re:Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Coelho, and Ireland
Brian Fenton (fentonb@mathds1.maths.ul.ie)
Wed, 02 Jul 1997 19:39:30 +0100 (WET DST)
Susan wrote:
> Has
> anyone ever read "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho. It's kind of a follow
> your heart and your dreams/things happen for a reason type book. It's a
> simple and quick read and it's especially good if you happen to be at a
> point in your life where you are really confused about the future
You mean some people only have moments like that - I feel like
that all day long! You know when you've just lit your last cigarette and
then changed your mind and decided that you didn't want it after all, but
it's too late to stop now?........... that's how I feel all the time.
Or when you're just settling onto the plane on your holidays and the thought
comes to you that you may have left the gas on in the cooker?....that's me!
>>totally unrelated to the above ramblings. . . i'm considering a move to
>> ireland within the year, have any advice?
>
> Matthew - I would highly encourage moving to Ireland. I moved here from
> the US a year ago (I'm in Dublin) and it was definately the right
> decision. I really think life here is quite different from living in the
> US - it is a much more relaxed atmosphere. The best way I can describe
> it is that in the US I think most people Live To Work whereas in Ireland
> I think most people Work To Live.
Of course, some of us don't do any Work and conveniently, don't
have any Lifes! Neat, huh!
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Brian
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