Paulo Coelho’s The Pilgrimage blew me away. There is so much in it that I would like to think more about.
The first of its nuggets of wisdom is the path to wisdom, found through following a path guided by agape, a concern to use knowledge in real life, and a path that others can use too.
I’ve related the ideas to other ideas I have encountered. The idea itself, which I have quoted, is so much better.
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