The Poet, The Warrior, The Prophet (Rubem A. Alves) - a Masterpiece

I am reading a book by Rubem A. Alves, The Poet, The Warrior, The Prophet (1990) and oh how much I love this book! This Brazilian born professor, theologian and poet is giving his readers an artistically, thoughtful, and enlightened masterpiece. It is weird to find solid philosophical and theological books have such an artistic touch as shown in this book. It is simply a beautiful piece I think everyone should read it. The following is a paragraph from the book I love:

“I am unable to teach arrivals… Like the Zen master who turns the question upside down with his koans. ‘I only give answers to questions nobody ask’,…

I am not after conclusions. Conclusions are meant to shut (from the Latin ‘con’ plus ‘claudere’, to shut). The ‘unconcluding’ word, which opens the gates of the cages for the wild birds to fly again. Every conclusion brings the thought process to a halt. As in Agatha Christie’s books: once the murder is solved there is nothing left for one to think about. And it is useless to read the book again. When thought appears stabbed to death one may be sure that the murdered was a conclusion..."

Please, buy this book, read it, and be liberated.