oh yes! i forgot, i wanted to share this for www.paulocoelhoblog.com. Character of the week: Chaplin Published on September 10, 2010 in Character of the Week . 42 Comments Print 210 Share A day without laughter is a day wasted. Despair is a narcotic: it lulls the mind into indifference. I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood. If it does need additional interpretation by someone other than the creator, then I question whether it has fulfilled its purpose. Life could be wonderful if people would leave you alone. Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot. I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large. I had no idea of the character. But the moment I was dressed, the clothes and the make-up made me feel the person he was. I began to know him, and by the time I walked onto the stage he was ...
I figured that life can be happier and simpler, if you only allow it to be. So go on out there and be free! Be yourself to the fullest, because you can be nobody else. Share love, spread joy, and bring meaning to the lives of others. Retrospectively, the things that you once held dear may cease to mean anything; objects lose their relevance to time. But people, and your relationships with them, don't. The joy that a friend brings to you today is timeless. Treasure it. =)