i wander. . .

 

The Lord cannot wish us to be massacred without mercy.

 

 

God is all powerful. If He limited Himself to doing only that which we call good, we could not call Him the Almighty; he would command only one part of the universe, and there would exist someone more powerful than He, watching and judging His acts. In that case, I would worship that more powerful someone.

 

 

Souls too, like rivulets and plants, needed a different kind of rain: hope, faith, a reason to live.  When this did not come to pass, everything in that soul died, even if the body went on living.

 

 

A man cannot fight his destiny - he had already tried, and he had lost.

 

 

Man was born to betray his destiny.

 

 

Rivulet, seek a better place for your limpid waters to reflect the brightness of the sun, for the desert will one day dry you up.

 

 

You have discovered how everything is simple.  Having courage is enough.

 

 

When a man journeys toward his destiny, often he is obliged to change paths. At other times, the forces around him are too powerful and he is compelled to lay aside his courage and yield.  All this is part of the apprenticeship.

 

 

But no one can lose sight of what he desires.  Even if there are moments when he believe the world and the others are stronger.  The secret is this: do not surrender.

 

 

I have discovered that there resides in me a soul better than ever I thought.

 

the fifth mountain
(paulo coelho)