that I’m in the right path.. As God already lead me to this way.. I just need to walking through ^.^
Thank you Paulo, for share your thoughts!
It’s amazing that sometimes you read something and it is so relevant to how you are feeling at that moment. For a while I’ve been just keeping up without even realizing that I was falling out of the race. It is most definitely worth it. I’ll enjoy the rest of the race until I cross the finish line. Thanks Paulo for continued inspirationn
Siemmpre inspiring y motivating…………….keep it up..senor
As usual always inspiring are your words…………………..
Si vale la pena.. soñar, creer en uno mismos, tener la confianza y una fe increbantable no habra osbtâculos ni pared alguna que nos detenga.Y EL UNIVERSO… Abriendo sus brazos nos llevara ha nuestra meta final,cumpliendo nuestro deseo.<<<<>>>> SI CREES EN TI>>>>>>
Sounds a little bit like cross country running. There is the start and camaraderie and then the faster runners break away from the pack and the packs become smaller until it is usually one or two down the last stretch. Running is slower than biking and usually we don’t go as far. Some runners finish the race soaking wet and almost dying and then there are those who finished up front who have a few beads of sweat on their shirts andare waiting patiently for the rest of us to finish so they can go home. If its early and during the Fall you can smell the ground and the trees around you. If you run on a team sometimes your personal legend is helping your team win.
gracias paulo eres luz para muchos que leemos Sus libros yo me he beneficiado mucho con sus enseñazas, soy acidua lectora de todo lo que publica. DIOS LE BENDIGA POR COMPARTIR LO QUE LE HA SIDO DADO.
nice, just dont quit… hey is it all about propagation and propagation only, how about termination. i wonder what kind of termination is expected by God from man?
Since the time we’re born…we are riding the bike…..the bike does not stop until we die.
Thank u 4 A perfect moment
what beautiful words, at a very appropriate time,thanks paulo x
queridos Paulo e cristina, assisti uma entrevista de cristina com marcia na televisão, fiquei maravilhada, então os dois me comovem com seus pensamentos, somos voces sendo nós mesmos, assim compartilho este seu pensamento de hoje e o estou vivendo sim, meu carinho a voces dois, sim vale a pena,
Paulo eres una persona maravillosa q has llenado d luz y vida con tantas experiencias en tu vida trasmitidas en tus libros super y grandiosos gracias x tus libros
I know that it is worth it from the bottom of my heart but sometimes it really really gets lonely but the only thing gets me going is the surprise of the unknown…
Ciertamente…!si! la vida es como una carrera de moto,donde algunos decidimos quedar accidentado viendo pasar a nuestros compañeros junto delante de nosotros;e aún iniciando junto este camino ellos se hacen los que no, nos ven; tristemente tu inocencia se turba, porque en algún momento pensaste fugazmente que aquel amigo pese a querer ganar,iba a parar y brindarte el auxilio necesitado, porque tú lo hubiese hecho…más sin embargo sigue su carrera ignorando tu presencia y, un día más tarde que temprano te das cuenta que se te ha ido la vida estacionado en una monotonía sin saber cuanta veces intentaste reanudar la carrera sin lograr conseguirlo…y al final de tus días “sera que te preguntara tu yo interior” ¿cumpliste con todos? más si embargo nunca cumpliste con migo…” y la moto quedo varada en el camino sin axílio y tu continuaste tu camino a pies dejando tu sueño en el olvido esperando que a quienes habías brindado tu cariño te brindara una mano para culminar el destino
thanx a lot for your supporting words at the right time
Let my Angels guide you beautiful Universe…
Much love and respect…
Un abrazo muy fuerte mi querido hermano Paulo…
thanks.
Yes, this is true. But what if there is two-people bike. Of course it is harder for couple in a way to keep it racing. Because someone will say let’s quite. What if this couple will work as a team? You know like closest friends supporting and helping each other. I think they will get to their destination even faster. What do you say?
Wow… this reminds me when I did a 22 hours of bike and I had only 2 hours to sleep… This stroy made me think alot and about the fact when everyone was alone trying to finish their lap, alone… It makes you think and makes you a stronger person… Physically and Mentally.
Belo texto, precisava ler isso hoje.
Brigada Sr. Paulo Coelho!
Maestro.
Sus palabras y enseñanzas ayudan constantemente en mi busqueda. Soy un Guerrero de La Luz y como tal, no me rendiré, por que el esfuerzo, la soledad y la busqueda constante, sé que algún día me llevaran a encontrar eso que los guerreros tanto anhelamos.
Paulo,eres uma pessoa maravilhosa de uma sabíduria increível transmite muitas coisas boas!!!!!!!!!!
How true is this when it’s about feelings, and love?? Can it be the personal legend? or at least a part of it??? Shall we not give up, in spite of hurt and pain?
I’m exactly in a brake point better known as Zahir… in this moment of my life almost to get 30 years… I guess I knew what I wanted and where I wanted to go and how I was going to do to get there… Yes, it wort it… Life worts everything that you may pass trougth, good moments, no so good moments. At the end of your day you must feel happy and gratefull of what happened in your day… It is hard to have the firm believe tah GOD never gets wrong… you must to be sure that everything that happens to you is always for a good reason, be sure that you are in the place that you have to be in the time that you have to be…
Paulo, with admiration.
I love it, thank You Paulo …
sim vale a pen
Thanks alot Paulo! Now I can reconnect with my goal of finishing my thesis…Go go go! Up that hill!!! There awaits beauty ahead, and don’t forget to stop and smell the roses along the way!
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