Paulo Coelho is one of the most
influential and prolific author of our time. He is famous for his thought
provoking books, which essentially propagate the message of love, peace,
empathy, spirituality and personal enlightenment. His fascination with the
spiritual quest dates back to his hippie days, when he traveled the world
learning about secret societies, occult powers, oriental religions, etc. He was
the most sold author in the world in 2003.His famous book “THE ALCHEMIST” was
translated in 67 different languages and was edited in 150 countries. It was
recorded as world’s most translated book in the Guinness book of World Record
2008. He is appointed as the Messenger of Peace for the UN.
His provocative books have the power to change the destiny of a nation! His
books provoke societal and intellectual debate. His work mainly deals with
mysticism and deeply touches the spiritual aspects of human life. The legendary
author serves as a lighthouse, for the ships that are lost in this vast ocean of
life. He instills unique philosophical approach in his books that offers the
reader to think in multiple ways and rotates the reasoning process by 360
degrees. The light of his work illuminates the reader’s mind and guides him
towards the right paths. It tells intriguing tales of love, passion, mystery,
dreams, destiny and life. No doubt his words hold the power of bringing
revolutions, but if a deep analysis is conducted, the reality would be revealed
that they are based merely on speculative philosophies. Perverse consternations
are created by his words. In my point of view the ancient creeds of love and
faith are wrongly represented by him. In his enchanting tales he creates a world
of eccentric, irreverent, gauche and loony people, who believe that they are
different and superior to a common man. Protagonists talk about spirituality and
love of humanity but are essentially incredulous. Through his lubricious
characters, author presents “LOVE”, as the panacea for all of the troubles of
the world, but his assertions turn out to be completely frail and factitious.
The concept of love is being misused by the writer to defend, baffled and
licentious souls. Mostly youngsters get attracted to his work, and their
sensitive minds very easily capture erroneous and ambiguous impressions.
According to me, anarchy and disbelief are widely promoted by his work. We all
know that everything has its pros and cons. His books help out young minds in
following their dreams and personal legends so they can be used constructively,
but only mature minds know the difference between the grey tones of morning and
evening.