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3yr conge
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Eleven Minutes Douban Goodreads Skybridge
author: Paulo Coelho publishing house: Harper Perennial 2005 - 4 other title: Eleven Minutes
Eleven Minutes is the story of Maria, a young girl from a Brazilian village, whose first innocent brushes with love leave her heartbroken. At a tender age, she becomes convinced that she will never find true love, instead believing that “love is a terrible thing that will make you suffer. . . .” A chance meeting in Rio takes her to Geneva, where she dreams of finding fame and fortune.

Maria’s despairing view of love is put to the test when she meets a handsome young painter. In this odyssey of self-discovery, Maria has to choose between pursuing a path of darkness—sexual pleasure for its own sake—or risking everything to find her own “inner light” and the possibility of sacred sex, sex in the context of love.

读过《Eleven Minutes》 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
主人公Maria,与圣母同名,却选择了做妓女,出卖肉体。既然是自己选的,就要做到最好。她向前辈请教,去图书馆借书读书,并且随时总结反思。

哦,Maria虽然出卖肉体,但她有个完整且清醒的灵魂。她还写日记。书中重要情节后,均摘录她的日记。她的日记,睿智、冷静、充满内省与思考。其中的哲理,常常让我想起古罗马帝王奥勒留的《沉思录》。她总结到,男人们的一场性爱,从开始到结束,大概11分钟。男人们,无论是带着怎样需求来,床上的表现如何,他们都在害怕着什么。他们没有爱。Maria卖出的,他们无法返还。

Maria没有恐惧。她犯过错,许多,但那又有什么。他以为只要不投入感情,就不会被伤害。

但,一个年轻画家,发现了她。她也发现了他。只是因为他对待她有些不同,就被他吸引着,陷入了爱中。他们彼此并不需要对方,不渴望拥有,所以才有纯粹的爱。爱的真相,是彼此独立的个体间的吸引。

然后,如同疼痛与快乐合一那样,灵与肉合一,性与爱合一,施与受合一,男与女合一,惩罚与臣服合一,运动与静止合一。

合一为无条件的爱。

conge
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已开悟觉醒,爱信不信。Run, read, meditate, write and repeat.



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