Man needs to choose, not just accept his destiny.
Quotations
Paulo Coelho
Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose - and commit myself to - what is best for me.
Don’t confuse the teacher with the lesson, the ritual with the ecstasy, the transmitter of the symbol with the symbol itself.
I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's all a question of how I view my life.
When you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way.
Ester asked why people are sad.
“That’s simple,” says the old man. “They are the prisoners of their personal history. Everyone believes that the main aim in life is to follow a plan. They never ask if that plan is theirs or if it was created by another person. They accumulate experiences, memories, things, other people's ideas, and it is more than they can possibly cope with. And that is why they forget their dreams.”
I'm modern because I make the difficult seem easy, and so I can communicate with the whole world.
The wise are wise only because they love. The fools are fools only because they think they can understand love.
