Loong time I was thinking with what to start... many friends were saying to start a blog where to post my thoughts, because it might be useful for them and maybe for other people:-)
So, I was thinking and want to begin with the words of a cool guy, named Paulo Coelho:-) whom I love a lot! His words have a great value, experience and power! Hope you'll enjoy:-)
“Over the course of one year, give a coin to each person who offends or upsets you,” instructed the abbot of a young man who wanted people to follow a spiritual path.
For the next twelve months, the boy gave a coin to each person who offended or upset him, as he was instructed. At the end of the year, he returned to the abbot to find out what the next steps were.
“Go into town and buy food for me,” the abbot responded.
Once the boy left, the abbot changed his clothes, disguised himself as a beggar and went to the gate. When the boy approached, he began to insult him.
“Good!” said the boy, “for a whole year I had to pay the people who upset or offended me, and now I can be offended for free, without spending anything!”
Hearing this, the abbot removed his disguise. “He who does not take insults seriously, is on the path to wisdom.”
For the next twelve months, the boy gave a coin to each person who offended or upset him, as he was instructed. At the end of the year, he returned to the abbot to find out what the next steps were.
“Go into town and buy food for me,” the abbot responded.
Once the boy left, the abbot changed his clothes, disguised himself as a beggar and went to the gate. When the boy approached, he began to insult him.
“Good!” said the boy, “for a whole year I had to pay the people who upset or offended me, and now I can be offended for free, without spending anything!”
Hearing this, the abbot removed his disguise. “He who does not take insults seriously, is on the path to wisdom.”
- "Changing attitude" by Paulo Coelho
Life is full of people who'd adore to throw in you with a stone, to criticize you, to make you feel so tiny and so worthless... you don't need to search them so long! HAHAHA! They are everywhere: in the grocery store, on the street, at the university, at work... even sometimes home, where you are hoping to have a moral rest. But, there is a great "but":
"Extraordinary people raise themselves monuments from the stones that where thrown in them by critics."
How cool! Isn't it?! The more stones you are being thrown at, the more amazing and wonderful will look your monument! HAHAHA! And then... you might think how silly was you to pay attention to those who don't even have a clue about what is really happening, they just look and say... and then think, but some don't even think if they maybe have done a wrong thing. But you know the truth, you know what was really happening so continue your path! It'll just make you stronger!
But sometimes we need to be thrown a stone at! To wake up!!! HAHAHA! To be pruned!!! Pruning is not always pleasant, but it does ensure that the situations, activities, or relationships that are depleting us will not continue to do so. It means something must be cut off or removed from our lives, but God promises great reward as a result - more fruitfulness than ever!
Hope you've enjoyed!:-)
Have a cool beginning in what you are dreaming of and...
catch the stones for your monument!:-)
