Coelho

Ive been reading a lot of Paulo Coelho books lately. They somehow resonate with me, even if some of the more nebulous spiritual aspects aren't really my thing. The point is, the stories speak to me, and some of the over arcing themes and lessons i find helpful.

The details of the stories however...

The first one was a about a green eyed girl finding love where she didn't expect it, with a man she didn't think she could have that kind of relationship with, even though she thinks she only has a short time to live.

The one i just finished was about falling in love with someone who has a very charismatic faith, with an outpouring of intense spiritual gifts. The difficulty of loving someone in a human way, when God demands so much of them through their gifts.

The latter even ends with a passage from Psalm 137:

"If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
may my right hand forget its skill .
may my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth
if I do not remember you,
if I do not consider Jerusalem
my highest joy."

Seriously.

And none of these things were known when i started reading them.

Makes me wonder what the next one i pick up is going to be about...