http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/the-big-ideas/topics/paulo-coelho-warrior-of-the-light en-us 60 <p align="center"><em>&quot;Every Warrior of the Light has felt afraid of going into battle.</em></p><p align="center">&nbsp;</p><p align="center"><em>Every Warrior of the Light has, at some time in the past, lied or betrayed someone.</em></p><p align="center">&nbsp;</p><p align="center"><em>Every Warrior of the Light has trodden a path that was not his.</em></p><p align="center">&nbsp;</p><p align="center"><em>Every Warrior of the Light has suffered for the most trivial of reasons. Every Warrior of the Light has, at least once, believed he was not a Warrior of the Light.</em></p><p align="center">&nbsp;</p><p align="center"><em>Every Warrior of the Light has failed in his spiritual duties.</em></p><p align="center">&nbsp;</p><p align="center"><em>Every Warrior of the Light has said 'yes' when he wanted to say 'no.'</em></p><p align="center">&nbsp;</p><p align="center"><em>Every Warrior of the Light has hurt someone he loved.</em></p><p align="center">&nbsp;</p><p align="center"><em>That is why he is a Warrior of the Light, because he has been through all this and yet has never lost hope of being better than he is.</em></p><p align="center">&quot;</p><p align="center">&nbsp;</p><p align="center">~ Paulo Coelho, 21st century Brazilian writer</p><p align="center">from <em>Warrior of the Light</em></p><p>Coelho's book, <em>Warrior of the Light: A Manual</em>, serves as a companion guide to his enormously popular book, <em>The Alchemist.</em></p><p>The book lives up to its advertisement that <em>&quot;Every short passage invites us to live out our dreams, to embrace the uncertainty of life, and to rise to our own unique destiny.&quot;</em></p><p> If you enjoy Coelho, you'll love this book.</p><p>Here's to the Warrior of the Light within each of us...</p> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:43:15 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:265:265 brian http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/265