An attempt to mimic the art of war. Coehlo shows throughout this book that he believes that his idea of a happy lifestyle is the only way anyone can be happy. Its high headed tone of what balance is and how to approach morality is clumsy and occasionally contradictory. I'm halfway through this book and it is going to take a miracle to change my opinion. This is the fourth Paulo Coehlo book I have read. I am now eating my way through these novels just to clear space on my bookshelf.

One aspect I utterly despise about every one of Coelho's books is that the protagonist is incredible because he or she is never satisfied with what they have. The only real exception to this is Veronika Decides to Die who doesn't start out as a superhero such as Athena in The Witch of Portobello.

On a note of humor this book is more evidence to my theory that books with the outer margin of the pages are manufactured with perforated of worn edges, the book is not going to be worthwhile.

I finished this book as swiftly as possible because I didn't want to waste more than a day on this ambiguous jumble of advices that sold simply because of the name that wrote it.

الكتاب اقرب إلى عبارات تحفيزية، حيث يقدم باولو تصورا لمحاربين يتميزون بأعلى درجات الإخلاص والمصداقية والتفاني والعطاء.
انصح باقتناءه ولكنه كتاب لا يقرء مرة واحدة.

The Alchemist was great, so naturally I went out and bought 2 more Coelho books. The Valkeries was not very good and gives a lot of insight into Paulo himself (not impressed). Then I started to read Warrior of Light and truly believe that Paulo totally misses the boat on what it means to be a Warrior of Light. Suprisingly for someone who writes metaphysical books, he can't see around his own ego long enough to put anything of value on the page. This did it for me, as far as I am concerned read the Alchemist and move on.

“As I finish reading the prologue, it strikes me that we spend an incredible amount of time and effort fighting to achieve. We determine what is to be done, and plow through all the divine messages that cross our paths in the name of our objectives. Perhaps it’s only after we’ve fought for long enough, lost a sufficient amount of blood in our self-imposed battles and come to terms with our permanent scars that we finally give in just enough to actually realize what’s around us.

“The pandemonium of modern day madness has become too much for us to control, so we turn to ourselves – not inward, but simply in the general direction of ourselves – and begin to prune. We snip away the illogical as we see it, we clip the creativity and shave the originality until we create sterility, all in the name of order. But it’s those longer branches and fallen leaves that grant us access to a broader perspective – one that includes passion, and joy, and courage to bet on faith. In this space of acceptance, achievement becomes a natural state, and the belief in the necessity to fight for whatever you believe should be yours is dissolved into the lush backdrop of humility, authenticity and grace.”

From The Uncustomary Book Review.

This is the one book I want to read again and again and again. This is the one book I want to keep in my bag when I go out and beside my bed when I go to sleep. This is the one book I want to open at a random page to see how I should respond to a certain situation.

This is a book full of pure kindness.

This is MY book.

I bought this book as a graduation present for a friend, and was immediately intrigued once it arrived in the mail. I had to delay giving the gift to her so that I could finish it myself, and now I need to get my own copy! I LOVED it and will be looking into more Paulo Coelho stories. This is the perfect book for those who are looking to find themselves.

The Best 7 quotes in the book :

(1) A warrior of light always has a second chance in life.Like all other men and woman, he was not born knowing how to use a sword;he made many mistakes before he discovered his Personal Legend.

(2) No warrior can sit down by the fire and tell the others: 'I always did the right thing.' Anyone who says this is lying and has not yet learned to know himself. the word courage.
By beginning the journey with thatword and continuing with faith in God, you will arrive wherever you need to arrive.

(3) Occasionally, the warrior sits down, relaxes and lets everything that is happening around him continue to happen. He looks at the world as if he were a spectator, he does not try to add to it or take away from it, he merely surrenders unresistingly to the movement of life.
Little by little, everything that seemed complicated begins to become simple.


(4) There are moments when one should act and moments when one should accept. The warrior knows how to distinguish between these moments.

(5) 'The most important quality on the spiritual path is courage,' said Gandhi.
The world seems threatening and dangerous to cowards. They seek the false security of a life with no major challenges and arm themselves to the teeth in order to defend what they think they possess.
Cowards end up making the bars of their own prison.

(6) When the master sees that the warrior is depressed, he says:'You are not what you seem to be in these moments of sadness. You are better than that Many have left - for reasons we will never understand - but you are still here.
Why did God carry off all those amazing people and leave you? By now, millions of people will have given up. They don't get angry, they don't weep, they don't do anything; they merely wait for time to pass. They have lost the ability to react.
You, however, are sad. That proves that your soul is still alive.

(7) The warrior of light values a child's eyes because they are able to look at the world without bitterness. When he wants to find out if the person beside him is worthy of his trust, he tries to see him as a child .

1. Kusangka fiksyen, rupanya catatan nasihat-nasihat atau pesanan-pesanan mendalam tentang kehidupan.

2. Pahlawan cahaya yang dimaksudkan saudara Coelho adalah setiap manusia iaitu kita semua.

3. Semua yang dikongsikan adalah perkara biasa atau pun lumrah hidup yang dihadapi kita sehari-hari.

4. Jika kita manusia, sudah memang sunnatullah untuk menghadapi perkara-perkara yang disebutkan penulis.

5. Penulis memang tampak sangat matang dan kelihatannya seperti sudah melalui pelbagai rintangan hidup sehingga berjaya menulis perkara-perkara sebegini.

6. Setiap catatan haruslah dibaca banyak kali untuk lebih memahami, baca sekali sahaja ternyata tidak cukup. Dahsyat sekali saudara Coelho kerna dia memaksa kita untuk berfikir. (Bacaan Quran kalamullah berserta terjemahan, asbabun nuzul dan huraian asatizah jua wajib diamalkan setiap hari, diadun sekali dengan sirah dan hadis Nabi Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wasallam)

7. Satu pesanan yang agak menjentik saya selain sangat relevan dengan situasi semasa ialah jika hendak mengkritik seseorang, anggaplah orang yang dikritik itu ada dihadapan kita. Sekaligus “memaksa” kita mengkritiknya dengan berhati-hati dan cuba untuk tidak menjatuhkan air muka.

8. Sedikit teguran untuk kualiti terjemahan, ada beberapa ayat kedengaran seperti kurang sedap dibaca (tidaklah banyak), salah satu contoh ialah :
“Saya tidak pernah terlibat dalam sesuatu tanpa terlebih dahulu sebelum menganalisisnya” – m/s 57. Saya tidak tahu Bahasa asal inggeris atau portugisnya tapi kelihatan seperti kurang kena pemilihan kata-kata tersebut.

9. Kesalahan ejaan (typo) juga ada sedikit seperti “sambal” – m/s 150. Semoga akan ada penambahbaikan untuk cetakan seterusnya.

10. Semoga penerbit akan terus cekal berusaha keras untuk menerbitkan lebih banyak lagi karya bermutu kedalam Bahasa melayu. Walaupun ada ciapan di twitter yang mengkritik terjemahan BM yang tak sampai maksud asal penulisnya, janganlah berputus asa dan teruskanlah usaha memperbaiki mutu penterjemahan dan jadikanlah kritikan sebagai batu loncatan untuk jadi lebih baik dari sebelumnya.

Syabas dan tahniah!

This book was the basis of a major change in my life. Its short, sweet messages are applicable to any purpose you deem as 'The Good Fight'. Worth a read if you're looking for that push, be it for personal growth, that new business idea, or to get fit.

الكتاب قصص قصيرة مثله مثل كتاب مكتوب السابق للمؤلف مع الفارق الكبير بينهما مكتوب قصص منوعة في مجالات مختلفة ها هنا يتحدث عن المحارب ، محارب الضوء
كل باحث عن الحقيقة
كل من يبحث عن الضوء في داخله
لكن جودة القصص أقل من قصص مكتوب

كتاب جيد إذا ما أخذناه بمفرده متوسط إذا ما قارناه بغيره من كتب باولو كويلو

I know this will state this is my 2nd time reading this book....but I've read it more times than I can count. It just speaks to me in so many ways-and I read snippets of it when I need to.

15/5/2017
أقول لكم أصدقائي، كتب كويلو لها أثر كبير وجميل لمن يقرأها وحالته النفسية سيئة أو ظروفه تضغط عليه حد السحق محاولة كسره وتثبيطه..جربوها في تلك اﻷوقات وسترون الفرق..كتاب محارب النور أو فارس النور حسب الترجمات المختلفة من أهمها ففيه الحديث عميق ومباشر جاء على شكل مقالات لها غرضها.. اﻹيجابية ثم الصمود ودائما بعث اﻷمل.. غاص كويلو في نفسه عميقا فإذا بتأملاته تصير قناعات صاغت مسيرته وأوصلته لبر النجاح، واﻷهم من ذلك اكتشافه لسنن قدرية جعلته يعيش الحياة براحة أكبر، ثم شارك تلك الخبرات مع قرائه عبر كتاباته الملهمة بأسلوب بسيط
النسخة التي عندي بعنوان دليل محارب النور ترجمة ياسر شعبان