1.19.2006

Got a surprise gift yesterday from him :-D It was a book by Paulo Coelho and I just can't stop reading it. It is entitled the Zahir.

Zahir!? It was defined in the book as someone or something that occupies our every thought, until we can't think of nothing else. This can lead to a state of holiness or of madness. Basically, the main character's Zahir is a woman. :-) As usual, Paulo Coelho's book is full of lines worth remembering...

"Suffering occurs when we want other people to love us in the way we imagine we want to be loved, and not in the way that love should manifest itself – free and untrammelled, guiding us with its force and driving us on."

"Love is an untamed force. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused. "

bic walked away at 3:06 PM