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The Pine Tree of St. Martin

The Pine Tree of St. Martin

I just received a Christmas Tale from Paulo Coelho and I would like to share it with you. As the parish priest of a little village called St Martin in the French Pyrenees was getting ready to celebrate Mass one Christmas Eve, he began to smell a wonderful fragrance. It was winter, and the flowers had disappeared a long time before, yet there was the pleasant smell of springtime floating through the air. Intrigued, he decided to … Read entire article »

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As I Began To Love Myself, A Poem by Charlie Chaplin

Note: This poem might not be written by Chaplin. On one of the blogs that published this poem I have found this text: Apparently Charlie Chaplin wrote the following poem on his 70th birthday on April 16, 1959. Another one wrote: In sep 18, 2007, I started a research on this text attributed to Chaplin in Brazilian sites and I discovered this: -In 2001, Kim & Alison McMillen published the book “When I loved myself enough” (You can see the book in this site: Amazon.com, you can read some pages online) -In 2003, Iva Sofia G Lima (Brazilian) translated this book into “Quando me amei de verdade”, (Editora Sextante), with the correct credits. -The text “Quando me amei de verdade” started to be attributed to Chaplin by Brazilian or Portuguese speakers “Chaplin fans”, on their blogs, orkut … Read entire article »

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Ecuador Life at its Purest!

Ecuador Life at its Purest!

English description Descripción española Ecuador, a place worth visiting. Video about Ecuador, a fantastic place on Earth. Right on the Equator line, latitude 0deg 0′ 0″. Visit Quito, Guayaquil, Cuenca, Galapagos Islands. Get to know the warmth of its people in a great journey you’ll never forget. Quito, first cultural patrimony of humankind by UNESCO. Cuenca is also cultural patrimony of humankind. Galapagos is natural patrimony of humankind. Quitenos call themselves “chullas” which means “resident spirit” or “inhabitant of this land” in the ancient quitu … Read entire article »

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