23/01/11: “are you happy with the movie?”
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When I read your books I feel like you understand my soul as well. Thank you for keeping me company.
Sean Parker, you rock dude.
Caro Paulo,
il mio aneddoto o non è stato letto da te oppure io non sono riuscita a spiegare il senso di quello che intendevo comunicarti con l’aneddoto stesso.
Volevo dire che oltre la finestra ci sono anch’io. E sai perchè?
Perchè io sono tra quei milioni di persone che non capiscono l’inglese, perciò non ho potuto godere delle tue parole e nemmeno di quelle di Sean Parker.
Mi sono limitata ad osservare i vostri sorrisi, la vostra ironia e ne sono stata contenta, ma solo a metà, poichè mi è rimasta dentro la curiosità legittima di sapere quello che avete voluto comunicare al popolo dei vostri lettori ed estimatori o ai vostri amici.
Paulo, non potresti per favore trascrivere la tua intervista integralmente in modo che io, e tanti come me, possano poi tradurla con l’ausilio di Google traduttore?
Sarebbe bello se tu ti impegnassi a fare questo: moltissime persone potrebbero entrare nella casa della comprensione e non rimanere al di fuori della finestra ad osservare. Grazie, se vorrai farci questo regalo!
http://tv.repubblica.it/spettacoli-e-cultura/il-vero-sean-parker-promuove-the-social-network-ma-e-solo-fiction/60595?video
Il fondatore di Napster, tra i protagonisti della nascita di Facebook, commenta il film di David Fincher in cui il suo ruolo è interpretato da Justin Timberlake: “E’ davvero un bel film, ma è tutta fiction”
Parker ha parlato del film durante una conferenza con Paulo Coelho: “Vorrei essere davvero così cool come sono nel film. Io sono solo un secchione della Silicon Valley, e non ci sono modelle di Victoria’s secret nella Silicon Valley. Il mio personaggio è moralmente riprovevole: questo mi ha dato un po’ fastidio”
Ciao Margherita, questo è il nocciolo del riassunto del discorso del video. Lo trovi cliccando sul link di repubblica. Un abbraccio ed un sorriso. Carmen
Paulo,
This is the one of the brightest young minds in Sweden talking about our souls and how we are programed by life, I read his book Nextopia and yours “The winner stands alone” besides with Dalai lamas book “Love” and it all came clear to me. He is one of the youngest professors in Sweden ever so not just his title speak for him but his brain and soul are beautiful like yours.
My dream would be people like you get together and brainstorm about life and future and leaders would listen to you..
With love,
Arto Hutto
Forgot his name so here it is, Micael Dahlén. His work is in english so everyone can understand.
Paulo,
When you say that all writers wants to be read this comes up in mind as I have an childhood friend who is a principal educator and author and I wrote some words thinking about him:
Translated from Swedish.
“Give me a stage! Give me an audience who loves what I do! But most of all give me that someone who loves me for my dreams and for the person I truly am!”
With love,
Arto Hutto
i love the quote…its very impressive…but sadly, we might spend our lifetime without finding that person and fooling ourselves…and trying to put inadequate people in that place and again fooling ourselves…
I enjoyed the conversation and seeing Paulo smile and laugh a lot. I missed that!
But every time I hear that: “I am never happy.” It seems so unbelievable to me. I mean when I heard that other times it seemed almost a lie to me, especially because I see that there is so much light in you Paulo, so so much light that you almost seem a baby. :)
I always thought that a person like you must be happy to be so, but I was wrong. But there is something that I know.
I’d dare to say that I feel that soon, but I am not sure of that, you will have reasons to no longer repeat that again.
You keep looking for other mountains to climb over and over and I have the impression that there is something so very next to you that you are missing, like it is always by your side but you are running too much and you aren’t paying attention.
Oh WTH! It is just my impression and I don’t know if it’s true but so I feel it.
I miss seeing that smile, live, and giving you a big big hug!
Much Love! :D <3
Olta
Dear Olta
Of course Paulo is happy, it is just that he has this idea about happiness that doesn’t match his way of being happy. He is happy fighting and he is never satisfied. He associates happiness with a boring Sunday afternoon and being satisfied. That’s why he claims not to be happy, but cheerful. In the end, our dear Paulo is happy in a way others don’t understand.
Love you, Olta.
Thank you. I really enjoyed this discussion between Sean Parker and Paulo Coelho. Especially if I compare it with these ghastly chat show programmes.
As a special thank you, some thoughts of my own with the full length discussion posted.
http://keithpp.wordpress.com/2011/01/25/disruption-talk/
I just started my Facebook account in nov-2010 as I did not see the point of it. I saw it as a time consuming, commercial website.
Today I have found my use for it.
Find new friendships!
Find lost friendships!
Keep excisting friendships alive!
About the thing you talk about that people have to have next thing in mind I have a bright Facebook friend, Micael Dahlén who wrote the book Nextopia but I do not know if it is translatet into english yet. If it is or when it is do read it!
Arto Hutto
loved this interview
quite witty n intresting
n Paulo ,u have a very honest laugh
Sean makes a great point about romanticizing the past, the present is pretty spectacular if we stop to think about it.
n also”i wish my life has been so cool as portrayed in movie”
love
Dr Pooja
Caro Paulo,
ti voglio raccontare un aneddoto.
C’era una volta un mondo in cui tutto, anzi quasi tutto era cambiato rapidamente in pochi anni.
Nei secoli precedenti gli uomini erano morti di malattie che ora si potevano curare con nuovi farmaci.
Poi un quinto dell’umanità poteva finalemnte sfamarsi, anzi, che dico, poteva mangiare a crepapelle tante cose buone che alla fine ingrassava e moriva di ipernutrizione.
Poi si inventò il modo di comunicare col telefono, con la televisione ed infine sopraggiunse anche Internet: gli uomini potevano ascoltare altri uomini anche a migliaia di chilometri di distanza. Un quinto degli uomini poteva fare questo. (forse la percentuale non è proprio esatta, ma negli aneddoti, l’importante è rendere il concetto).
Ma…
C’è un “ma”, per l’appunto.
E quel ma si può riassumere sbrigativamente così: la rimanenza del genere umano stava a guardare fuori della finestra. Sì, stava per strada in una notte buia e fredda o troppo calda, a seconda delle latitudini,ed sservava quello che capitava all’interno delle case dove si svolgevano le cose elencate all’inizio di questo aneddoto, e molte altre belle cose ancora che non stiamo qui ad elencare per brevità o forse per carità.
Quella gente là fuori, la maggioranza del genere umano, non aveva medicine, pane, acqua, vestiti e case confortevoli, non poteva parlarsi con il telefono cellulare, guardare la televisione, navigare su Internet ma sopratutto non aveva studiato l’inglese che è una lingua quasi indispensabile per comunicare.
Così la gente rimasta fuori in strada, attraverso i vetri, scrutava ciò che avveniva all’interno delle case, vissute da gente felice(forse) e benestante e non capiva bene cosa essi si dicessero. Cercava di capire dai labiali e dai sorrisi il senso dei discorsi per trarne un qualche profitto o consolazione, ma vedeva solo sorrisi e
coglieva solo il senso di divertimento e di ironia.
Così gli esclusi se ne tornarono chi ai loro campi da arare, chi a fare il ciabattino, altri ancora ai loro impegni familiari ma con una grande delusione nel cuore: quella di essere rimasti fuori, esclusi, dimenticati.
Non ci fu vantaggio per nessuno: nè per gli esclusi, nè per i fortunati. anzi, si allargò il solco della diversità.
Se solo i primi avessero avuto un poco di accortezza; se solo i secondi avessero avuto migliori opportunità…
Ma di “se” sono sempre state piene le fosse.
Auguri, Paulo!
Bravo to both of you, two wonderful people. I enjoyed watching it!
Muy interesante vídeo…no encuentro espacio para dejarle el mensaje, de agradecimiento y admiración que siento por usted, por cuestiones de la vida, recién empiezo a conocerlo, voy hacer un año de rehabilitación de alcoholismo y problemas emocionales y a mis manos llego “el manual del guerrero de la luz”, y me ha dejado un gran reafirmamiento de la batalla que es la vida, y una guía para ser un guerrero y no desfallecer, y me impulsa a seguir creciendo como ser humano, y comprendo que ese ha sido el objetivo del ser humano a travez del tiempo y las culturas…
Gracias, y que Dios lo bendiga.
Paulo Coelho is wrong when he says we will not have books in the future. Unless there is a complete collapse of civilisation there will always be books. Nothing beats curling up with a good book.
Platforms are not neutral. Facebook is not neutral. Google is not neutral.
Facebook is a social networking company, right? Google is a search company, right?
Wrong on both counts!
Both companies are information companies. They acquire information on you and they sell it. Google even trawls through the content of your e-mails to obtain information on you.
I do agree with you in general but the only thing we truly know is that we do not know the future so what future brings us is written in the stars=;O)
Arto Hutto
PS.
Perhaps we get a chip inplanted with all books ever written and updated with new ones for us to be able to close our eyes and dream us through all wisdom and beauty!?
Couldn’t agreed more! I love paper books, even better if they are used. I especially like when others make notes/comments or dedications.
Thank You! I found that very interesting. I especially liked when one of the guests asked what the both of you found “magical” in technology, and you said being able to reach out to your audience through the internet and knowing that they can read “my soul!”
For me, reading yours and other authors’ blogs and facebooks updates, I enjoy, are like magic to me because they are daily doses of inspiration… which I assume are chosen by you for the moment. But these “daily does of inspiration” when received over the internet are a different experience than if I just picked up and read a book of quotes from you. The magic is present because the internet creates a bridge of communication that feels more like something in the present tense… if that makes any sense!
The duckling has another stream in which to find her brothers and sisters!
Thanks for sharing!
The movie is great. But I have a different, off-topic question. I am working on translating The Alchemist into Tigrinya, one of the ancient languages spoken in Eritrea and Ethiopia, East Africa. Any help with getting permission to translate and publish the book would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
dawit
I think it is funny, as spoken about in the video about the present, that large companies such as Sony Music & Universal Music who tried to destroy companies such as Napster, Piratebay etc. are now on trial in the USA for ‘price fixing’ the cost of downloading music on the internet. I am very glad that people like Sean are developing large ‘free’ platforms and are improving many things online. For too long large gross companies have ruled the world, yes ruled the world!
Yes and it is also a good thing, because it allows us to discover more talent that is not being imposed on us.
Thanks Kealan
Love
Quite interesting with sean parker.
You both are charming & wonderful….
Fully enjoyed.
Fantastic and inspiring interview with the phenomenon Sean Parker and one of the greatest writers to ever walk on earth: Paulo Coelho! Thanks for sharing this.
Many hugs,
Adriana
Very nice, and two people I wouldn’t have expected to see speaking on the same platform. Sean makes a great point about romanticizing the past, the present is pretty spectacular if we stop to think about it.
As other’s have said, a very respectful and warm hearted discussion – I think we need more Brazilians on our tv screens!
I liked the … video; although I could not understand everything! I haven’t seen the movie! ;-)
You are right. I have so many ‘friends’ to talk with directly, in face book and twitter, but your Blog too, dearest Paulo Coelho! Of course the numbers of them are nothing compared to … yours! ;-) You are the .. number one! You have reached the souls of so many people, your readers; but not only reached them. You have ‘touched’ us, transformed us and taught us that ‘the UNIVERSE is .. conspiring with us ..
You and Christina, and me, and many in the .. ‘Sunday afternoon’ are still DREAMING. Because dreaming is what makes our next step possible. It gives us the strength and power to continue living.
Regarding HAPPINESS: my father had looked into my eyes when I was a teenager and told me; ‘you are never going to be happy because you are an .. ARTIST! (Well I am a .. housewife ‘artist-in-soul’). But I ‘know’. It is, I think, the power of the creative imagination that continues DESIRING for more … LIGHT!
Thank you for sharing this video. It is a happiness to see you and watch your ‘thoughts’.
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
As always Paulo is a warm person, good humored and diplomatic…Sending you best regards
Captivating interview. I enjoyed the movie, but was not surprised when Sean, today, mentioned it was quite fictional..as I was questioning throughout the movie how much of it truly portrayed reality. Paulo, your comment about happiness was inspiring. I feel that all too often, people are chasing this thing called happiness..only to be let down. Why not rather, seek challenges and joy. Thank you so much. You truly are an inspiration..and your blog brings new meaning to each new day for me. Sincerely, Hala
GREAT conversation!
thank you for sharing :o)
Love and gratitude
Annie
he is living in a dream…interesting visions
That was very interesting. Thanks for sharing
watering conversation
Ethics: ‘At the end of the day, ethics needs to prevail.’
The cover of a book would not mean much without content. I love the covers and content of your books.
Dear Sean, I have not seen ‘The Social Network’ yet.
Enjoyed the discussion topics very much!
If wine is bottled poetry,
is whining
bottled woetry?
(A Dali moment)
Thankyou, Love
Jane xo
I like the movie, I like the subject, I like your conversation, it seems you 2 had fun together and I had fun watching you…:-)
loved the movie!
I Loved the video. Though I do wish your heart is happy!! :)
So wonderful to see you darling Paulo.
Kisses to your heart!
you are very young!i am not happy too :) life filled by mountains is great!!! thanks, with respect
Very good conference! Thank you for sharing! I enjoyed it much.And, yes , I liked the movie. :)
Para mi el Sr. Coelho es el mejor escritor, mis respetos para el, pues tiene una capacidad para ver las cosas magnifica e impresionante!!! Sus libros han cambiado mi manera de pensar yy mi vida!!!
si pudieramos ver el video subtitulado seria bueno….
un abrazo..
Dearest Paulo,
This was wonderful!!! You were charming, brilliant, and captivating. Such a force you are. I thoroughly enjoyed this the most out of every video you have posted thus far.
Love Love Love
Jenovia
Hello mr. Coelho,
I am glad to see that you have embede the video i recorded featuring you and Sean Parker. But also i have a very interesting peace of intellectual work i want to share with with you and definitely you will appreciate but i need a mail to submit it to you. It is very precious and i didn’t want to use the form in your site. It is very concentrated, powerful and interesting with a lot of story behind it, you will assure yourself as soon as you see it, and i believe it is time to see the world (it was aging for a long time). Thank you for your time.
God bless you!
I forgot to mention that i am talking about a poetry, a very rare and a good one for which i need your kind assistance(after seeing it of course) to spread it (until now it remains unseen), but as you said it’s important for the writer to be heard by the readers :)