Love is humankind''s supreme gift and the core of internationally beloved author Paulo Coelho''s message, and in this book he adapts the classic wisdom of 19th century biologist Henry Drummond & St Paul for today. "I thought that I had already thought about everything you could think about Love when Henry Drummond''s sermon fell into my hands. My life changed a lot from the moment I read the words in this book and tried to put his teaching into practice."--Paulo Coelho What is love? In the 19th century, the young missionary Henry Drummond defined love as the culmination of nine elements: patience, kindness, generosity, humility, gentleness, dedication, tolerance, sincerity, and innocence. He laid this out in his sermon, "The Greatest Thing in the World," which has become a classic and is, without doubt, one of the most beautiful texts ever written on love. Reflecting on this sermon and its subject, St. Paul''s Letter to the Corinthians, the admired spiritual teacher Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist , a fable of following your dream and one of Oprah''s "Best Self-Help Books of a Generation," brings us on his own journey of deepening his practice of Love. Contrary to what we are used to hearing, the greatest treasure in the spiritual life is not faith, but love. No matter what your religious beliefs are, this feeling is, without doubt, the most rewarding way to live. In The Supreme Gift , Paulo Coelho adapts Henry Drummond''s text, offering a real and powerful message that will help us incorporate love into our daily life and experience all its transformational power in our lives.

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One of the most influential writers of our time, Paulo Coelho is the author of thirty international bestsellers, including The Alchemist, Warrior of the Light, Brida, Veronika Decides to Die, and Eleven Minutes. He is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters and a United Nations Messenger of Peace. Paulo is the recipient of 115 international prizes and awards, among them, the Chevalier de l'Ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur (Legion of Honor). Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1947, he soon discovered his vocation for writing. He worked as a director, theater actor, songwriter, and journalist. In 1986, a special meeting led him to make the pilgrimage to Saint James Compostela (in Spain). The Road to Santiago was not only a common pilgrimage but a turning point in his existence. A year later, he wrote The Pilgrimage, an autobiographical novel that is considered the beginning of his literary career. He lives in Geneva, Switzerland.

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Love is humankind's supreme gift, our spiritual center and our guiding light. This inspiring essay by Paulo Coelho, the internationally bestselling author of The Alchemist, teaches us how to embrace it.

The Supreme Gift is an invitation for reflection, a clear and concise response to life's biggest questions. Inspired by a 19th century sermon by Henry Drummond offering a deeper understanding of love, here Coelho explains love as the culmination of nine elements, which we can incorporate into our everyday lives for an instant connection to life's most important gift:

1. patience,
2. kindness,
3. generosity,
4. humility,
5. gentleness,
6. dedication,
7. tolerance,
8. sincerity, and
9. innocence.

In The Supreme Gift, Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist, a fable of following your dream and one of Oprah’s “Best Self-Help Books of a Generation,” offers a real and powerful message that will help us incorporate love into our daily life and experience all its transformational power.

Freely adapted from the text by Henry Drummond