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About The Archer Book
From the #1 best-selling author of The Alchemist comes an inspiring story about a young man seeking wisdom from an elder, and the practical lessons imparted along the way. Includes stunning illustrations by Christoph Niemann.
“A novelist who writes in a universal language.” —The New York Times
In The Archer we meet Tetsuya, a man once famous for his prodigious gift with a bow and arrow but who has since retired from public life, and the boy who comes searching for him. The boy has many questions, and in answering them Tetsuya illustrates the way of the bow and the tenets of a meaningful life. Paulo Coelho's story suggests that living without a connection between action and soul cannot fulfill, that a life constricted by fear of rejection or failure is not a life worth living. Instead one must take risks, build courage, and embrace the unexpected journey fate has to offer.
With the wisdom, generosity, simplicity, and grace that have made him an international best seller, Paulo Coelho provides the framework for a rewarding life: hard work, passion, purpose, thoughtfulness, the willingness to fail, and the urge to make a difference.
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The Archer uses archery as a metaphor for life’s challenges and our journey towards mastery and fulfillment.
The Allies
Before one begin anything, seek out your allies, people who are interested in what you are doing. Those people necessarily wont be any kind of dazzling people who never makes mistakes. But people who are not afraid of making mistakes. Therefore, such people’s work go unrecognized but they are just kind of people who transform the world and after many mistakes managed to do something that can make a real difference in the community.
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THE BOW
Bow is seen as source of life as the arrow will leave one day to the target but the bow will stay with you. A bow is shown as the extension of the Archer which can either serve to meditate or kill.Hence be clear about your intentions. Though, it has its own limitations. Hence it should become the part of your arm and extension of your thoughts.
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The Arrow
The Arrow symbolizes the intention.It must be crystal clear and straight and balanced.
Though never hold back from firing the arrow if all that paralyzes you is fear of making a mistake.If you never take a risk, you will never know what changes you need to make.Each arrow leaves a memory in your heart, and it is the sum of those memories that will make you shoot better and better.
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What I learned from this beautiful book ❤️
What is a master? I would say that he is not someone who teaches something, but someone who inspires the student to do his best to discover a knowledge he already has in his soul.
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The way of the bow
Use your bad moments to discover what makes you tremble. Use your good moments to find your road to inner peace. But do not stop either out of fear or joy: the way of the bow has no end.
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Hustle
Each arrow leaves a memory in your heart, and it is the sum of those memories that will make you shoot better and better.
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In this book, Paulo Coelho frequently uses metaphors and poetry. The writing in this book, filled with metaphors and poetic language, is a way of conveying deep life lessons.
"The way of the bow is the way of life: it requires patience, persistence, and the courage to follow your own path, regardless of the challenges you face."
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The Bow and the Arrow
- Metaphor: The bow represents the tools or resources we have in life, while the arrow symbolizes our actions.
- Message: It is important to know how to use our resources effectively and release our actions with clear intent.
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A prayer without a deed is an
arrow without a bowstring
A deed without a prayer is a
bowstring without an arrow
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX
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The Bow
A bow has no conscience it has prolongation of the hand and the desire of the archer.
A bow is flexible but it has limits. Stretching it beyond its capacity will break it or exhaust the hand holding it . Therefore try to be in harmony with your instrument and never ask more than it can give
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The Arrow
Hold back from firing the arrow if all that paralysis you is fear of making a mistake. If you have made the right movements open your hand and release the stream even if the arrow failed to hit the target you will learn how to improve your aim next time .
If you never take a risk you will never know what changes you need to make each a arrow leaves a memory in your heart and it is the sum of those memories that will make you shoot better and better.
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In this book, the story revolves around archery but it has the life lessons that every person who wants to grow and master things should know.
INTRO - THE ARCHER
by PAULO COELHO
- The archer cannot always choose the battlefield, so start training and be prepared for unfavorable situations.
- we should never judge people without first learning to hear and respect them.
- the difficult thing is not to learn something rather it is to practice it every day until you achieve the necessary precision.
- A master is not someone who teaches something but someone who inspires the student to do his best to discover the knowledge he already has in his soul.
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ALLIES
- The person who does not share the joy, enthusiasm with others will never know his qualities and defects.
- Find allies who are, not necessarily kind of dazzling people. but who are not afraid of making mistakes, who don't sit and wait, who act.
- While choosing companions to share enthusiasm with trust your intuition.
- Have water-like qualities: flowing around rocks, adapting to the course of the river, sometimes forming into a lake, and continuing on its way, because the water never forgets that the sea is its destiny and sooner or later it must be reached.
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BOW-ARROW-TARGET
- Bow: Life; the source of all energy
- Arrow: Intention, Action
- Target: Objective to be reached
The concept of bow, arrow, and target implies not only in archery but in our normal life as well. The bow refers to the course of life. In our life, we take many actions and form millions of intentions to hit the target just like in archery, the archer draws the bow string and aims at the target with an arrow.
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You need not to be fearful always and criticize yourself. Everybody makes mistakes and learn from them.This book helped me to have faith on me. Mistakes are not always bad things. It's a learning process.
If you never take a risk, you will never know what changes you need to make. Each arrow leaves a memory in your heart, and it is the sum of those memories that will make you shoot better and better.lho
PAULO COELHO
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Allies
The archer who does not share with others the joy of the bow and the arrow
will never know his own qualitiesand defects.
Therefore, before you begin anything, seek out your allies, people who are
interested in what you are doing.
I’m not saying “seek out otherarchers.” I’m saying: find people with other skills,
because the way of the bow is no different from any other path that is followed
with enthusiasm.
If you can implement these ideas in your life it has potential to change lives.
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Simple yet beautiful......
A prayer without a deed is an arrow without a bowstring; A deed without a prayer is a bowstring without an arrow......
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It's always about being the part of something bigger than yourself 😀
The archer who does not share with others the joy of the bow and the arrow will never know his own qualities and defects. Therefore, before you begin anything, seek out your allies, people who are interested in what you are doing. I’m not saying “seek out other archers.” I’m saying: find people with other skills, because the way of the bow is no different from any other path that is followed with enthusiasm
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