Saturday, June 27, 2009 Misc
"You are cloud, sea, forgetting; you are also what you lost in a moment-- we are all those who have left. The reflection of our face in the mirror changes each instant and every day has its own labyrinth. The cloud vanishing in the sunset is our image; endlessly, a rose becomes another rose."
— Jorge Luis Borges

Paulo Coelho on Trials & Loss

Paulo Coelho on Trials & Loss
"When life makes us face difficult situations -- such as a personal loss -- we have to understand that eternity is taking one more step. I personally hate the dilemma of loss, but at times there is no solution and it just has to be faced." So begins this Ode magazine article that shares three fables from the beloved, best-selling author of The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho.

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