I'm not doing anything, and yet I'm also doing the most important thing a man can do: I'm listening to what I needed to hear from myself.
Paulo CoelhoRead
Love is the force that transforms and improves the Soul of the World.
Interpretation
Love is a powerful force that can change and elevate the essence of existence.
This quote by Paulo Coelho emphasizes the transformative power of love, suggesting that it is not only a personal emotion but a universal force that can enhance and uplift the fundamental essence of the world. It implies that love has the capability to foster growth and positive change both within individuals and in the broader context of humanity, suggesting that love is essential for the betterment of the human experience.
In practice
During a motivational speech about the importance of love in community building.
I'm not doing anything, and yet I'm also doing the most important thing a man can do: I'm listening to what I needed to hear from myself.
Each stone, each bend cries welcome to him. He identifies with the mountains and the streams, he sees something of his own soul in the plants and the animals and the birds of the field.
We need to clear our minds of bad thoughts.
Having the courage to take the steps we always wanted to take is the only way of showing that we trust in God.
The fool who loves giving advice on our garden never tends his own plants
Sometimes the Warrior feels as if he were living two lives at once.
I see love in black and white. Passion in shades of βgrisβ. But when it comes to you and I, color is all I see.
Have you ever felt the longing for someone you could admire? For something, not to look down at, but up to?
So I find every pleasant spot In which we two were wont to meet, The field, the chamber, and the street, For all is dark where thou art not
My needs were simple I didn't bother much with themes or felicitous phrases and skipped fine descriptions of weather, landscapes and interiors. I wanted characters I could believe in, and I wanted to be made curious about what was to happen to them. Generally, I preferred people to be falling in and out of love, but I didn't mind so much if they tried their hand at something else. It was vulgar to want it, but I liked someone to say 'Marry me' by the end.
My reaction to porno films is as follows: After the first ten minutes, I want to go home and screw. After the first twenty minutes, I never want to screw again as long as I live.
Know that My Heart is mercy itself. From this sea of mercy graces flow out upon the world....I desire that your heart be an abiding place of My mercy. I desire that this mercy flow out upon the whole world through your heart.
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