on a journey
From Paulo Coelho's Blog
Understanding cobwebs
When I was travelling the road to Rome, one of the four sacred roads in
my magical tradition, I realised, after almost twenty days spent
entirely alone, that I was in a much worse state than when I had
started. In my solitude, I began to have mean, nasty, ignoble feelings.
I sought out my guide to the road and told her about this. I said that
when I had set out on that pilgrimage, I had thought I would grow
closer to God, but that, after three weeks, I was feeling a great deal
worse.
‘You are getting better, don’t worry,’ she said. ‘The fact is that when
we turn on our inner light, the first thing we see are the cobwebs and
the dust, our weak points. They were there already, it’s just that you
couldn’t see them in the darkness. Now it will be much easier for you
to clean out your soul.’
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In all spiritual journey for the better, I guess seeing our weak points is the first step. But then the first step could be the last step because the sense of inferiority and doubt will try its best to make it the last.
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Have a wonderful day!
And here's a quote to ponder:
"God is love, generosity and forgiveness.
If we believe in this,
we will never allow our weakness to paralyze us." Paulo Coelho
Paula
Thank you for passing by my humble blog! On the post article in Paulo Coelho blog, I already sent you a private message. Thanks!
Great quote there. Very enlightening. Thank you.
Do come around often!
Have a great week