Brida...The journey

Reading Paolo Coelho's Brida was like a journey in itself.Its a wonderful book to absorb in one's heart.Like the other two novels of Paolo Coelho that I have read so far,this one also transported me to a world of the known and the unknown.

The path of witchcraft is unknown to me but one dominant theme that uplifts the spirit of understanding the surrounding and life in a broader sense is Love.This theme has been dealt time and again in many fictions that I have read;like others this one also has a new take on it.As a result the impact is deep,in fact more deep than many others.Brida seemed to be mine story at some parts.Like The Alchemist and The Valkyries,Brida is also about a journey-a journey of anyman and everyman.However Brida being a woman protagonist reflects the confusions and instincts of a woman in a subtle way.

One thing that becomes clear after reading the book is the journey of life,a walk in search of the destination after reaching which the mission will set a new path,a brighter one.It makes me contemplate on the decisions I have taken so far,be it important or trivial.I am sure the book will reveal much more when it is read for a second time.

Great writers are great readers,readers of the mind and Paolo Coelho is definitely one such reader.As the man says himself,''Desire is not what you see but what you imagine.'',Brida is the imagination,the desire for the bridge between the visible and invisible.