EN ESPANOL AQUI: Amargura
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Like the libido – the sexual liquid that Dr. Freud had recognized, but no laboratory had ever been able to isolate – vitriol is distilled by the organisms of human beings who are in a state of fear. Most of the people affected identify its taste, which is neither sweet nor salty, but bitter. That’s why depressions are intrinsically associated to the word Bitterness.
All beings have Bitterness in their organism – to a greater or lesser degree – in the same way that almost all of us have the tuberculosis bacillus. However, these two diseases only attack when the patient is debilitated; in the case of Bitterness, the terrain for the disease to arise appears when we are afraid of the so-called “reality”.
Certain people, in their anxiety to build a world where no outside threat could penetrate, increase exaggeratedly their defenses against the outside – strangers, new places, different experiences – and leave the inside unprotected. It is then that Bitterness begins to cause irreversible harm.
The main target of Bitterness (or Vitriol, as the doctor of my book preferred) is desire. People attacked by this evil begin losing their desire for everything and in a few years are unable to go outside their world – because they have used up enormous energy reserves building high walls for the reality to be what they wanted it to be.
When avoiding outside attack, they also limit internal growth. They continue going to work, watching television, complaining about the traffic and having children, but all that happens automatically, without really understanding why they are behaving like that – after all, everything is under control.
The great problem of poisoning by Bitterness lies in the fact that passions – hate, love, despair, enthusiasm and curiosity – also don’t appear any more. After some time, the bitter person has no more desire. They had no more will even to live, or to die; that was the problem.
For that reason, for bitter people, heroes and madmen are always fascinating: they are not afraid to live or die. Both heroes and madmen are indifferent in the face of danger and go on ahead in spite of everyone saying not to do so. The madman commits suicide, the hero offers himself up to martyrdom for a cause – but both die, and bitter people spend many nights and days talking about the absurdness and glory of the two types. That is the only moment when the bitter person has the strength to reach the top of his defensive wall and look outside a little; but soon his hands and feet tire and he returns to daily life.
The chronically bitter person only notices his disease once a week: on Sunday afternoons.
Then, as he has no work or routine to relieve the symptoms, he realizes that something is very wrong.
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i used to be bitter with a lot of things especially with most of the people around me, until last year i started changing. I have forgiven all the people that wronged me (whether they know it or not). It felt so GOOD! but something happend and i know I’m on the verge of starting to be bitter again. I dont want this! I never want to feel that kind of burden again. I’m still trying to control my mind on stopping it to becoming into reality! i know i need a lot of help.
Dear Lotavel,
Yesterday I went to a small retreat and the topic was forgiving, and it seems that we often forget that before we forgive anybody else we need to forgive our selfs from all the self inflicting pain we cause ourselves.
Love
Monica
Well,dear Paulo. I love “Veronica decides to die” as well as all ur books specially The alchemist,eleven minutes and the zahir. This part about bitterness, I am very fond of it as u enter the human soul and describe it as we really feel. I am also really impressed about how u describe women’s feelings even better than a woman can describe them. I guess it is a talent :) U r my favourite writer Paulo.
It is my favourite book in the whole world! I have read it soo many times that I even had to buy two new copies :-)
And I must say that everytime i read it, I felt liberated in a way free. After having read this book I always felt more attentive to my life, my way of living and the world around me. I would recommend this book to everyone!!
Stay maad and enjoy life!!!
Anja
Thank you Paulo . I agree with Theresa-Goubran ..positive thinking and prayer can help us spiritually to overcome bitterness actually its one emotion I have never experienced !!! Love Breda
Dear Breda,
It is so nice to find beautiful spirits to connect with in the blog….
Love
Monica
bitterness… my boyfriend cheated on me with his ex for a few months, i got the call from her, all this while i was enjoying a walk on the beach… i died inside… actually i am still dead inside… BUT i chose not to be bitter… i understand that sometimes people fall out of love, or someone else comes along, and it changes everything. Why did i choose not to be bitter? because it killed ME… and after making that decision, it was like coming up for little breathes of fresh air. I am not nearly where i want to be, but i am working towards it. Being bitter pulls us back and closes our hearts, i love with everything i possibly had, and it is not a good feeling when love is not returned in the same fashion. And what pulls me through is that i cannot possibly think that everyone or that every situation is the same… i am trying, because being bitter is being in a worse place than making peace… the answer lies in the bigger picture and acceptance…
Amazing book…it left me thinking for days….you’ve reminded me just in time before a very difficult day tomorrow..thank you again!!!!
“Ты снова Время провела не с тем…/А ведь это было твоё Время!-/И оно уже не вернётся к тебе./Ты думала,/Что просто провела Время./А это Время провело тебя.”(Александр Дорин)
Well, I haven’t read it yet because when I could read it I thought that was a sad title (and thought maybe the next). Even now I continue thinking it.
But I recognise that now a days, it is hard to trust people and I understand the people who build a wall for protect your self. Usuly, they are sensitive people that don’t understand other people facts and don’t want to be hurted another time.
Ahh… I remember when I read about Vitriol in that book of Yours. It dawned on me and I understood things the way I’ve seen it, but having Your book say it ‘out loud’.
Since then, I have tried not to go along when people are spraying their Vitriol around. But when I’ve had the chance, I’ve let some of them know, that they’re destroying mostly themselves. Not in the obvious ways, but people find ways to do so, so the message is heard.
But I don’t agree with one thought – depressions are not always associated with Bitterness. Depression has many faces. They go deeper and more complex than what we think it is like. For example, even behind a smiling face (without any bitterness) there could be depression. Or a very quiet quiet child that rarely does anything. But isn’t bitter. Just pushed/toned down in every way.
I have loved very much this part of the book of Veronica Decides to Die, because it acknowledges us to try and change the way we see and feel about this subject.
It’s always one thing guiding me.
Thanks for being,
Liina
Paulo,
El mayor riesgo de la humanidad no es caer en la amargura que se describe en este capitulo, puesto que caer en la propia indiferencia ó amargura ante la vida es un mal menor que el que se enfrenta en estos tiempos de globalización, esto es, caer en la indiferencia y amargura ante la vida de otros que nos arrastran a creer en sus limitaciones, en sus “ideales” vacios y llenos de materialismo.
Cuando elegimos nuestra prision, el cautiverio es mucho mas llevadero que cuando se nos impone y la ironia es que ese cautiverio nos lo imponen los “Buenos” los “Salvadores” aquellos quienes ofrecen mensajes de liberación condicionandonos a creer en ellos y en sus mensajes para bien y, casi siempre, para mal.
Por eso admiro tanto tus mensajes, porque estimulan la busqueda y el aprendizaje, motivan a disfrutar el proceso de vivir y aprender, muchas gracias.
Saludos desde Puerto Vallarta.
gracias por compartir tu opinión, me ha gustado mucho
y que además escribas en español!
I too have a Sunday Afternoon attack. Never can figure where it comes form, but I know that it is rooted in the fear of the coming week. I give everything I have, everyday that I can and when Sunday afternoon comes around, the work load of the previous week still looms and the new week holds so much more.
I must address this as I identified too much with Veronika when reading the book.
I have read the book and I liked very much! I learned many things from it too.. once again, thank you for remainding me some very intresting things… from life!
xx gabriela romaria
That’s written about me. To a ‘T’. Sundays are the worst for me. I lost me somewhere long ago. Gotta keep a happy face for the family and those around me, meanwhile inside I have died. Not sure how much longer I can keep up appearances. Some call this the dark night of the soul. Hopefully so, the ‘dark night’ is darkest before the dawn. I hope dawn breaks soon.
Please, keep the faith, Lonely. May the world surround you in its loving embrace until your dawn arrives. And it will, brighter than ever.
hi there…I feel for u…but don’t wait until u crack down…take a step, say a word to that sea around u everyday…most of the problems come from gathering them inside…and then we just burst like a bubble…and we forget that it’s not fair even for our loved ones to find out what is wrong only when your heart is very bitter…
Dear Lonely,
I’ve been there before, however I’ve come to the conclusion that I will never be alone as long as I let God walk by my side. May you find the light so you can continue shining.
Love
Monica
Dear Lonely, I am very sorry for your situation!
You are feeling this way, while you have an entire life to live ahead, and that makes it become a harder task to bear, very very hard. I life like this…
You know there is an expression which says that if you have gone low, the only possible thing which can happen is to rise up.
If you really have reached this dark night of the soul, the darkest, than it is time for a Resurrection.
I know how it feels believe me, and I know that trying to smile to others while you are dead inside is the worst part, but you just shouldn’t let this situation go on like this. People get sick this way and not only mentally speaking.
If I were in you I would call my self lucky, because at this point the only thing it can happen to you is to reborn and find your true self to never loose it anymore. Maybe some parts of you that you have never known before.
And maybe you should consider your family’s help too. In such situations, I believe it is wrong to build those walls around us just for the sake of our family’s happiness. I’ve learned myself that we are there to help and to be helped because we really need things to be so. We have problems in our life to understand that things are meant to be so.
Now if you want to follow my advice, it is only up to you. If you want to not feel this bitterness anymore then don’t. Don’t let yourself be alone, don’t let yourself in the dark, because life is waiting for you to give you beautiful presents. Don’t make her wait too long!
I wish you much happiness!
Love
Olta
I thought a lot about this when I read Veronika Decides to Die… I must admit I am looking forward to the DVD release since the powers that be didn’t see fit to release it in American theaters…
I think bitterness starts with lack of hope… desire minus hope one might say. Vitriol sounded quite plausible based upon Freudian neurological standards, but based on modern neurological information, I equate it with adrenalin, to which I believe many of us are addicted.
When one is “hopped up” on adrenalin,a numbness which resembles autism, occurs. We loose our ability to feel emotions, although we express them uncontrollably. We hyperfocus on whatever stimulates the adrenal rush instead of taking in the totality of our surroundings as we would if we saw it through calm eyes. Desires become superfluous when all you’re doing is trying to survive. I’ve found exercise and meditation combined with less stimulants in my diet helps me stave off the bitterness which once overwhelmed my life.
Unfortunately humanity has created a society which thrives on fear, the precursor of bitterness. We see it in advertisements all the time. Here in the US, our media has eliminated news in favor of opinion – debate 24-7 instead of basic information which allows the public to make up it’s own mind based upon facts instead of heightened emotions. Bitterness here is growing to epidemic proportions.
Hi Elaine,
What do you mean by “the powers be didn’t see it fit to release it in American Theaters?” Really? I can’t believe that.
I like your description of adrenalin, “a numbness which resembles autism”
Exercise , meditation , laughing and good diet (:) are as you say a way to dissipate the bitterness.
Thanks for being.
I enjoyed reading your new poems.
Love
Marie-Christine
Namaste Marie-Christine,
There seems to be a large quantity of films in America which go straight to DVD for some odd reason. This is one of them, I fear. I kept looking on Internet Movie Data Base for the release date for this movie and the date kept moving… to the point of an exclusive DVD release this coming April. It’s what I call a grrr thing. Our media here is eating itself alive and blaming the consumer in the process.
Thanks for the kind words about my poems.
Love to you
how thankful am i for your thoughts and feelings expressed through language that touches the deepest levels of my soul
and bring colour to those parts that needs shading and definition. I thank you with deep respect.
Bitterness……
does my attraction to bitter foods such as bitter greens (i.e.broccoli rapini/rabe) and fruits (i.e. grapefruits) have any thing to do with this?
I honestly don’t know. I do not want to be bitter. I want to be free, and bitterness has no part of freedom. Lots to ponder.
u just gotta love some people…everyone needs a good laugh while talking about serious stuff…no, Denise, nothing to do with that…keep eating those broccoli! don’t forget – 5 a day!
I believe in prophylactic treatment!
I think that when we have experienced bitterness and its consequences we should try to analyse the causes of this bitterness and try to avoid similar circumstances.
After that, it is better to take a daily dose of POSITIVE THINKING and PRAYER, instead of leaving ourselves open to attack.
Dear Theresa,
You are right about these feelings. I remember both my cousing and a friend being depressed; my cousing went to get energy healings and my friend went to a carismatic healing. The thought was that certain “beings or spirits” take away the joy people have for life and if not “cured” at the spiritual level it destroys the person. On that same page I remember one time watching for five minutes a very “dark” program on TV and it talked about a lady being tormented by obscure beings. I was very depressed for about a week and I can tell you that the power of prayer and light, as I prayed under a very bright sun, is very powerful for I instantly felt recovered and the overwhelming negative feeling washed away.
Love
Monica
Thank you dear Monica.
Above all else, I believe in the power of prayer.
Love, Theresa
Dear Theresa,
There is nothing more powerful than the Sword of the Word of the Lord…..A daily dose of positive thinking and prayer is indeed a powerful tool to find peace within our spirit…..
Love
Monica
Yes, a daily dose brings us peace, but we mustn’t forget to take it! God bless you, Monica.
Mr. Paulo you write for the broken .!
‘My dear friend, you begged me to write you a letter to comfort you and by kindly encouragement to sweeten the bitterness of your soul in the many trials that you are enduring… Wait gladly for the joy that follows sadness… In your ecstasy may you forget your physical suffering and go steadily towards what you contemplate in spirit.’
A reading from the letters of St Peter Damian.
“Wait gladly for the joy that follows sadness..”
Very encouraging words. Emotions are like water, and the wind.
Thank you Heart. Love, Jane
Simply Beautiful Heart….Love
Monica
hm,
I like this :o)
thanks, heart
I once read that the [.."bitter"] person has to learn to be their own hero.
I believe in that.
I’ve been through the stages and happily believe that I am coming out the other end… it takes constant discipline though to refine and prevent depression and bitterness ruining one’s sense of integrity, intuition..etc.
Life’s complexity is much more simple when you take the bad with compassion and give it a helping hand to turn into something good.
;o)
Blessings to All.
[P.S. It's not an ordinary Sunday afternoon this day !] ;o)
Bummer,it is Sunday morning and find myself in the very predicament you describe. Not pleasant to admit but you gotta be where where yer at when yer there.
hello my friends
trying to lift up our spirit with these stories
“EAGLES”
Perhaps, you know anecdote: about young eagle. I read this story six years ago in a book titled ‘Awareness’. The author of the spiritual book is Indian “Anthony de Mello”. Listen to this story with an open heart:
“Someone found an eagle egg and he put it in a chicken nest. The young eagle was born together with other young chickens, and he was growing up with them. All of his life, the eagle was doing the same things the other chickens were doing. He was just running like the other chickens on the ground, and he was eating worms and flies, he never flew. Years past and the eagle was becoming older and older. One day, he was watching the great bird in the sky which was flying easily over the brightly sky with great elegance. The bird was going with stream of the air, and he was waving sometimes with its great golden wings. The Old eagle was watching this bird with respect and fear in the same time.
“Who is this?” he asked.
The neighbor answered: “this bird is an eagle”. This great bird belongs to the highly sky, we belong to the ground, we are chickens.
So, this chicken-eagle was living the whole life as a chicken, and it died as a chicken. Because it believed all the time that it was a chicken.
We are exactly that what we are thinking that we are.
The next story which follows is quite different.
(CHICKEN–TRANSFORMING INTO AN EAGLE)
This story we can begin with the words:
Some day a young chicken was born, thought about itself it is an eagle, and because of that strong persuasion it really became an Eagle.
More than 30 years ago, I was watching passionately boxing fights, I do not know why these fights attract me so much. Perhaps we still have in ourselves some kind of ‘fightening’ instinct. We, human being, were struggling thousands and thousands of years for survival between bigger and stronger creatures, but we survived.
In that time, 30years ago, suddenly like a storm from the brightly sky very a young Black man with the name Cassius Clay appeared. He won the Olympic championship of boxing in the age of 18.. He was smiling all the time and he liked to joke with his opponents in a sympathetic way without insulting their dignity. He was so intelligent.
In a boxing ring, he was moving so fast and elegant like a butterfly, he has been like a dancer; he was dancing all the time and also speaking at the same time. It was almost impossible to catch him, to hit him. His career was so fantastic. It seemed that this young man was beloved by God.
Cassius Clay soon became the world champion in heavy weight category and as a young man he was saying all the time :
“I AM THE GREATEST”.
People were laughing at him, because they did not believe that.
Suddenly, things changed very much. A very hard time was coming for that young man. It seemed that God left him alone. Was it really so?
At that time, America was attacking with army Vietnam because of economic interests, no matter that they were talking about bringing democracy to Vietnam people. Democracy with bombs and tanks, with Killing innocent people, Can you believe that?
And all Black and poor people were forced by the state to fight against citizens in Vietnam. But Cassius Clay refused to go there. At that time he accepted Islam religion, he became Muslim and he changed his name. He became Mohamed Ali .(I understatand him. He did not find moral values neither in Christian world, which was attacking another Nation, nor in himself; so he tried to find those values in Islam.)
( ” The chicken started transformation into an Eagle”)
The Islam religion speaks about equality between people, for Islam religion human relations between people are the most important things. Islam religion respects very much all human values… family is sacred, this religion is very peaceful, a religion that teaches people to help each other, to be fair, full of understanding and giving, Islam is against war.
Mohamed Ali became a kind of a preacher and he was speaking in public about the injustice of Vietnam War, he was talking about peace, brotherhood between people, about equality. He became friend with another freedom leader, Martin Luther King.
Because of his humanistic activities, the state of America wanted him to be put in prison, but the state was afraid to do that; since the American people could protest against their own government, because Mohamed Ali became very famous among people, thanks to his sincerity and his goodness, humanity, and his great heart.
Finally, the state took him away of championship-title and then it took his passport too, so he became a prisoner in his own country, and they forbade him to box for five years. He lost everything, but even those things could not break him down.
He kept his beliefs, he did not want to betray himself, and the suffering people, he kept honesty, and he kept his dignity.
After five years, America allowed him to live free, and to box again, he soon became the world champion for the second time, in that time he was not only boxing, but he became a kind of a peace Missionary. After the violent death of Martin Luther King, he became the great fighter for high human ideals: Freedom, Brotherhood… he was visiting many countries in order to help poor people without human rights, suffering people, he became very famous in the whole world, people all over the world respected him because of his enormous, good, and brave heart.
Mohamed Ali is one of the greatest men of the human history. He had to suffer so much in his life, but he never lost his hope. Through his suffering, he was becoming a good person. No matter the cruelty of boxing, he was always so humanistic and fair. Boxing was the only way for poor little black boy to become someone. Boxing was only a tool, which was helping him to survive in a cruel world.
American society is so unfair to poor people; also nowadays poor black people have not much possibilities in life. In the capitalistic world is such inequality. It is very sad, but it is the truth.
Mohamed Ali is now an old and a very ill man, he suffers of Parkinson disease. Few years ago, I saw him on television in that time they were choosing the best sportsman of the century, and Mohamed Ali became what he was telling all that time:” THE GREATEST”.
Finally, the whole world admitted his nobility and when he came on the stage, he was speaking with trembling voice because of illness, but smiling face: “I AM THE GREATEST”.
All people were standing and they were crying. He touched their hearts so much. Thanks God, who gave me the privilege of watching the most touching event ever seen on TV.
And finally I recognized after thirty years, what he was meaning with those words, he meant: ”God-LOVE is the greatest”.
Dear Romano,
Thanks for these great stories, you responded to my thoughts as earlier today I was thinking about a book by Anthony de Mello that my mother gave me as a gift. This is wonderful.
Love
Monica
and he still is “the greatest”with a beautiful smile !
Did you notice how when he was talking his words had such rythm. “I can fly like a butterfly”
He stood up for what he believed in.
Romano Mohamed, thank you for sharing. You took me back in time 2! :)
Meu Xará Paulo,
Sua inteligência, experiência, vivência, erudição, indubitávelmente são ímpares e dignas de arrebanharem um séquito de admiradores como eu mesmo.
Todavia, seu texto remete a um lugar comum, onde todos – em maior ou menor grau – sentem o mesmo! A amargura, em algum instante.
A carapuça que você arma no texto, serve para inúmeras cabeças, desde a mais humilde, até àquela mais coroada.
A minha pergunta é: quantas vezes você também sente-se amargurado?
Abraços fraternos, e com o respeito irrestrito de um fã de carteirinha
Paulo (Lebre) Marcial
that´s true…I´ve just realized I could make a part of these people…What to do?how to fight it?:(
u r right, had that wird feelung too when readin thez lines, tomorrow monday willbe ok, but then next sindsy is comin too:( how desperate this sounds!!!
Hello Cinnamon girl,
What I do, is find inspiration, through reading, music, and pictures. Then, can put inspiration that touches my heart, into daily practise. Like Paulo’s books and stories are helpful. My first decision every day, is choosing to Live the day. I make that choice. In doing so, makes me responsible for the last question I ask every night: ‘did I give this day my best?’
Over the last year, I decided to write letters to address certain issues. And sometimes do something with my hands, to express emotions too.
Hope this helps a bit. Love, Jane
Bitterness comes to a person when he/she loses confidence and become a bit reckless. They are unable to trust people and create their own world, thus alienating themselves from reality.
I got this book from my exgirlfriend after I got the queation: Do you leave someone on the mountain? (I´m a climber but nowdays also a pilgrim)
I told her no I dont..then I got the book..it is beautiful and he never leaves her what I alos promised my exgirlfriend and I never did. But she did because she wasnt prepared to fight for love as she wanted someone to do for her. Maybe one day she will remember that my love was true and pure even through sickness and problems and always will be deep and shine for her! Regrett to be a slave under bitterness, keep the hope, the spirit and you can be a warrior of the light for the love and the future!
I have read the book.Very interesting. It was the title who attracted me at first because I was in the same state of mind at that time…….and your book had offered me another way of looking at all that stuff called LIFE. Thanks
Hi, may i ask u a question, do heroes and madamed have to die all the tim? I wanna fight, and i don’t fear the loss in the same time, i’m thinking of others bitter people who don’t defend their rights.
Hero’s need not alwasys die.Its the cause which drives them towards death,if need hero’s consiously do not bother about outcome after death,whereas a mad man dies without knowing the cause
This is very sad, we live in days where people lose themselves in work, alcohol, drugs etc. So sad they lose faith in their own dreams and in the world. Life can be beautiful and people all over the world should be taught this lesson over and over again till it will be fully understood.
We need to remember that we are creators of our own little world. We decide whether it is positive or negative.
I agree…
Your words remind me of The Alchemist, and the
“the world’s greatest lie,” which is “that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what’s happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate.”
Thank you!! Love, Jane : )
amazing..the truth and essence of life, heroism and extraordinary deeds are well explained here. thank you dear paulo..
Dr Ramesh most of us go throgh the same phinominon,but we fail to get up n act
Yet to read Veronica decides to die..didn’t know a movie is being made on this book..is it in english?
have been feeling this ‘bitterness’ for some time now and every time it comes down to ‘lack of initiative’.
Pls suggest cure also.
Cure is in changing your attitude!!,appreciating good things in life and count your blessings
Yep, something’s wrong indeed. And not only on Sunday afternoons. But simply recognising that isn’t enough to rekindle the desire for life.
In this age i had concluded that Depression or (Bitterness) as u described it is a state of mind …we draw Happiness and sadness ,we control them they shouldn’t control us all the time….It’s weird seeing people having everything in their lives nagging all the time and depressed while you can meet ppl loosing everything but so happy and peacefull…I started reading Veronica and can’t wait to finish it…Ur a brilliant person…
Regards and lot of Respect….
My theory is that today´s fondamental human sadness, the unquenchable thirst, hidden in the depth of everyman´s soul, is in fact the deciding factor, the grate gift of rare freedom, where we can choose if we are worriors or give up and be bitter.
(I forgot), I wish you all strenght and light,
Giulia
Maybe heroes and madmen are very similar, because two both try to do something crazy and apparently meaningless to feel alive, with the only difference that the opportunity to do something mad for others or for a noble cause is not given to all..I’ve ben sad for a long time, and I’ve tried not to forget doing or looking for something that could let me feel full of LIFE.
Dear Valeria,
I am reading “Feeding Your Appetites” by Stephen Arterburn. I know that my “appetites,” my foundational motivation to live life to the fullest have been corrupted. I have settled for unhealthy and unfulfilling IMITATIONS. What purpose will emerge out of my darkness, my sadness, my depression? We will see, but I do know that each human is a unique creation with a unique purpose in this world and that my appetites must be realigned and reprioritized to realize the fullness of life that has been gifted to me.
Peace and Light,
Cynthia
I’ve never heard about it before. Interesting xox
Hi Paulo. Decided to follow you on Twitter. I created a Twitter account not to follow friends but to follow the minds inspiring people. You have not disappointed. This is Day 2 of having this account and you posted this. Touched me to the core. Vitriol. Just being aware of it allows us to prepare to heal.
i have read Veronika a lot of times… maybe because i can relate to the story.. maybe its that i cant find any contentment in my life or its the other way which is i thought im already contented in my life which i cannot convince myself that im contented of who i am right now.
ive been waiting for the movie…. i have seen the trailer but its not yet shown or even released in the cinemas..
good day..
There are only 2 innate fears: falling and loud noises. We’re born with these, the rest are learned. Every learned fear reduces our power to love.
Brilliant definition, I totally agree with you. Thank you very much.
TRUE!!
Thank you for that. Just brilliantx:)x
We are in the age that we read through kindle, listen through iPod, write through a laptop…but two things have remained the same, we still think through our brains and feel through our hearts… thank you for sharing you thoughts… i always learn as it warms my heart… =D
Ciao Paulo, innanzitutto ti ringrazio per permettermi di scrivere nel tuo blog. Poi mi scuso se ti rispondo scrivendo in italiano ma al momento è questa la lingua nella quale mi esprimo meglio.Che dirti circa il tuo racconto : la realtà è così! Senza pazzia, coraggio e luce non si può uscire dal tunnel del grigiore della vita. Forse la risposta giusta è che chi ha pazzia, coraggio e luce deve assolvere al compito di informare, divulgare e trascinare tutti gli altri malati di amarezza. E’ per questo che tu scrivi! Io ci sto provando. Ciao Rosetta
Thank you, Paulo. …we need to be aware of Vitriol and not let it fill us and those we care about.
Loving light be upon and within you,
Lainee
sometimes, bitter is more than sweeter than sweet thing,.
Wow, what a great description of depression… My humble little blog addresses this today http://www.catldy99.wordpress.com/
I too have that thing neither having the strength to live or to die; But the people around me are very much supporting and showing, compelling me to live. I will also now becoming a warrior.
Thanks Coelho, for giving this world good thoughts.
how does a person cure herself from this bitterness?? i don’t really know whether i’ve had it or not.. it seems so similar with my behaviour in couple of years ago.. thank u..
Amazing ‘slice of life.’ Thank you.
i agree bitterness is a lost of desire, putting it in my situation, i lost my eager to pursue my career, lost hope and feel the bitterness inside me
I was just thinking….WHERE IS ANNIE? As I hadn’t read your comments for a while….I hope your week is starting beautifully…..
“Every poison can turn to a healing potion”
yeah, annie!
this is one basics in homeopathy …
Already from the first pages I love it, is interesting. Loved seeing Paulo with his Master and with Chris…All his books are good.