CoelhoOffice 07 – The Meaning of Life

by supi on February 13, 2012

Videocast #7 – Paulo Coelho talking about the meaning of life.

Videocast #7 – Paulo Coelho falando sobre o sentido da vida.

Videocast #7 – Paulo Coelho hablando acerca del sentido de la vida.

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Brave_soul February 15, 2012 at 9:29 pm

There is no meaning for life. There is only experiences. As human we love to set meaning for everything. We stand with one thing and against another. These days with all what is going around the world I figured there is no meaning to life. Just pull and push of different experiences. Go back to history it is the same story. Nothing is new. Just different people experience different things. And from one experience another ideas and experience spiral. Most of the time we get caught in experience that we didn’t choose and either will do whatever it takes to defend and survive or fight and win. Life is not a purpose it is experience. Some experience more pain than others or more joy than others but it is just experience.
I really would like to know what is the end result:-).
Really what is the difference if we still live in caves or now flying planes. It is the same experiences just done differently so we think that we are better than the people came before. No evidence on this claim if you look at the ancient cultures but we still claim superiorty.
I actually would like to discover that different panel because this panel is nothing but experiences. Or at least this is what I came up with lately. We as humanity running is circles just run in a different way each time.

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Brave_soul February 15, 2012 at 9:56 pm

Just to add
“What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve”

Olta Canka February 15, 2012 at 4:12 pm

Truth is that we know so little about love, sooooooo very little…
But since we need to put names and definition about everything we think we know.
All I ever believed about love is that Love is All. When I say all, I don’t mean that it is all that matters, I mean it is everything, it is God himself, all we see or don’t see and deal with, me and you are it.
In my life it didn’t occurred me to wander about life’s meaning. I couldn’t see the point of it. The first time that I heard about the question “What is life?” was at school during science class and I was perplexed by it. I wandered what the meaning of that question was about. “Why had people to wander about it? Why wasting energies in such thing? It makes you get away from what is really important, while sending you to a dark labyrinth with no exit but only come around like the dog after his tail.” That was what I thought at that moment.
In the only very few moments I did myself such question it was during some seconds of doubt if I could make it with my dreams.
No matter of the dark nights of my life of one I was always totally sure: My presence on Earth now has no meaning if this time I don’t complete what I am supposed to. It was unthinkable for me to imagine myself into something else, no matter what I was going through. Maybe that is why I never needed to know what life is all about.
But there is love…
Yes, and the way we think it is, and the way we think we should serve it. The picture and the convictions we have about it. The image that we keep inheriting from generation to generation, putting limits to it. We’ve heard that love is good and that we are not, so there comes up fear and guilt to spoil it all, or who knows maybe not…
I just wander how did we make it to separate love from dreams when they come out of the same source? and I am not saying this just because when we make our dreams come true we are loving what we do. No, it isn’t about that. I am saying that they are the same pure energy, light, beauty, intelligence, and yet much more.
As humans we have God’s image, so then we are able to understand everything about it. We were given a heart, mind, perception, intuition,… what more? I don’t know, I must experience to tell that, but one thing I can see. We have limited this energy, love (how we call it) to very few of our aspects, and now we are trying to give definitions, limits according to the image that we were given of it, here. We have lost so much…
I never believed in perseverance either, I don’t remember why I was convinced that it was the worst thing I could learn to do, until I learned how important it is. Now I see it as important to use to break the limits we have built together, and in understanding the value of what we are creating. Yes, cause no matter how, it is better to persevere in creating what we love, than in destroying or denying it while thinking that it is the best choice. In a way or another we do one of these things…

Why then bury our treasures with pain in our heart and blaming the fact that we aren’t acting according to love’s image or “fate”?

At least Persevere and have Faith, with time understanding will come… :)

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kim February 14, 2012 at 8:08 pm

Thanx for sharing very simple but powerful experinces of Ur life.

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Audrey February 14, 2012 at 7:49 pm

Thank you Paulo,
so true…I am an actress and I’m not earning much money yet. Still I feel such joy and life pumping through me when I’m making my way to work. It saddens me being surrounded by so many clearly unhappy people in the bus or on the train some mornings. When people find out what I do I tend to be met with abuse or negative questioning…..sometimes when I meet strangers in a bar etc, I pretend I’m a student or teacher instead, just to avoid a reaction. Seems strange to me…thanks for your inspirational message! And Happy Valentines Day :-)
Audrey

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Deepa Susan Koshy February 14, 2012 at 5:34 pm

calling you back :-)
Everytime you say that it’s not possible to be an engineer and write in your spare time, i feel you are pointing at me. B’coz that’s what i’m trying to do now!

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Rosad February 14, 2012 at 5:15 pm

Creo que hasta ahora solo estaba haciendo, en mi vida, lo que las dos primeras personas manifestaron. Ahora quiero construir mi catedral y llegar a mi meta, mis sueños postergados. Gracias Paulo

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Ines February 14, 2012 at 3:24 pm

É muito bom ouvir e ver você falando, uma das formas de comunicação quase que pessoal. Acredito que ao transmitir seus conhecimentos, dentro de nós se edifica uma base para se concretizar o que se deseja, uma catedral quem sabe?! Visito quase sempre seu blog oficial e deixo meus comentários. Aprendemos a refletir, obrigada!
Abraços!

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wanderlaini Aparecida Rodrigues February 14, 2012 at 3:06 pm

Quando vemos sentido no que fazemos e colocando amor, respeitando o próximo. Agradecendo a Deus todos os dias pela beleza de podermos realizar algo que queremos e também ajudando o vizinho. Dá tudo certo!!!!
Não esquecendo da perseverança e tolerância com todos.
Uma pessoa que lida com o público é alvo fácil de fofocas maldozas que podem acabar com a vida do artísta. Porisso que eu admiro quem se dispõe a esse trabalho, deve ser meio sufocante.

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Lurdes February 14, 2012 at 1:55 pm

Mi Estimado Sr Coelho Muy sabias sus palabras, Lo más importante de todos lo que usted ha pasado, es que logro con perseverancia y optimismo, hacer sus sueños realidad. y es el sentido de su Vida.
pienso que Dios nos da los elementos necesarios, para para encontrar nuestra felicidad, solo hay que ser paciente, luchar por los sueños y tener el coraje de enfrentar todo lo que haya por venir, aunque nos llamen Locos. Lo Admiro, le Pido a Dios que Le Colme de Bendiciones.

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Graeme February 14, 2012 at 12:46 pm

Just calling you back ;)

Hey quick thanks, when you did the first of those writing podcast. And you did that movement with your fingers, (the two writers) dropped into place, done the ending now, the art is knowing when to get out. Enjoy, come on throw us a contact in the publishing world ;) http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/neither-master-nor-slave/18879660

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Marnus February 14, 2012 at 11:20 am

A meaningful life might not answer the question, but will make you stop questioning something so trivial.

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Valeria Fonseca February 14, 2012 at 5:33 am

Mi escritor favorito! Tan sabio, que siempre me jala y no me deja caer, me anima a seguir adelante y buscar sentido a la vida.
Gracias Paulo por tus consejos y nuevamente te hago el pedido de que me concedas una entrevista. Ojalá en algún momento leas mis comentarios y accedas. Gracias

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Haiku February 14, 2012 at 4:44 am

I used to ponder the question of the meaning of life all the time. Until one day I experienced a life changing event. Since that day, I no longer ask the question but now I live the answer….

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Ken February 14, 2012 at 4:16 am

Thank you so much Paulo, about the meaning of life & the beautiful story u told me. I am in the middle of making an important decision for my life, about what i want to do. & yr story struck me, whatever i gonna do, if we look at it from a bigger perspective, we appreciate its value.

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Genevieve Ross February 14, 2012 at 3:55 am

Love and peace to you as well Erika.
Genevieve Ross

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Genevieve Ross February 14, 2012 at 3:54 am

Thank you for your kind comments Barbara. Words of support go a long way toward maintaining my resolve to contribute what I have to offer.
Genevieve

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Heart February 14, 2012 at 1:24 am

I’ll call you back if you give me your number!

Paulo, you are talking about the big question and you are right, we do not know the answer. However, there is one thing for me that makes it all worth while; a good Laugh! It often happens in good company when we least expect it. And it is almost impossible to explain why we are laughing at times.

I just had a really good laugh about 15 minutes ago, talking to a lady I knew for about a year, talking about finding a place for her son. We laughed because he cannot wait to get on his own. We laughed because he met a new girlfriend and has bought her roses for Valentines day. We laughed because he had done the dishes unexpected for his mother one night this week. We just laughed and laughed and when she left me she was happy she is closer to get her son out of the house, and I was happy because she shared the funny experiences with her son. I’m meeting her son too this week, and I’m laughing because he is so excited about having done the taxes and getting his own credit card. It’s these little things that makes life worth living. Being in the cathedral of life I suppose. It also is very, very meaningful for me to communicate here with all of you. Thanks for bothering to communicate…

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Palas February 14, 2012 at 1:18 am

El significado de la vida, erradamente creemos que los demás o algo ajeno a nosotros nos debe dar ese significado, nos debe dar esas ganas de vivir, de luchar, de seguir adelante. Creo que en el camino a veces se nos olvida que somos nosotros, los propios arquitectos de nuestra vida.

Poner la mirada fija en nuestros objetivos y luchar por ellos pero sobretodo perseverar… no desistir de ellos pues ¿qué somos nosotros sin nuestros sueños? Nada… personas robando oxígeno, sobreviviendo.

¡Que nuestros días se enfoquen en construir la catedral!

Saludos desde Costa Rica ^^

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Empié February 13, 2012 at 11:14 pm

Muy bonito, empiezo a estar alegre y todo pasa a otro plano. Tengo un sueño que no he podido materializar, eso no significa que no haya trabajado para concretarlo, no podía pero ahora soy otro, eso significa que sano, eso significa que dentro de poco estaré dando saltos de alegría “solo” por ver salir el sol cada mañana. Como decía, tengo un sueño, y puedo mover alguna ficha, ahora me veo capacitado para ello. No puedo negar que tengo cierto espíritu de revancha hacia los que han intentado ahogar mi desarrollo cuando aun era pequeño, en cualquier caso, eso también es un impulso para avanzar hacia la meta.

” Y resulto que los arquitectos rechazaron la piedra angular.” Los últimos serán los primeros. Que sigan tejiendo su tela, creo que serán ellos los que caerán en su propia trampa, yo solo trabajo.

Un saludo¡¡¡

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Yo Vencí a Ese Algo February 13, 2012 at 11:01 pm

La vida no deja de sorprenderme…una vez más…

Vuelvo a sorprenderme, por que siempre tratas temas en los podcast que me tocan muy de cerca, sobre todo en aquellos momentos que estoy más rezagada de lo normal, acurrucada, esperando mi momento.

Una de las palabras que más me retumban en la cabeza hoy, es PERSEVERANCIA, y llevo todo el día pensando en ella y en lo que significa y también en la medida en que ella está en mi vida y me siento triste, por que actualmente no siento que esté en mí y trato de buscarla en otro momento de mi vida, y tampoco la encuentro. Llevo unos días muy inspirada, buscando soluciones para que el sentido de mi vida tome la forma boceto, para esa Catedral que quiero construir, pero no encuentro la idea que haga desembocar la chispa. Yo también soñé con dedicarme a la escritura, pero deseché el sueño…no sé bien porqué.

Mi hijo de cuatro años, te ha visto en el vídeo de la Office y me ha preguntado quién eres, dónde está tu casa y como se llama tu interior…a las dos primeras preguntas le he podido contestar, pero me he quedado bloqueada por la profundidad de la tercera pregunta. Al escucharle a mi hijo preguntarme esto, supe en ese instante, que esa pregunta no era para mí, si no más bien para que tú -Paulo- se la contestes.

Un fuerte abrazo.

Yo Vencí a Ese Algo

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Jessica February 13, 2012 at 10:27 pm

The meaning of life is the meaning of life …… its our journey …. and where it really leads its a mystery indeed ….. God have played tricks with me …. he smiles at me when I dont think its funny … why is a god question *LOL*. He thinks Im funny … well I think he´s funny. And now im in a crossroad again … how many crossroads exists ??? Well I go where my heart takes me … and that is a mystery sometimes !!!! I take a rest right now and listen to my heart whispers <3

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Alex February 13, 2012 at 10:22 pm

Today I was sitting in the bus and was wondering about these two things and what it means in my life. Funny, haha :D.

Wonderful feelings and insights i get every day.

Every experience is important, take it all in, get to know it, but leave it behind, the world is not only painted in 3 different colours ;)

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sheelagh February 13, 2012 at 9:49 pm

Do we create meaning or is it pre ordained.? Do you think we each have one meaning of life or more? I look forward to discussing more with you in Barcelona.

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Marie-Christine February 13, 2012 at 8:59 pm

The third one combined the physical ,the vision and sealed it through a work of Art.
Thank you for sharing.
Love
Marie-Christine

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Life February 13, 2012 at 8:47 pm

I love these videos Paulo. All I know is if I was to die right now I have no regrets.

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Doris February 13, 2012 at 7:31 pm

Dear Paulo,

the signs says, it´s time to say thank you. Thank you for listening, taking seriously and reflecting. I have learned about myself, from and by you, by listening, reading and replying at times.

All the best from the heart,
with appreciation,
D

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barbara February 13, 2012 at 7:30 pm

Wonderful story, and I love when you talk about it and explain it here, thank you. You are so right, building cathedrals adds whole new meaning to our lives.

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Candice February 13, 2012 at 7:20 pm

Paulo,
Thank you; gracias; merci beaucoup; danke! How can I thank you for being so inspirational to my life’s meaning! This is exactly what I needed to began my day!

I leave you with this quote: “In the end, these things matter. How well did you love? How fully did you live? How deeply did you let go? —Buddha”
Namaste,
Candice

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Leandro . D February 13, 2012 at 7:15 pm

Muito obrigado por seus ensinamentos Paulo .

Eu encontrei o sentido da minha vida, eu não vou parar até alcança-lo . Nada nem ninguém ira me impedir de alcançar meu sonho .
Estou disposto a tudo, estou disposto a sofrer, estou disposto perder o “conforto” , vou pagar o preço necessário para alcançar meu sonho .

Ontem a noite eu peguei uma folha de caderno e escrevi sobre quem sou eu hoje .
Na atual situação em que eu me encontro não sou feliz, sou uma pessoa que tem capacidade para conquistar o que deseja,mas estou desperdiçando meu tempo por causa de uma vida ” estável ” .
Já não tenho muita coisa à perder . Nesse caso , vou me entregar de corpo e alma naquilo que eu quero , vou viver o meu sonho , vou seguir aquilo que faz sentido para a minha vida .

Obrigado por você não ter desistido do seu sonho , são pessoas iguais a você que me dão força para continuar .

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Antonia Lo Giudice February 13, 2012 at 7:14 pm

Hello Paulo,

I have just shared this podcast with my sister and her daughter ( my niece)!! Believe it or not, last night I was speaking to them via skype ( we are currently far away each other:)). Bianca (my 16 year old niece) was telling me about a project she is working on for school. In her English class, they are required to write about a topic that is important to them and they will be presenting it in front of the class. She was asking for some guidance and feedback on the topic she has chosen to write about…You see, all the kids in her level are at the point where they are choosing their career choice for college entry next september. Bianca is concerned on how everyone in her level have no idea as to what they want to do in life!!! Some of her friends have certain interests, however, they are being discouraged either by their parents or their teachers….Bianca’s main concern was that she does not understand why after all these years in school, where they should now be prepared and know their path, they are so confused.

Bianca is a very special, unique person (not because she is my niece:)). In guiding her, I asked her questions, I wanted her to speak from her heart, not manipulate her thinking….She mentioned how she felt the reason why everyone is confused is because in school, we are all taught to follow the same path. We are told how important it is to have high grades in all our courses, it is important to study hard and not always have fun. We are told about the opportunities that are out there for our future, but, we are not guided in our strengths, in our passions…we all are taught to fit in how society tells us. So, now, here we are, we worked to have high grades, yet, we have no idea where to go from here…

Bianca will be writing about his topic. She hopes to inspire some of her classmates to pursue their passion, follow their meaning, your podcast will give her strength!!! She was a little worried that maybe she will attract negative attention…I let her know that she should always follow what she believes in, that she is doing this with the purpose of helping and inspiring others. Sometimes when we take risks and do the thing that most people would not for fear of disapproval, we will never develop and grow!

Thanks Paulo!

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Elisa February 14, 2012 at 11:54 am

Hola!
Yo también tengo un hijo de 16 años, es un niño maravilloso un poco vago pero muy inteligente. Siempre le dije desde pequeño que estudiase lo que estudiase que fuese bueno en lo suyo. Ahora le digo que debe pensar en lo que le gustaría trabajar el día de mañana, en qué se ve él. Eso es lo más importante. Puesto que si has elegido bien, tú estarás bien y harás todo lo posible por conseguirlo. Y disfrutarás de tu camino.
Adem´s hay muchos tipos de inteligencia y para triunfar todo influye. Todos los conocientos que tengas son válidos, cuantos más mejor ya que estamos en la era de la comunicación y somos ciudadanos del mundo, ahora más que nunca en nuestra historia humana.
Un saludo

Pratisha Dash February 13, 2012 at 7:12 pm

Please let me know anything that I need to know! Always conclude abruptly in the rush of the moment. So much love! Have a wonderful day!

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Iris Dahle February 13, 2012 at 7:11 pm

“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.” 1 Corinthians 9:24
I found this on the internet. Its from the bible and these are good words when it comes to Perseverance.
So come on guys, lets go to the racing field and get started. And just do it!
Ready.. steady…GO!!
Love

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Pratisha Dash February 13, 2012 at 6:57 pm

Dear Mr. Coelho
The meaning of life is how you are making other people’s life better.
It’s one of the paths to realize what one’s life was meant for, somewhere along the way. Knowing that you were born at the perfect moment for the perfect purpose. Life will unfold and you just know what to do at that moment.
Asking too many questions is worrying, it makes the present precious moment go and often proves to be a roadblock to the gift that life wants to offer. There is infinite energy, as long as we use ours for betterment it is purposeful and automatically meaningful.
Deciding, committing, putting in the best energy, and enjoying the way will provide all answers. There is no need to try, we are already best at what we decide to do. ;)

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Sonia February 13, 2012 at 6:56 pm

Hi Paulo
I am a big fan of your writing . I discovered you on twitter today and thus got to see your video which is as brilliant as your writing. You have a sincerity about what you say. It needs lot of courage to follow ones dreams and yes one needs perseverance as well. Thanks

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Annie February 13, 2012 at 6:45 pm

What a wonderful podcast!!
Stay committed, dedicated, devoted… persevering..
you are right it’s not about pursuing your dream in your spare time, then this would be meaning of your spare time and not meaning of your life.. you’ve got to make it your whole life..

What’s the meaning of your life?
a gentle voice’s been meaning to ask..
Be careful what you answer
the answer is not only one..
Be careful cause your meaning
it is not others’ meaning of life.
An equation with a question-
mark at the other side
leave your mark, choose your ride
do that only heart-wise
cause it’s the meaning of YOUR life
and it’s a hell of a ride..

Love and Gratitude
Annie

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Phê Brito February 13, 2012 at 6:38 pm

A 1ª vez que li algo escrito por você, foi aos 11 anos.
Eu não entendi muita coisa, concordo, mas não desisti.
Ao longo dos anos, li novos livros e reli outros imensas vezes.
Como a cada vez minha vida está num patamar diferente, suas mensagens, embora os livros sejam sempre os mesmos, mudam muito, mas sempre me tocam e isso, para mim, parece magia.
Aos que não acreditam em magia, deixo a frase da J.K. Rowling através do prof. Albus Dumbledore: ” Na minha nada humilde opnião, as palavras são nossa inesgotavel fonte de magia,”
sou grata por sempre compartilhar seus pensamentos e por nçao ter desistido de si e espero fazer o mesmo, ao longo da vida.
abs.
Phê Brito.

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Cynthia Pugh February 13, 2012 at 6:23 pm

Meaning of my life that is a very good question. When I was born I died three times. I sometimes feel (and it is only a feeling) a part of me is trapped in another world which I used to see in my dreams. When I was a child my dad used to call me olden not by my given name. In numerology my reading states that I will create harmony in other peoples lives but alas not in my own. Which is a contradiction. Maybe the meaning of my life is just to be me.
I have seen my soul which is beautiful but that was many years ago in a dream. So I am still confused!! feel like I belong somewhere else I cannot seem to find my meaning of being here. Maybe I am not supposed to know. Should I post this? no, yes, why not :) x

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Heimo Kruschinski February 13, 2012 at 6:20 pm

Thank you. for your words. What is the meaning of my life? I have no idea what is the meaning of my life. In the evening when I’m on my balcony and smoke and look at the sky, then I’ll feel so tiny. I do not know where the meaning is of it all. I know what I like to do and which things are of value to me. This is perhaps not much, but better than nothing.

I wish you all a wonderful day

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Tânia Love February 13, 2012 at 6:17 pm

Eu ouvi de novo e acho que ás vezes nos falta essa capacidade de ser visionários, de ver o que estamos a construir… Ás vezes pensamos que o mundo é pequeno que vivemos escondidos e isolados no nosso pequeno mundo, em que sim fazemos o que tem de ser feito, mas em nossa casa , como cozinhar uma refeição, ou não , de nos estarmos a aproximar de Deus rapidamente com cogumelos venenosos… cuidar do nosso corpo, que por vezes até não cuidamos bem porque é dificil, pelo menos para mim é… mas temos de cuidar da nossa cidade global, do nosso mundo, por vezes onde se pratica guerra, injustiça, fundamentalismo que nos arrasa, os ploblemas ambientais… cabe-nos a nós fazer um mundo de conforto, segurança, paz, amor, um mundo limpo , onde valores e culturas são respeitados…

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Erika February 13, 2012 at 6:14 pm

Ms. Ross, thank you for your story..so touching. Paulo, thank you as always for your inspiration. love and peace to both of you :)

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Alberto February 13, 2012 at 6:09 pm

É muito bom ouvir alguém que esta no topo dizendo que passou pelos mesmo problemas que agente, não todos, mas este em especial. O pai falando para fazer uma engenharia, ter uma profissão padrão, enquanto nossa vontade é de fazer outra coisa.

Hoje acordei meio deprimido com minhas opções, vendo que estas não me dão uma vida de estabilidade financeira, e que talvez deveria abandonar essas ideias e seguir como todos, ter um emprego e trabalhar o mês na espera de um salário. Ainda não sei o que vou fazer, acredito que o que eu estou fazendo é o certo, mas quando o resultado demora pra aparecer vai dando muito desespero, ainda mais com a pressão das outras pessoas.

De qualquer forma gostei de ouvir o que você disse, me ajudo a pensar de forma mais positiva.

Muito obrigado. Abração.

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Mat February 13, 2012 at 6:06 pm

I love your story, bless your mother. Thank you!
In Bert Hellinger’s family constellations, these three approaches to the meaning of life could be compared to the development from ‘systemic constellations’ which is like cutting stones, to ‘the movements of the soul’ which is like ‘earning money to maintain family’, to ‘the movements of the spirit-mind’ which is like building a cathedral that serves everyone without excluding anyone and without juding anyone to be good or bad.
My own approach is that on each of these three levels people may find their meaning of life. However, on the first level (cutting stones), you sever yourself only, on the second level (earning for family) you serve yourself and close relatives, on the third level (cathedral) you serve yourself and your family and your community.
It starts, however, with serving yourself. If you think you are on the third level and build the cathedral, but you say that you serve other people only, it means that you’re excluding yourself, and this is not the movement of the spirit who doesn’t exclude anyone.
So, you start with cutting stones, that you continue cutting stones, but add your family to it, and than you still serve yourself and the family, but you add your community.
That’s my understanding.

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Genevieve Ross February 13, 2012 at 4:37 pm

Since realizing my passion for writing I’ve discovered that the worst things that happened in my life; starting before I was born, are proving to be my inspiration. My mother tried to kill herself when pregnant with me and over the course of my childhood she was in and out of Mental Hospitals frequently. My young adult years were quite turbulent as a result but I found great happiness when I married my soul-mate; however, the day after my 43rd birthday we were in our backyard planning our day, when, at the age of 46, he died of a massive heart attack. That is when I began to write; initially it was a way to release the unbearable pain in my heart and soul but then became something more. My first novel is of a little girl coming to learn and accept the mistakes made by adults are not her fault. I am working on a memoir with my mom about a mother and daughter’s journey together through mental illness and how they came out the other side better for it. And the other one I’m writing is my five year journey to re-ignite my desire to be truly alive again after the death of my much loved husband.

While these subjects all sound so dark, dismal and depressing they aren’t; each phase of my life (good events and bad) contribute to me exploring my personal meaning of life and I am grateful to be able to share; and perhaps, inspire others to consider the value of everything that happens in their lives.

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Heimo Kruschinski February 13, 2012 at 6:10 pm

I think that you have succeeded. At least for me. Thank you for your touching post.

Much love to you and a wonderful day

Barbara Z February 13, 2012 at 9:23 pm

Dear Genevieve,

Your comment touched me – of course because of the terrible things you went through but ALSO because of your braveness to really put your soul into your writing and to share your story. I’m sure you are inspiring a lot of people. Thank you for sharing and inspiring and best of luck with your books!

Love,
Barbara

arun February 14, 2012 at 4:34 am

The humans are raw and unfinished products of god. They are not perfect nor properly built up. There is many deficiencies in human i.e. anger, pain, sorrow, anxiety, crying’s, cruelty, violence, wrong decision makings, recklessness etc. That is why we all sent to earth so that the feelings which encounter us on every turn shall become calm and we should understand that life has brought this to make us perfect. The whole issue of perfectness brings best in us. The process remain continue through rein carnation or re-birth till the perfect comes out in us.

“We should always remember that life’s lesson never come free.”

arun February 13, 2012 at 4:24 pm

we must always remember that ‘ A LIFE WHICH BEGINS WITH BIRTH AND ENDS WITH DEATH IS NO LIFE UNTIL IT ACHIEVES ITS PURPOSE….’

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Tânia Love February 13, 2012 at 3:20 pm

Vamos construir um mundo, a nossa casa , para todos , foi o que eu tirei da metáfora. O que eu lhe queria dizer é que o significado da vida para mim era amar uma mulher, a minha Psicóloga e ter consultas com ela. Agora o senhor, carrissimo Paulo Coelho está a dar sentido á minha vida e aos meus dias, que partilho com os meus leitores particulares e com o meu namorado e por causa de si houve mais a conversar , houve mais a dizer …

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Cristina B. February 13, 2012 at 2:56 pm

I totally agree. It’s a beautiful story about the builiding of the Cathedral.
And to link in to the other subject posted today ( our allied), I think that if we know the meaning of our life, we will be able to choose our allied.
if we know that the greatest love of all must be for ourselves, we’ll be able to understand too that the greatest mercy is for ourselves too, cause we have to forgive ourselves…
About coincidences: I found the text of the song “The greatest love of all” of Whitney Houston . It’s beautiful and has a deep relationship with these subjetcs.
For those who are not english: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58pTjCH2Abk
love
Cris

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Elena February 13, 2012 at 2:08 pm

Thanks you Paulo! I always wait your new videos))) you give to me I peep as a hobby. And still I refine the English)))) I too do not know in what meaning of the life…Can to us and not it is necessary it is the nobility))) Still tsar Solomon told-rub things is in the world, not clear for me, and fourth I do not comprehend: a way of an eagle to the sky, snakes on a rock, the ship among the sea and a way of the man to heart woman.

Meaning of the life for me-love! Happy Valentine’s Day Tomorrow!

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DhannyaN February 13, 2012 at 2:01 pm

Hi Paulo,

Thank you for sharing your meaning to life. Perseverance was missing from my search for meaning. I got lost in my own search. Will try perseverance….. Still searching for my cathedral.

Question: How would i know that i have the answer -The meaning to my life.
Regards

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Gonzalo February 13, 2012 at 1:54 pm

Hay Paulo querido, cuantas coincidencias con mi vida, no lo puedo creer, todo lo que describes es una exacta descripción de mi vida y de mi día a día. Gracias por tus consejos que en este momento me estaban haciendo falta.
Hermosa anécdota al final como no podría ser de otra manera usted siempre inspira con sus reflexiones. Voy a construir mi colaboración para los demás aun que tenga a todos en contra.
Un fuerte abrazo.

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Suriane February 13, 2012 at 1:48 pm

I lol everytime you say “call me back”. You’re too sweet! :)

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