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AB Linguistics & Literature July 14, 2014

Manuscript Found in AccraPaulo Coelho

In order to hear Loves words, you must allow Love to approach.However, when it doesdraw near, we fear what it might say to us, because Love is free and is not ruled by our will or by

what we do. All lovers know this but refuse to accept it. They think they can seduce Love

through submission, power, beauty, wealth, and tears. True Love, however, is the love thatseduces and will never allow itself to be seduced. Love transforms, Love heals. But sometimes it

lays deadly traps and ends up destroying the person who decided to surrender himself

completely. Love is an act of faith, not an exchange. Life is too short for us to keep important

words like I love youlocked in our hearts. But do not always expect to hear the same wordsback.

Our great goal in life is to love. The rest is silence. We need to love. Even when itleads us to the land where the lakes are made of tears. Tears speak for themselves and then, they

suddenly vanish. Because we managed to keep our heart open, despite the pain. Because we

realized that the person who left us did not take the sun with them or leave darkness in their

place. They simply left, and with every farewell comes a hidden hope.

Love sets us free, and we say things that we once never even had the courage to whisper

to ourselves. We learn to say no without thinking. We learn to say yes without fearing theconsequences. We forget everything we were taught about Love. We sing more loudly when the

person we love is far away and whisper poems when she is near, even if she doesnt listen and

pays no attention to either songs or whispers. Then, when we go home, we discover that

someone was there waiting for us, looking for the same thing and experiencing the sameanxieties and longings. Love is only a word, until someone arrives to give it meaning. Dont give

up. Remember, it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all

(Coelho, 2012)

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