Coelho's Current Signature

[Hardcore Newbie]

I'd PM you to discuss it, but since that isn't an option, and not wanting to hijack a thread, I'll make my own.

"Everything we do, everything we are, rests on our personal power. If we have enough of it, one word uttered to us might be sufficient to change the course of our lives. But if we don't have enough personal power, the most magnificent piece of wisdom can be revealed to us and that revelation won't make a damn bit of difference." Don Juan Matus - Tales of Power

I'm just not convinced that personal power is the ability to change our lives from a single word. perhaps you can explain to me why you use this quote in your signature. thanks

*I'll tell you the origin of mine, it's a cool song that i like

Hardcore Newbie Reviewed by Hardcore Newbie on 08-02-2007. Coelho's Current Signature I'd PM you to discuss it, but since that isn't an option, and not wanting to hijack a thread, I'll make my own. I'm just not convinced that personal power is the ability to change our lives from a single word. perhaps you can explain to me why you use this quote in your signature. thanks :) *I'll tell you the origin of mine, it's a cool song that i like :D Rating: 5

[Inferius]

He's an up and coming angel.

You have to understand reality before you can understand why someone would quote Don Juan, because Don Juan doesn't have patience for failure. In the world of spiritual power, there is no try, only do.

Today's your lucky day: The Art of Dreaming
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You can thank me in 4 years

[Ganj]

I would agree with Don Jaun Matus' words. Of course, it's a generalized statement but I've attained many insights to my personal world and none of them have granted me the ability to actually perform or improve. It's as if these revelations I achieve only limit me even more. However, I cannot agree that ignorance is bliss-we must certainly overlook a lot of things in this world, if we want to get along.

[Hardcore Newbie]

He's an up and coming angel.

You have to understand reality before you can understand why someone would quote Don Juan, because Don Juan doesn't have patience for failure. In the world of spiritual power, there is no try, only do.

Today's your lucky day: The Art of Dreaming
The 8 Circuit Model

You can thank me in 4 years

From what I've read, Don Juan Matus is a fictional character, so I'm failing to see how he can be an angel, or how he can have patience. If I've looked up the wrong don juan matus, please let me know.

[imitator]

A mans words shouldnt be any more or less important in ones mind just becuase of their stature or status in this world.

A poor man on the street who does crack every day can have just as much wisdom in his words as the Buddhist monk who spent his entire life devoted to his religion.

The key is to be able to look past the person, and look at the message. Letting who the person is taint their words for good or bad negates whatever that person might have ever been trying to show.

[Ganj]

People should make better use of the language. Most of those pearls of wisdom people share are open to further scrutiny, regardless of the stature of the person who said them, simply because wisdom goes a long way.

[Hardcore Newbie]

A mans words shouldnt be any more or less important in ones mind just becuase of their stature or status in this world.

A poor man on the street who does crack every day can have just as much wisdom in his words as the Buddhist monk who spent his entire life devoted to his religion.

The key is to be able to look past the person, and look at the message. Letting who the person is taint their words for good or bad negates whatever that person might have ever been trying to show.

I disagree with the quote, which is why I'm asking

[Ganj]

So you don't agree with the message? What're you getting at HN?

[Hardcore Newbie]

I'm just confused as to how being told one word and changing your entire life is attributed to personal power. To me, it sounds more like gullibility and perhaps ignorance.

[Ganj]

Yeah, I suppose I wasn't the one to ask. Let it be heard though. There's a thread floating around here that discusses the usage of quotes and why people are attracted to particular quotes. You perceive the "gullibility" and "ignorance" in those words, and who knows? Maybe so does Coelho? And then the quote and the person bond in sticky word sex.