By Paulo Coelho
A warrior of the light always does something out of the ordinary. He may dance in the street as he walks to work. Or look into the eyes of a stranger and speak of love at first sight. From time to time, a warrior puts forward an idea which may sound ridiculous, but which he believes in.
The warriors of the light allow themselves such days.
He is not afraid to weep over old grievances, or to marvel at new discoveries. When he feels the time is right, he leaves everything behind and goes after the dream he has longed for. When he understands that he is at the limits of his resistance, he withdraws from the combat, without blaming himself for having committed one or two unexpected reckless acts.
A warrior does not spend his days trying to act out the part that others have chosen for him.
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By Paulo Coelho
A warrior of the light notices that certain moments repeat themselves.
He often finds himself faced with the same problems and situations as before.
He becomes depressed. He begins to think he is incapable of making progress in life, the difficult moments having returned.
“I’ve already been through this”, he complains to his heart.
“It is true, you have been through it”, replies the heart. “But you never went beyond it.”
The warrior then understands that the repetition of experiences have one single purpose: to teach him that he has not yet learned.
He begins to seek out a new solution for each repeated struggle - until he finds a way of conquering.
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By Paulo Coelho
A Warrior of Light cannot always choose his battlefield.
(Manual of the Warrior of Light)
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In your books you are proving, that you have great feeling for contemporary human and his distresses. What do you think in what direction is going the future man? Will he be capable to survive and save his integrity, creativeness and intellect, and above all mental health?
It’s always very tricky to talk about “mental health”: I’ve been committed as a teenager to a clinic institution. I felt in my own skin the burden of being cataloged as “mentally disturbed” just because i didn’t fit into the social norms.
In my wanderings I came to believe that a person has a personal legend to fulfill. What is a personal legend? It is the reason why we are alive. In my case this legend was to share my ideas with others through writing.
We have dreams, that are not necessarily the dreams that our parents or society had for us. So, we must get rid of the idea of fulfilling what people expect us to do, and start to do what we expect from our lives. The message in “Veronika decides to die” is that: dare to be different. You are unique, and you have to accept you as you are, instead of trying to repeat other people’s destinies or patterns. Insanity is to behave like someone that you are not. Normality is the capacity to express your feelings. From the moment that you don’t fear to share your heart, you are a free person.
Read the new issues from “Warrior of the Light Online” :
Issue nº 175 : The two drops of oil
Edição nº 175 : As duas gotas de óleo
Edición nº 175 : Las dos gotas de aceite
Édition nº 175 : Les deux gouttes d’huile
Edizione nº 175 : Le due gocce d’olio
By Paulo Coelho
During the early part of the Christian era, the monastery at Scete became a center where many people gathered. After renouncing everything they had, they went to live in the desert surrounding the monastery. Many of the teachings of these men have been collected and published in numerous books.The stories of the desert priests
The way to please the Lord
A novice went to Abbot Macarius seeking advice about the best way to please the Lord.
- Go to the cemetery and insult the dead - said Macarius.
The brother did as he was told. The following day, he returned to Macarius.
- Did they respond? - asked the abbot.
The novice said no, they didn’t.
- Then go to them and praise them.
The novice obeyed. That same afternoon, he returned to the abbot, who again wished to know whether the dead had responded.
- No - said the novice.
- In order to please the Lord, behave as they do - said Macarius. - Pay no heed to the insults of men, nor to their praise; in this way, you shall forge your own path.
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