Monday, June 23, 2008

Coelho: The Art of Trying

“It’s…natural that unexpected conflicts should arise, and it’s natural that wounds may be inflicted during those conflicts. The wounds pass, and only the scars remain.
This is a blessing. These scars stay wit us throughout our life and are very helpful. If…the desire to return to the past becomes very great, we need only look at those scars. They are the marks left by the handcuffs, and will reminds us of the horrors of prison, and we will keep walking straight ahead.”
- Paulo Coehlo, ‘The Art of Trying’ in Like the Flowing River, Trans. Margaret Jull. Thomson Press: India, 2000.

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