I wrote sometime back about ‘soulmates’ in my post Soulmates and Lovers. And now while reading Brida, my favourite topic again flashed. I am loving this book! I am writing down some words which I felt are precious and have made my mind to give credence about my soulmate.
“We are eternal because we are all manifestations of God. That is why we go through many lives and deaths, emerging out of some unknown place and going towards another equally unknown place.”…………………………………”And when people think of reincarnation, they always come up against a very difficult question: if, in the beginning, there were so few people on the face of Earth, and now there are so many, where did all those new souls come from? The answer is simple. In certain reincarnations, we divide into two. Our souls divide as do crystals and stars, cells and plants. Our soul divides into two and those new soul are in turn transformed into two and so, within a few generations, we are scattered over a large part of Earth.”
“We form part of what the alchemists call the Anima mundi, the Soul of the World. The truth is that if the Anima mundi were merely to keep dividing, it would keep growing, but it would also become gradually weaker. That is why, as well as dividing into two, we also find ourselves. And that process of finding ourselves is called Love. Because when a soul divides, it always divides into a male part and a female part.”
“But how will I know who my Soulmate is? By taking risks. by risking failing, disappointment, disillusion, but never ceasing in your search for Love. As long as you keep looking, you will triumph in the end.”
“Is it possible to meet more than one Soulmate in each life? Yes. And when that happens, the heart is divided, and the result is pain and suffering. Yes, we can meet three or four Soulmates, because we are many and we are scattered.”
“The essence of Creation is one and one alone. And that essence is called Love. Love is the force that bring us back together, in order to condense the experience dispersed in many lives and many parts of the world.”
“We are responsible for the whole Earth because we do not know where they might be, those Soulmates we were from the beginning of time. If they are well then we, too, will be happy. If they are not well, we will suffer, however unconsciously, a portion of their pain. Above all, though, we are responsible for re-encountering, at least once in every incarnation, the Soulmate who is sure to cross our path. Even if it is only for a matter of moments, because those moments bring with them a Love so intense that it justifies the rest of our days”.
“We can also allow our Soulmates to pass us by, without accepting him or her or even noticing, Then we need another incarnation in order to find that Soulmate. And because of our selfishness, we will be condemned to the worst torture humankind ever invented for itself: Loneliness”
My mind is now vacillating with so many questions. I hope to get the answers of all these questions by the time I finish the book. But I am happy, there is part of me somewhere on this earth. I am feeling happy and calm with a thought of this. I love you, Paulo Coelho 🙂
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