Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho de Souzais a Brazilian lyricist and novelist. He is the recipient of numerous international awards, amongst them the Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum. His novel The Alchemist has been translated into 80 languages. The author has sold over 200 million copies worldwide and is the all-time bestselling Portuguese language author...
NationalityBrazilian
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth24 August 1947
CityRio de Janeiro, Brazil
CountryBrazil
A Warrior knows when a battle is worth fighting.
The Warrior knows the value of persistence and of courage.
He uses common sense to judge not the intentions of an action but its consequences.
When he is forced to perform the same task several times, the Warrior uses this tactic and transforms work into prayer.
A Warrior also knows that the fool who gives advice about someone else's garden is not tending his own plants.
He knows that the most important words in all languages are the small words.
The Warrior of the Light concentrates on the small miracles of daily life.
So the Warrior fights the Good Fight and he helps others, even though he does not quite understand why.
And he never judges someone else's suffering.
A Warrior knows that everything a person does has enduring consequences.
Then the Warrior of the Light thanks his traveling companions, takes a deep breath and continues on, laden with memories of an unforgettable journey.
The Warrior knows about the "waterfall effect".
For the warrior of light there are no ends, only means. Life carries him from unknown to unknown. Each moment is filled with this thrilling mystery: the warrior does not know where he came from or where he is going.
Open your heart and listen to what it is telling you. Follow your dreams, because only a man who is unashamed of himself can manifest the glory of God.