Warrior of the Light by Paulo Coelho

Note: For a limited time you can read Warrior of the Light for free here at the Harper Collins web site.

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Another quick Coelho book. I’ve realized I don’t really care for his more spiritual/personal books, and strongly prefer his fiction. This book leans more towards the former category, but because it is comprised of quick inspirational anecdotes, I was able to enjoy it. It’s sort of coffee table self help-y, but sometimes that can be nice.

Just a few excerpts (there were many ideas worth saving/noting):

A Warrior of the Light knows that certain moments repeat themselves.

He often finds himself faced by the same problems and situations, and seeing these difficult situations return, he grows depressed, thinking that he is incapable of making any progress in life.

“I’ve been through all this before,” he says to his heart.

“Yes, you have been through all this before,” replies his heart. “But you have never been beyond it.”

Then the Warrior realizes that these repeated experiences have but one aim: to teach him what he does not want to learn. (p 10)

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In order to have faith in his own path, he does not need to prove that someone else’s path is wrong. (p 17)

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Inside each of us there lives an angel and a devil, and their voices are very alike. (p 29)

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He is capable of seeing what is beautiful because he carries beauty within himself, for the world is a mirror and gives back to each man the reflection of his own face. (p 120)