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A Quote by Paulo Coelho

Everyone’s looking for the perfect teacher, but although their teachings might be divine, teachers are all too human, and that’s something people find hard to accept. Don’t confuse the teacher with the lesson, the ritual with the ecstasy, the transmitter of the symbol with the symbol itself. The Tradition is linked to our encounter with the forces of life and not with the people who bring this about. But we are weak: we ask the Mother to send us guides, and all she sends are signs to the road we need to follow.

Pity those who seek for shepherds, instead of longing for freedom! An encounter with the superior energy is open to anyone, but remains far from those who shift responsibility onto others. Our time on this Earth is sacred, and we should celebrate every moment.

Paulo Coelho : author of The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
Source: Witch of Portobello
Contributed by: Gypsy. More quotes added by Gypsy from all sources
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yaffie : yaffinity
about 1 month later
yaffie said

You are so very right, paul…life shoots curve balls and you never know what you got and how much you are NOT promised another moment…
I lost my husband in an accident five years ago, i know very well how you could lose the most important part of your life in the blink of an eye..got to enjoy every moment while we got what he got..
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blessings..
yaffa

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