Here is an excerpt that I enjoy reading and rereading. The book is in French, so I translated the excerpt, I hope it gets closer to the English version of Maktub. In his books, Paulo Coelho is full of truth. Maktub is not a story with a beginning and an end. It is a series of experiences and encounters that lead to reflection, meditation and the quest for self.
Zen monks, when they want to meditate, sit before a rock: “Now I’ll wait until it grows a little rock”, they think.
The master said:
“Everything around us is constantly changing. Every day, the Sun illuminates a new world. What we call routine is full of new opportunities, but we do not see that every day is different from before.
Today, somewhere, a treasure awaits.
It may be a little smile, it can be a great achievement, whatever. Life is full of large and small miracles. Nothing is boring, because everything is constantly changing.
The trouble is not in the world, but in how we view the world.”
- Maktub by Paulo Coelho
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