The Way of the Bow by Paulo Coelho (reading in the dark .TXT) π
It allows the target to feel honoured by the dignity of the archer.
Elegance is not the most comfortable of postures, but it is the best posture if the shot is to be perfect.
Elegance is achieved when everything superfluous has been discarded, and the archer discovers simplicity and concentration; the simpler and more sober the posture, the more beautiful.
The snow is lovely because it has only one colour, the sea is lovely because it appears to be a completely flat surface, but both sea and snow are deep and know their own qualities.
6. How to hold the Arrow
To hold the arrow is to be in touch with your own intention.
You must look along the whole length of the arrow, check that the feathers guiding its flight are well placed, and make sure that the point is sharp.
Ensure that it is straight and that it has not b
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When he saw that I had learned enough, he took away my arrows and my target, leaving me only the bow as a souvenir. He told me to use his teachings to do something that filled me with real enthusiasm.
I said that the thing I liked most was carpentry. He blessed me and asked me to leave and to devote myself to what I enjoyed doing most before my fame as an archer ended up destroying me, or led me back to my former life.
Every second since then has been a struggle against my vices and against selfpity.
I need to remain focused and calm, to do the work I chose to do with love, and never to cling to the present moment, because death is still very close, the abyss is there beside me, and I am walking along the edge.β
16.Tetsuya did not say that death is always close for all living beings; the boy was still very young and there was no need for him to think about such things.
Tetsuya did not say either that the way of the bow is present in any human activity.
He merely blessed the boy, just as he had been blessed many years before, and asked him to leave, because it had been a long day, and he needed to sleep.
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