11 minutes ...
another masterpiece capturing the spirit of my weekend :)
I finished Paulo Coelho's "11 minutes" again ... 2 years after reading it 1st in Singapore.
Somehow, the essence of the story relates better now to me, than compared to myself then ... anyway, just to tell you more so you understand where I am coming from. So the story goes about Maria who journeys to Switzerland from brazil and after series of experiences, she becomes a prostitute in Geneva. She has been heartbroken many times & the story is about her journey of discovering the ultimate relationship & the value of one. It's quite a remarkable perspective coming from a prostitute but I guess who else better to have an idea about sexual pleasures anyway, right? And probably tell better about what is real love, I guess.
But, it's not her I relate to, it's more to Ralf, the hro of the story ... the knight in shining armour but suffering his own journey into discovery. To sum the story, it's essentially about the poor little rich prince who, although is a maestro of his galaxy, remain a child in his own world, seeking the soul mate who understands the heart of a child inside him ... and that's very much me, I guess. And what is the point of seeing the world, being tempted into a lot of worldly desires, when the simplest of pleasures it nowhere near to grasp or understand?
Anyway, I love Coelho's work, so I am again captured by his lyrical & magically threaded lore of real life people, seeking their paths in life. But, aren't we all that too?
I finished Paulo Coelho's "11 minutes" again ... 2 years after reading it 1st in Singapore.
Somehow, the essence of the story relates better now to me, than compared to myself then ... anyway, just to tell you more so you understand where I am coming from. So the story goes about Maria who journeys to Switzerland from brazil and after series of experiences, she becomes a prostitute in Geneva. She has been heartbroken many times & the story is about her journey of discovering the ultimate relationship & the value of one. It's quite a remarkable perspective coming from a prostitute but I guess who else better to have an idea about sexual pleasures anyway, right? And probably tell better about what is real love, I guess.
But, it's not her I relate to, it's more to Ralf, the hro of the story ... the knight in shining armour but suffering his own journey into discovery. To sum the story, it's essentially about the poor little rich prince who, although is a maestro of his galaxy, remain a child in his own world, seeking the soul mate who understands the heart of a child inside him ... and that's very much me, I guess. And what is the point of seeing the world, being tempted into a lot of worldly desires, when the simplest of pleasures it nowhere near to grasp or understand?
Anyway, I love Coelho's work, so I am again captured by his lyrical & magically threaded lore of real life people, seeking their paths in life. But, aren't we all that too?
posted by Jay @ 16.7.05
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