TO THE BLESSED AUTHOR : HAPPY BIRTHDAY !

The man who made me love READING. I was mesmerized having read eleven minutes authored by Paulo Coelho . And then I just kept reading his books THE MANUAL OF WARRIORS OF LIGHT , THE ALEPH , ADULTERY and so on . I still remember the second book that I read penned by him: THE ALCHEMIST which I bought from Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station [DELHI] . And just a day after i finished reading it  ,  I just took two days to finish that ' transcendent 'book .

   

Today is the day this   blessed man  was born  PAULO COELHO. I am an ardent Paulo Coelho fan .Yes I adore him and his writings .Known as A blogger , musician , lyricist and writer , who hails from Brazil .He is known for writing in the genre of drama , self help and Philosophy.I adore all his quotes. I seriously can't number them in any particular order as I am partial to each of those .

But still since I need to put up one , here I present one of the most special that I hold close to my heart : 

"I thank all those who laughed at my dreams;
You have inspired my imagination.
I thank all who wanted to squeeze me into their scheme;
They have taught me the value of freedom.

I thank all who have lied to me;
You have shown me the power of truth.
I thank all those who have not believed in me;
You have expected me to move mountains.
I thank all those who have written me off;
You have aroused my courage.

I thank all those who have left me;
They gave me room to create.
I thank all those who have betrayed me and abused;
You have let me be vigilant.
I thank all those who have hurt me;
They have taught me to grow in pain.

More importantly, I thank all
Who love me as I am;
They give me the strength to live" - PAULO COELHO .

I am a lover of each word explained and detailed in his writings , he personifies objects and makes appear my  life and much more through his stories so aptly .I have a strong connection with his WORDS .

For all those invincible fears evaded as I read the preface of the alchemist .I still can't forget that day .A man with eternal wisdom and understanding about life is the label of Paulo Coelho .

A short poem for my  Favorite Author :

For all those naive things and people you showed me  ,
For all those insights of truth and illusions you showed me  , 

You  gave me reasons to celebrate life .

The river of your words ,
Embodied with honesty and love ,
Filled me with peace and wonder.

A few pages of love and mystery ,
And then everything magical !
I bonded with your rich soul .

A lot I have to learn and explore
Through your books even  more ,
You are an adorable galore , 

Of words adding meaning to my life

You are special ,
You words are special ,
Your books are special ,
And indeed you made me feel special about myself .

I can never forget how your books made me feel ,
THANK YOU FOR WRITING.

WISHING YOU GOD'S ABUNDANT GRACE, LOVE AND CHOICEST BLESSINGS . HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY FAVOURITE AUTHOR! 

ALWAYS , 

AGNES .

THE YOUTH FEST 2015

Something worth spent.   Well the feeling, when you get exactly what you need in an affordable range when you want to buy something ,the feeling after a busy   day  by catching up with your old friend. The feeling of getting up early morning and realizing you are going to finish that long awaited task finally .Well this feeling of FULFILMENT I realized yesterday on 8th of August. We had this youth fest organized for our parish youth and I obviously was a part of it .

On a routine basis I have this fad of expressing something to you through reflection, stories , examples , but today I would love to present about this youth fest; which is more like a personal journal entry I agree .

Having I would use the word 'slaughtered'  by the harsh and temporal nature of time , people and life yesterday's youth fest worked out like an energy drink .While hope prevails and God’s love shines forever we are here  to experience life in bliss. Singing the action songs which we sang as kids , letting out frustrations as time paced while  we felt sleepy, yet in those dizzy hours believing that something really good will come out of this. Oh ! Those moments - Priceless .

When the  priests came over the altar and showered us with knowledge divine , it  felt really good . How can I forget the game sessions , letting the child come out of us , I am sure all of the parish youth thoroughly relished it . And then catching our breathe as we danced unendingly to the beat of ChartBusters.

Holding hands together  and praying , eating the dinner at 9:45 pm with three  Girlfriends beside and chatting about the most important things for us ! 'Our life '.

Going crazy and even more dizzy as our watches displayed 3 a.m. but still waiting and  as expected    it was worth the wait as we had a great time listening to something about us in the next talk . Adoration before the Blessed  Sacrament : the most ethereal moment of my life it would have been having prayed early morning kneeling down just before the Blessed Sacrament { not in  my home but in the church. }

And the sporadic breaks for energizing us and to keep us awake through out these holy hours , the MASALA TEA ! Splendid and indeed a pleasure it was .

I don't feel left behind , I don't feel empty or morose as the heavy shadows of life appear in disturbance because such pleasures are still alive in my life .We all do have SUCH MOMENTS , we just need to profoundly seek them and take time for making them count in our life .Deepa , Jewel ,Steffi who were a great company added to the beauty of my YOUTH FEST 2015.Loved it.THANK YOU LORD.