Sunday, July 22, 2012

Brida- and what I learnt from it.

“You have to take risks, follow some paths, and abandon others.”

“There are no risks in Love, as you’ll find out for yourself.”

“Soul Mates always find each other in the end. Long before she knew anything about Soul Mates, she had often heard people speak about that inexplicable phenomenon: Love at first sight.”

“The more you understand yourself, the more you will understand the world."

“But the heart’s a mysterious thing.”

“God had almost been explained always: He is our generous Father, and we are all saved.”

“Love was above everything else, and there was no hatred in love, only the occasional mistake.”

“Being human means having doubts and yet still continuing on your path.”

“I must be very old; I’m starting to imagine conversations.”

“Never forget me.”

“Everyone had a Gift, but [others] they choose not to see it.”

“People give flowers as presents because flowers contain the true meaning of Love. Anyone who tries to posses a flower will have to watch its beauty fading. But if you simply look at a flower in a filed, you will keep it forever, because the flower is part of the evening and the sunset and the smell of damp earth and the clouds on the horizon.”

“You can only be close to people if you are one of them.”

“For the hand of God always guides those who follow their paths with faith.”

“Remember, the first road to God is prayer, the second is joy.”


“Never be ashamed,’ he said. ‘Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle.’
‘How will I know which is which?’
‘By the taste. You can only know a good wine if you have first tasted a bad one.”

“It isn't expectations that carry us forward, it's our desire to go on.”

“Choosing a path means having to miss out on others”

"Love didn't need that kind of renunciation. True love allowes each person to follow their own path, knowing that they would never lose touch with their Soul mate".

[Taken from Paulo Ceolho's book Brida]

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