BOOK REVIEW ON "Like The Flowing River" by Paulo Coelho.

- March 27, 2020

TODAY'S READ "Like The Flowing River" by Paulo Coelho/Unbiased Review/

"Like The Flowing River” A book by Paulo Coelho is a collection of thoughts from all aspects of life subjects that range from music, nature to archery to so much more. It seems as if the author went through numerous chapters in his life and then gathered lessons he put on paper.

It's always fascinating to hear how others see the world, the universe, and Paulo Coelho sees enchantment and more in the simplest, most mundane occurrences of life.

Once you start reading the book you get to know how simple things in life actually are telling you something way much more important.

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This collection gives us glimpses, snippets if you look closer, magic hides behind his words. Although there may be some stories where you might get lost, that may not resonate with everyone, you’ll surely find one that speaks to you. In those strange moments where the words seem to reflect back on your life, it’s as if they were written for you. And that’s the fascinating thing about words, isn’t it – how you can sometimes see yourself looking back from the page.

In Prepared For Battle, But With a Few Doubts, the simple act of weeding a garden becomes a contemplation of humanity’s interference with nature and likened to ‘wielding the power of life and death.’ How to Climb Mountains reveals a path (among many) to make our dreams a reality. The Importance of the Cat in Meditation makes us question ‘how many of the things we do are really necessary and how many are simply absurd’.

Even more fascinating are Coelho’s thoughts on dreams and death. In My Funeral and Living Your Own Legend, he reminds us of the ever-present entity that is Death and how, despite the fear that comes hand in hand with our sense of mortality, we should not fear something inevitable, something we cannot control. Instead, we should use this fear as our motivation to pursue the dreams we set aside for reality, for practicality, for that pay check – ‘Death is always by your side so that, when you need to do something important, it will give you the strength and the courage that you need.’

Like the Flowing River reminds us to dream – no matter how big, no matter how absurd. In On Rhythm and the Road, we are reminded to ‘follow our own rhythm’, to dance to our own tune – to keep dancing whether we have the support of others or even if we have to dance alone. In The Art of Trying, we are encouraged to embrace change and to be ‘unashamedly contradictory. You have that right; it doesn’t matter what other people think, because they’re going to think something anyway.’

I believe you should not sit with this book without a couple of hours to spare and a steady supply of coffee coming to you. Once you start you will not finish until you find 'your' chapter.

Book:"Like The Flowing River

Author: Paulo Coelho

Category: Fiction/Philosophy

Published by: HarperCollins Publishers

Which other books are your personal favorite by Paulo Coelho?

I cannot decide between The Alchemist or The Zahir.

Eleven Minutes is another cult favorite.