Audition
Dear readers,
I invite you to talk about anything you want for 1 minute. Put your camera on, and don’t be shy! Also, if it goes beyond one minute, please don’t worry (although we should keep a maximum of 2 minutes).
Once you’ ve recorded please upload to any online video platforms you wish (Youtube, Myspace, Seesmic, Vimeo, BlipTV, etc) and send us the url link to : paulocoelho.audition@gmail.com . An URL is that thing that you can see in the address bar, and starts normally with http://…etc
OR you can send us your video directly to paulocoelho.audition@gmail.com if the video’s size is under 20MB.
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Thank you
Paulo
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I have cut the postcards. They look WOW WOW POW.LOW LOW LOW
I’ll show them to you with all the trimmings…. :C
Auditions look good. Looking for a new perfume to wear….
When is the school report on?
Got in touch with the Education Department to see if something could be done with the Teacher:
I want him to be promoted to a Headmaster. How does that grab you?
xxxx
Yay I made it!! Thanks Paulo. You are an awesome person. I know that I did not really talk in my video, but that whole clip says a lot about my exciting Abbey Road adventure!! Thanks again for having me here, and more power. Hi to your fans all over the world as well :)
xxx Shay, Hilliard, OH, USA
On changing perception
I believe true romantics
live in a fantasy world
They have a photographic memory
that permits them to admire sunsets and "moon'shadows."
They know it's an illusion
but heck! It quenches their thirst
and that's when the magic happens
when reality kicks in
- in the space in between –
May all your dreams come true
Have a bright sunny day
Changer notre perception
Je crois que les vrais romantiques
Vivent dans un monde de fantaisie.
Ils ont une memoire photographique
qui leur permet d'admirer les couchers de soleil et les ombres de la lune.
Ils savent que c'est une illusion
mais Que diable!….ca desaltere leur soif!
et c'est a ce moment la que la magie arrive
lorsque la realite entre en jeu
- dans l'espace entre les deux –
Que tous vos reves se realisent.
Passez une bonne journee ensoleillee.
On the 15.11. I wrote the following to Quincy Jones ' new website.
Another Xmas is just around the corner.
I am a 62 years old Home-Engineer (in training) and I still believe in Santa Claus.
I have just realised that over the years, the letters I have sent have never been delivered. So this year, I decided to take matter into hands.
I know you are a good friend with Oprah Winfrey and Oprah's friends are my friends.
You and I share something in common, you make a mean thriller's ribs and I make a mean "sauce vinaigrette." and other things as well. I have suffered depression all my life and I have just waken up to what life is all about – a late bloomer –
I wrote something on the Paolo Coelho's blog and I would like your opinion to see if this could be made into an International song where all nationalities, regardless of their ages, religions, genders, colour of their skins, the blind, the deaf, the disabled, the mute, the sick will be embraced.
"The best things in life are free.
You have to give to receive.
You can only have a free world if we allow the other point of view to be heard with understanding, respect, love and compassion,.
We need the right information.
It is our entitlement to seek the truth and make our own minds.
Writers are messengers (and so are journalists, singers, movies stars, Mr Mandela, the Dalai Lama, Carla Bruni, David Servan-Schreiber, etc I have just added that) -Some are better than others- They are the conscience of our planet – a part of our children's future.
That's why I am in favor of free content on the Internet.
It is there to push you forward and beyond.
It digs down to the core of the matter – your soul –
I t does not need any words at times – it goes beyond that.
It is cosy.
It is like a "promess " that makes children happy.
It is re-assuring and comforting,
It teaches you discipline task and to believe in yourself.
It turns around your obsessions into strengths.
It is humane.
It is international.
It breaks all barriers -religious,ages, races-
It is about sharing and communicating,
It is a different kind of a war,
It is the battle against the TRUTH.
It is tough,
It is full of wisdom,
It is plain common sense,
It teaches you appreciation in the smallest task,
It is simple and very fulfilling,
It is the essence of being,
It is "YOU" in the making,
It is a gift that is appreciated,
It is the school of life,
It is a soul-searching delight,
It is a commitment."
Santa, I love you so much, please answer my prayers.
Thank you for taking the time to read my message.
It is sincere and comes from the heart.
Love,
Marie Christine
I have also written an e-mail to Oprah Winfrey requesting her assistance.
Lets keep our fingers crossed.
I am still trying to work out the maze of the blog with all its new gadgets…….that's the reason why I am writing this over again. Hope you dont mind.
still working onto downloading those post-cards as well …..
Marie-Christine
Paulo,
Je vais commencer à croire que tu me pompes mes idées lol
Je fais des vidéos montages, tu fais la Sorcière expériementale, je fais des vidéos de une à deux minutes pour parler au membres du fan club et pouf tu lances ton projet AUIDTION. Bon allez je t'en veux pas. C'est uen bonne idée lol
Je t'embrasse
Michel
Como siempre Maravilloso querido Paulo, una idea genial, siempre tan cercano a tus lectores, un fuerte abrazo y besos;)
love
Pilar prinele
Hallo Charlotte…ich bin froh, dass Du länger als eine Minute geschrieben hast, denn schön und bewegend war es, Deine Worte zu lesen……die Inspirations- und Bestärkungskraft von Paolo ist auch meiner Einschätzung nach enorm groß, was man daraus und damit dann macht, dafür ist jeder Mensch selbst verantwortlich…und genau diesen Kernpunkt scheinst Du auch für Dich erkannt zu haben……damit bringst Du uns alle der "kritischen Masse" näher, von der Paolo in "Am Ufer des Rio…." berichtet….und genau dafür möchte ich Dir an dieser Stelle meinen Dank aussprechen! Alles Liebe, Günther
dear writer Paulo,i am glad that i read your books.
love
Jamila
Azerbaijan.
Hola Paulo!
Me alegra poder compartir esta nueva conciencia
que se expande gracias al esfuerzo diario de TODOS.
Una oportunidad tan sencilla de poder Unir frecuencias
es maravillosa. Gracias por ofrecer esta oportunidad.
!Voy a intentar crear el video lo antes posible!
Un abrazo de luz
you are inspiring :-)
la mia passione sono i miei amici…
http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=z_2AHHH9UxI
maestro quando vieni a trovarci in italia??
Estoy tan emocionada y con una gran felicidad, y muy agradecida por los libros que escribes, que me llenan de electricidad y el corazón salta de una manera indescriptible, el alquimista que lo releo y cada vez aprendo y veo cosas que no se ven solo entendiendo el contenido, el peregrino, es caminar junto a ti mismo, once minutos para expresar y de que manera, a las orillas del río piedra me senté y llore, del cual me enamore de ti, y aprendí a amar la lectura, me encantaría que saber más de ti, y un gran libro Véronika decide morir del cual me fue algo que se refleja, que maravilla que contemos con un acercamiento de alguien que admiro desde adentro de mi corazón, eres genial gracias por tus tintas que escriben en esas hojas, te regalo una piedra de luz y la otra de amor,por lo que me as regalado la vida de nuevo, debería de mandarte mis experiencias que son ……. realmente de publicarse…bueno Dios te bendice….besos
I did not type “blind” in it.
thanks
ESTAS PALABRAS SON EN AGRADECIMIENTO POR ESTE LIBRO TAN HERMOSO (EL ZAHIR) ME HE IDENTIFICADO MUCHO CON ESTHER MUCHAS COSAS SON SIMILARES A LAS QUE HE VIVIDO CON MI ESPOSO QUE LLEVO CASADA CON EL 22 AÑOS Y HE PENSADO TAMBIEN EN RETIRARME DE EL A UN PUEBLO MAGICO QUE SE ENCUENTRA EN QUERETARO EN MEXICO SOLO QUE TENGO UNOS HIJITOS QUE HASTA AHORA SON LOS QUE ME TIENEN AQUI. (ESO CREIA ANTES DE LEER ESTE LIBRO) AHORA PIENSO QUE ESTOY PORQUE LO AMO A EL Y QUIERO TERMINAR MIS DIAS A SU LADO PORQUE DESEO HACER MUCHAS COSAS ANTES DE QUE TERMINE MI PASO POR ESTE MUNDO. Y APRENDÍ QUE LAS PUEDO HACER CON EL O SIN EL. GRACIAS PAULO ME HAZ DEJADO UNA GRAN LECCION DE VIDA.
Hello!
I just sent today my Audition…is about my History Book, The Unknown Ceausescu and his Hidden Secrets!
Ceausescu was the President of Romania during 1967 and Dec. 1989. He was a Dictator and during his regime all the Romanian people( around 20 millions) suffered a lot!Poverty…starvation, cold, phisical and phihological torture…It was Horrible during that time.. it happen to grow up, myself, during his dictatorship… Having so many memories about how life was then, I starting to write down all my thought and feeling..
So, I ended up with a BOOK which has around 250 pages and which I hope to can publish it soon. I would like to can invite you to visit my blog and write me a review, at least one sentence about those 3 chapters that I posted on my Blog!!! Will be Fun and will be interesting for you!
I am waiting for yor comments! Thank you to all of you for your time and wish you only Love and Joy in Life!!!
My blog, below:… Please come and visit it!…
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&friendID=420446809
I like this ideea so much…I hope we’ll listen at the end some very good auditions!!!
I wish to all of you a lot of FUN!!!
Love, Gabriela
Dear Paulo
I read all your books …and they are my inspirations.You are for me … the modern guru of knowledge…wisdom and truth. I WISH I COULD STOP EVERYONE FOR 1 MINUTE ….and ask everybody on planet earth to think….who I’m ..why I’m here…what can I do…. to be better….and change the world for better.
The beginning of my transformation was a true soul connected love… unconditional love without any expectation or rules… beyond my control and above my ego.
I believe there is one major problem in our society … we are developing more and more addictive personality… which is a form of escaping the reality of our life’s
I want to make a movement and raise the awareness of this silent illness ( 20 different kind of addictions ) as a one way to start the process and understanding concept of … being true to your self… karma…heeling … and the most important … to really know the meaning and concept of love
your self and others
I hope your 1 minute project will developed some great ideas … and help many.
thank you
quanti messaggi interessanti! in particolare Giacomo (nome bellissimo vuol dire colui che si eleva), ed anche l’altro italiano. Fortunatamente non siamo soltanto televisione e reality in Italia.
Bene ora mi “attrezzo” per parlare anch’io che non sono “tecnicologica” e non so come si fa.
ciao a tutti
Dear Paulo,
I would like to ask you how you became a sacred man – through your wife?
much love
Maryon Germany
Dear Paulo,
i would like to ask you how you became a sacred man.
Everything that happens in your life, i.e., every person, every decision, every word, every circumstance – whether good or bad, is aimed at teaching love. That is the answer to what life is. Simple isn’t it.
Me parece una estupenda idea…!!!
Mi opinión de aquí a un año en Noviembre del 2009 el mundo mejorará notablemente porque así lo quiere el Universo la gente será + positiva, + amable, + humana… habrá – hambre, – guerras y – odio. La crisis mundial que en estos momentos se está viviendo disminuirá y todo se deberá al poder del Amor y la amistad en el mundo.
un saludo desde Madrid (España)
Beh, cosa dire…in primis di essere contento di scrivere sul blog di uno scrittore cosi importante, che con le sue parole è arrivato in ogni capo del mondo.
Poi giusto per lasciare traccia del mio passaggio lascio una delle mie tante frasi che scrivo…
” Le indecisioni portano l’uomo all’oblio… quindi scelta la via percorrila fino in fondo senza indugi… ”
Ciao a tutti
Dario da Milano ( Italia )
Désolé pas les moyens d’enregistrer une vidéo,simplement laisser quelques phrases ici,pour vous redire le bien fou de ma rencontre avec vos écrits;Certainement comme beaucoup dans un passage similaire au mien,j’ai découvert vos ouvrages au moment o7u ils devaient se présenter à moi.Merci Monsieur;je formule un rêve ici une nouvelle fois : Vous invitez chez moi à Calvi en Corse,afin de partager avec vous de longues discussions existensielles,mais aussi vous promener dans la plus belle île du monde.Je vous aime Merci
HI PAULO…..hi everybody,
i’m addicted to your books… i like the way you write…. about the audition, i think that it’s a good idea… i have no camera… so i’m using my keyboard :-)
warm regards from Algeria.
chafik
Paulo, I have put a comment onto the video seesmic. However, I think there are some problems with it.
so, I will put my comments here.
I don’t know about you but as I grow older,I want to travel a bit lighter, meaning I want to enjoy my life ‘s journey and leave my heavy suitcases behind.
When I see the devastation that surrounding us, I cant help to ponder of what sort of legacy we are leaving for our children and our grandchildren.
What have we achieved so far, I have read somewhere that over 5000 years, we have had 3000 wars. Surely, we should have learnt something out of that. Apparently, not.
I know I might sound like an idealist, however I want to live in a country without borders,
A place that will provide me with the substance and knowledge I need to make up my own mind about life.
A place where everybody is included regardless of the colour of their skins, genders, religions and ages.
A place with one language – the language of the Truth.
A place where men will blend in what Nature’s Earth has to offer,
where all minds will mingle.
A place without discrimination – where the sick and the disabled, the deaf and the mute will also have their say.
The Internet, in my opinion, is one of our most powerful weapons of consciousness that we have. It is a step forward, for the betterment of mankind.
I could not think of a better opportunity to voice our concerns on subjects that matter to us and will, in the long run, benefit our planet. As we know, power is knowledge and the more knowledge we can gather, the more we can share around.
I thank you , Paulo, for allowing me to participate.
One of the subject I am passionate about is cancer.Cancer and its ramifications i.e depression, mental illness, Alzheimer, etc.
There are several reasons for that:
1) is because I have experienced it myself,
2) cancer is one of our biggest enemy of this modern time. It strikes everywhere, around the world – regardless.
3) Recently, I have read a book “Anti-Cancer” by Professor David Servan-Schreiber who is the Head of the Psychiatry Department in Pittsburgh, USA and has also done intense research in neuro-science.
D.Servan-Schreiber has had cancer twice and through is own observations gives us a view of his experiences.
Although huge progress have been made in medicine these days, I believe interference with nature’s way (through over prescriptions) by the medical profession should be revised.
The book is not only aimed at cancer-patient. It is also a guide for preventing it by regaining power through good sleep, physical exercise (walking), learning to breathe, meditation, implementation of a good dietary program (following the Mediterranean ‘s diet for example, rich in Omega 3), a good network support, getting in touch with our past.
I have myself implemented his recommendations and I know that it works.
These are a few of the subjects I am interested in.
I hope you will take an interest in that important field of science,
Let’s start the ball rolling and voice our opinion on what is important for us and what make us “tick”.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Hallo Paolo,
ich schreibe jetzt was ich in einer Minute schaffe,
erstens, Deine Bücher, eine immerwährende Quelle der Inspiration. Ich liebe sie, sie helfen mir über manche Dinge im Alltag hinweg. Schöpfe Kraft und Energie aus vielen Stellen, Sequenzen!!
Herzlichen Dank für Deine Gedanken und Lebensweißheite.
Ich bin froh das Du soviele positive Erlebnisse in Deinem Leben hattest…und wünsche Dir noch viele, viele mehr.
Kurz zu mir…hm…ja ich bin im mittleren Alter, sehr lange verheiratet, sehr lange nicht mehr gesehen worden..bis vor kurzen….leider nicht von meinem Mann, sondern von einer hm…ja…Jugendliebe….mein Leben stellt sich gerade komplett auf den Kopf…aber
egal ob Schmerz, ob Freude, ob Lust, ob Liebe…..all diese Gefühle erlebe ich neu und doch sind sie wohl bekannt…und ICH GENIESSE SIE….ja Du liest richtig selbst den Schmerz….und was ich noch tue..ich zünde Kerzen an….Kerzen in einer Katolischen Kirche obwohl ich Protestantisch erzogen wurde…meine Spiritualität aber schon lange in Richtung Mutter Natur oder dem allgemeinen strebt. Aber ich kann an dieser Kirche nicht vorbei, ein unbezwingbares Verlangen treibt mich immer wieder dort hinein…und ich entzünde eine Kerze…..nicht nur für mich…nein für meine Familie, für diese Liebe die ich nochmal erleben darf, und auch für den Kummer und den Schmerz der mich manchmal durchdringt….denn, ja der gehört zum leben und man darf nicht undankbar sein..sonder froh das man noch fühlen kann!!
Ok es ist mehr wie eine Minute geworden…sorry…aber es hat mich mitgerissen….ich liebe Deine Bücher, finde mich darin wieder….versuche viel positives daraus zu nehmen, aber auch das unangenehme nehme ich an, ich halte mir doch das eine oder andere mal einen Spiegel vor…auch wenn es schmerzt..!
Also Danke nochmal, Danke für Deine Bücher, Danke für Deine Weitsicht, Danke für die Inspiration die Du mir schenkst….mach weiter so!!! Und triff das Ziel, ich wünsch es Dir, der Bogen und der Pfeil, die Seele und der Körper sind eins und finden das Ziel egal wann man es anstrehbt.
Gruß Charlotte
Hi Paulo! Love this idea… but since i don’t have a camera, i will follow the lead of many and write instead… Actually if i had a camera i wouldn’t tape this o anything anyway… i have imprisoned myself with my so called obligations, responsabilities… they haunt me, because of my job… because of who i am… and i let them do. It took me more than one minute to write and edit… i guess it would have been more espontaneous with the camera… or not… thank you for everything! Love
Maria, Argentina.
caro paulo, la mano di Dio è davvero precisa,s ho che sei un suo strumento,e sapessi quanto mi hanno aiutato i tuoi libri…..diverse volte ho voluto venire a lourds la notte di capodanno per incontrarti di persona, ma poi non l ho fatto, non l ho ritenuto giusto….tutto quello che mi serve per acquisire consapevolezza….è disegnato nell aria da Dio,basta avere uno sguardo attento, ti ringrazio di cuore per quello che scrivi….sei una stella nella notte,voglio farti sapere che sto vivendo la mia leggenda personale,la vita è a dir poco straordinaria,come dici tu….il guerriero della luce capisce nel giro di pochi anni che puo arrivare dove vuole….,ho fatto anche il cammino di santiago ci ho messo 3 mesi,non si puo non accorgersi della vivida presenza divina,è stata anche quella un esperienza unica,…a volte sono triste per ……..,ma crescerò anche io come gli altri guerrieri,saluti dall itali,un apprendista guerriero della luce,ti auguro una vita ricca di gioia…..con affetto.
Giacomo
friends,its pity that we cant pour out our hearts literally to show the amount of love we feel for the humans.sometimes i feel myself unlucky to be born in pakistan and labeled evil as nation…humanbeings r not black and white in charcters.we r more like obama(a figurative mixture of black and white).paulo!when we humans would have the real eye to look infrared and ultravoilets?why cant we break the chains of norms…have we become baboons and chimps?even they learn from experience..love u al
faisalabad,pakistan
hi,dear paulo,
I always wonder that if the writers of wonderful books like “Alchemist” are themselves so wonderful also?But atleast about you I can say that you perhaps are more wonderful than your creations.It is wonderful that my dear writer is so easily accessable to me through this site.Its a real Aura.My days and nights are floating in this new aura.love you.
Pakistan
what is the audition for? is longer ok?
Hello Coelho how are you?
It seems an interesting idea,so i have participed just to the Witch of Portobello contest and it is been a good experience,a brave experiment.
So i will make the video soon about a project of love and peace.
I show you also my spots on these links for the contest Hivideo.it. about prevention:
http://www.hivideo.it/video.php?codice=dKstaCHfMFA
http://www.hivideo.it/video.php?codice=k-kWXwIYLCA
If you want to vote me,it’s great of course ; ) It’s simple and free.
Thanks for the support and for this audition.
Best Regards,
Hope and Change,yes we can!: )
Paolo from Italy
life is a mystery…
Is there any way to diminish the language barrier? I have read Paulo Coelhos books as a translation from the original language portugeese(brasilian?) and I have wondered if the sentence: Veronica decide morir really means the same as say, english sentence: Veronica decides to die? I assume that for some reason it would be moore disaterous to die in english than in portugese. That isn´t fair, dying should be as disaterous in any language, for the sake of democracy and egalite.
Gracias por crear estos espacios para compartir con usted y los lectores.
Un abrazo
♥
thanks Paulo, i’m glad that I knew you and read your books. It’s good idea!
Andrey, Ukraine.
Dear Paulo,
Great Oppurtunity, will do it soon.
Warm Regards.
Ananth
Hello Paulo,
the idea to say something interesting 1 minute on your blog is exciting. But could you pls. stopp the music on your blog because when it is playing you can’t listening to your messages. And I do not know how to stop it. The music is fine but not together with the you tube videos.
best regards from Germany
Brigitte Ehlers
Edit by admin : The Music Player is in the sidebar and you can stop it by clicking on the pause button.
QUE BARBAROOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! ES INCRIBLE TU CEREBRO,UNA VEZ MAS! LOGRAS QUE LAS PERSONAS MANIFIESTEN LO MEJOR DE SI MISMAS….A ESTO LE LLAMO F L U I R ….BESOS!!!
I will be posting my video soon =P
In un tempo non tempo mi è stato regalato di sentirmi parte del Tutto. E’ stato solo gioia immensa,semplicemente AMORE dove non esiste Io ma Noi e da allora mi sento così immensamente piccola, grande, amata!
ps It’s a lovely idea, videos, but I have realised that because I have no camera, I have had to use the keyboard and type. I think this has made my entry more sincere and reflective. It has come more truly from my soul because my ego has not been engaged.
The age of Aquarius has dawned. We need to leave our egos behind.
Not easy but the Universe is helping us.
One minute.
Obama is now to be president. Today I listened to two songs – There can be miracles, and a Spanish song called Color Esperanza. The colour Hope.
In one minute I wish the world hope and love.
HOPE AND LOVE, HOPE AND LOVE.
THESE ARE YOUR GREATEST FRIENDS WHEN TIMES ARE DIFFICULT AND SOMETIMES YOU FEEL THE DARKNESS WILL NEVER END.
HOPE AND LOVE FRIENDS.
PAULO GIVES THIS IN HIS BOOKS.
WE GIVE IT TO EACH OTHER MORE THAN WE CAN EVER IMAGAINE.
BLESSINGS FRIENDS.
KAREN.
I would love to do this video, i imagined myself on the roof and wearing my black abya with the wonderful weather ah what fun it would be. but i can’t and so lemme say iv been a big fan, always will be but you know whats weird the people that have read your books, seen your blog have felt that experience through you.the experience of hope, love, happiness, sometimes this feelings have no meaning yet what is weird is how all of us act like we’ve lived through it when in truth most of us have only read it and felt a tingle or happiness, or pleasure. its funny really.. what is love? well well its a sum of many things, you have gotten your readers to wonder and that’s what i love but i wish some would wonder than act. i know i may not make sense, i usually don’t. I’d just like to say i wanna be a reader who feels and soon experiences. im 15 so its going to be awhile, but i don’t mean experience by dancing to find a vertex, or learning calligraphy. nah, im probably just gonna go for what i want. but for the time being all i have are your books, so um well wonderful idea and im sorry this is a long comment.
Nice idea, Paulo! But I rather write this comment. :)
Take care,
Uku from Finland
een vraagje, wie is de vrouw achter paulo?
verklaring: achter elke grote man staat een vrouw een partner een tweede deel, mijn grootste wens is deze vrouw te ontmoeten en haar verhaal te kennen
groeten van een klein lichtpuntje
cathrin
Really it is great and prolonged feeling when ever read your creation “Alcgemist’
I am keeping Paulo in my heart as my secret asset.
wahab, payyoli, kerala, India
Felicidadews me parece una excelente idea y un gran foro de oportunidades.
im sorry i do not have a camera to post – but id like to talk about love. the time is 9:48 am. i am going to type for 1 minute.
why is that when you are in love, you feel like you know everything? could it be, that being in love gives you all the knowledge in the world? is love that great? or is it because you are blind to the truth? time is up.
Hi! I wish there was a particular topic, a common theme for these auditions, like different creative ways to do the same thing. But out of all these,I enjoyed the ‘spade and stick’ music the best. Great effort by everyone.
Jessie
california
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