A letter for Paulo Coelho

Dear Mr. Paulo Coelho,

I don't know if you'll ever find this blog and read my letter to you, given the fact that my chance of you reading this like 10% only I am still willing to express my admiration for you.

I am currently reading Aleph, and once again you touched my entire humanity. You open my heart, mind and soul. You never fail in reaching my heart through your works. You never fail in bringing back my faith. Because of your works I regain my faith. I feel like a new born.

I wouldn't pretend that I read all of your works, because I only read and finished only 4 of it; 11 minutes, The Alchemist, Veronica decided to die, and By the River Piedra I sat Down and Wept. With only those 4 writing, you touched my soul - you renew my soul. In every writing of yours that I had read, I always have this realization. The world seems so bright after reading your works. It bring me closer to God.

I don't want to pretend nor to assume that I have the full knowledge of your religious and spiritual belief but let me tell you that whatever religion you belong too - I am not offended by it. Normally, I will put down a book because the writer talks about their religious beliefs which obviously I don't believe in.

When I was 16, I was in the edge of falling to my own hell. I was in danger of not believing that God exist. I was ready to give up, I was ready to be an Atheist. But through God I found your work and through your work I found my own faith. I found my God - my God because we form our own concept of God. I am aware that we all do have one God, it's just that we have different concepts which is part of our search of Him.

It's amazing how God blessed you. I want to call you one of my hero's for saving my faith.

Right now, I am perfectly happy with my spiritual life. I don't belong to any religious group anymore and I think it suits me best. I read bible on my own terms. I want to understand it with on my own. I want to have my own interpretation of it, besides life will tell if what I interpreted was right or wrong.
Now I find myself talking to God more than I did years ago (when I haven't read any of your works).

I want to thank you! Thank you for using your gift and sharing it with us. Thank you for bringing back my faith. I don't know how to say it less iconic but through your works I found my way to faith and God. Your words in your writing seems perfectly answer my questions that wasn't yet answered. Thank you for letting me understand my spiritual being. Don't worry, I don't see you as God (I am against to that kind of iconic thing). I just see your work as another instrument for the lost individual like me (the old me) - who was once resisted God.
I hope you''l continue writing. You don't just inspire me, you make me believe. Continue to use your gift from God.


Yours truly,
Sola Meadow