http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2012/05/13/the-intelligent-servant/

When he was staying at an air base in Africa, author Saint-Exupéry passed the hat among his friends because a Moroccan servant wanted to return to his home town. He managed to collect a thousand francs.

One of the pilots flew the servant as far as Casablanca and told the following when he came back:

- As soon as he arrived he went to have dinner in the very best restaurant, handed out generous tips, paid for drinks all round and bought dolls for the children in his village. This man hadn’t the slightest notion of economy.

- Quite the opposite – answered Saint-Exupéry. – He knew that the best investment in the world is people. Spending in that way, he managed to win all over again the respect of his countrymen, and they will offer him a job. After all, only a winner can be so generous.

http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2012/05/11/the-magic-moment/

And then he told us:

We have to take risks.
We can only truly understand the miracle of life when we let the unexpected manifest itself.
Every day – together with the sun – God gives us a moment in which it is possible to change everything that makes us unhappy.
Every day we try to pretend that we don’t realize that moment, that it doesn’t exist, that today is just the same as yesterday and will be the same as tomorrow. But if you pay attention, you can discover the magic instant.

It may be hiding at the moment when we put the key in the door in the morning, in the silence right after dinner, in the thousand and one things that all seem the same to us. This moment exists – a moment when all the strength of the stars passes through us and lets us work miracles.

Happiness is at times a blessing – but usually it’s a conquest. The magic instant helps us to change, drives us forward to seek our dreams. We shall suffer and go through quite a few difficult moments and face many a disappointment – but this is all transitory and inevitable, and eventually we shall feel proud of the marks left behind by the obstacles. In the future we will be able to look back with pride and faith.

Poor are those who are afraid of taking risks. Because maybe they are never disappointed, never disillusioned, never suffer like those who have a dream to pursue.
But when they look back – for we always look back – they will hear their heart saying: “What did you do with the miracles that God sowed for your days? What did you do with the talent that your Master entrusted to you? You buried it deep in a grave because you were afraid to lose it. So this is your inheritance: the certainty that you have wasted your life.”

Poor are those who hear these words. For then they will believe in miracles, but the magic instants of life will have already passed.

http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2012/02/24/the-power-of-the-words/

Two young kangaroos were playing in the forest when they fell into a very deep pit. They tried to jump out but couldn’t jump high enough to get out of the hole.

Meanwhile, a big group of kangaroos started gathering above the pit – the pit was very deep and the gathered onlookers shouted to the two young kangaroos that it was impossible for them to get out. The older one of the two kangaroos heard the disheartening words of the spectators and after a while gave up and fell asleep, whilst the younger kept jumping and trying harder.

Finally, he managed to jump out of the hole – the spectators were shocked and asked the kangaroo,
“When we had told you so many times that it was impossible to get out, what was the reason that you tried even harder?”

The kangaroo was shocked because as he was partially deaf. He told them:
“Looking at all of you standing there cheering me gave me the strength to succeed in my mission of getting out of the pit.”

Always remember the affect your words have on others.

Kekuatan Kata-kata

Dua ekor kanguru muda sedang bermain di hutan saat mereka terjatuh ke dalam lubang yang sangat dalam. Mereka mencoba melompat keluar namun lompatan mereka tidak cukup tinggi untuk mengeluarkan mereka dari lubang itu.

Sementara itu, sekelompok besar kanguru mulai berkumpul di atas lubang - lubang itu sangat dalam dan kanguru yang berkumpul itu berteriak kepada kedua kanguru muda bahwa mustahil bagi mereka untuk keluar. Kanguru yang lebih tua dari kedua kanguru itu mendengar kata-kata yang melemahkan dari para penonton dan setelah beberapa saat dia menyerah dan tertidur, sedangkan yang lebih muda terus melompat dan mencoba lebih keras.

Akhirnya, dia berhasil melompat keluar dari lubang - kanguru yang menonton terkejut dan bertanya kepada kanguru itu,
“Saat kami berkata kepadamu berulang kali bahwa sangat mustahil untuk melompat kelyar, apa alasanmu untuk mencoba lebih keras?”

Kanguru itu terkejut karena dia setengah tuli. Dia menjawab:
“Melihat kalian berdiri disana menyorakiku memberiku kekuatan untuk berhasil keluar dari lubang.”

-Ingatlah pengaruh kata-kata Anda pada orang lain.-