The coverpage of this wonderful work begins by saying -" Paulo Coelho..... has become one of the most widely read and loved authors in the world."
The word 'loved' struck a note somewhere inside me, as I realized that one cannot just 'read' Paulo Coelho; one actually 'feels' his writings...its a pleasure to go through his sentences again n again, till one actually soaks the entire magic in his words so fully that it actually becomes a part of you.
An excerpt from this magical book :
"...But gradually I've come to realize that forgiveness is also the greatest force that liberates you - your soul - because hatred and ill feelings are like heavy chains tightened around your soul - you need the power of forgiveness to liberate yourself from those painful chains....
....but before that can happen- your body - your entire self must first burn in the 'fire of hatred' - if you try to run away from it, you'll never succeed, for you might be able to extinguish a part of it, but never the whole of it, and it will keep clinging to you....you have to feel it fully, know how it pains you as a whole, so as to finally be ready to quench it for once and for all..."
The word 'loved' struck a note somewhere inside me, as I realized that one cannot just 'read' Paulo Coelho; one actually 'feels' his writings...its a pleasure to go through his sentences again n again, till one actually soaks the entire magic in his words so fully that it actually becomes a part of you.
An excerpt from this magical book :
"...But gradually I've come to realize that forgiveness is also the greatest force that liberates you - your soul - because hatred and ill feelings are like heavy chains tightened around your soul - you need the power of forgiveness to liberate yourself from those painful chains....
....but before that can happen- your body - your entire self must first burn in the 'fire of hatred' - if you try to run away from it, you'll never succeed, for you might be able to extinguish a part of it, but never the whole of it, and it will keep clinging to you....you have to feel it fully, know how it pains you as a whole, so as to finally be ready to quench it for once and for all..."
