from paolo coelo:<\/p>\n
Of course I had never heard of this, so he explained what it was. I continued on my journey and discovered it is hard to find anyone in any of the Scandinavian countries who does not know this law. Although the law exists since the beginning of civilization, it was only officially declared in 1933 by writer Aksel Sandemose in the novel \u201cA refugee goes beyond limits.\u201d
\nThe sad truth is that the Law of Jante is not restricted to Scandinavia: this is a rule applied in every country in the world, despite the fact that Brazilians say that \u201cthis only happens here,\u201d and the French claim that \u201cunfortunately, that\u2019s how it is in our country.\u201d Now, the reader must be annoyed because he\/she is already half way through the column and still does not know what the Law of Jante is all about, so I\u2019ll try to explain it here briefly in my own words:
\n\u201cYou aren\u2019t worth a thing, nobody is interested in what you think, mediocrity and anonymity are your best bet. If you act this way, you will never have any big problems in life.\u201d
\nThe Law of Jante at Paulo Coelho\u2019s Blog<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nI believe that people inherently want to be the great, its just that fear stops them from even trying. Whenever anyone haas the courage to try to be really great, to really blaze a trail we are faced with our initial inability to overcome our fear. The existence of someone courageous enough to try rubs our insecurities and inabilities to even try.
\nWhenever faced with this I tell myself this from here<\/a>:<\/p>\nOur Greatest Fear \u2014Marianne Williamson
\nit is our light not our darkness that most frightens us
\nOur deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
\nOur deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
\nIt is our light not our darkness that most frightens us.
\nWe ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous,
\ntalented and fabulous?
\nActually, who are you not to be?
\nYou are a child of God.
\nYour playing small does not serve the world.
\nThere’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other
\npeople won’t feel insecure around you.
\nWe were born to make manifest the glory of
\nGod that is within us.
\nIt’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone.
\nAnd as we let our own light shine,
\nwe unconsciously give other people
\npermission to do the same.
\nAs we are liberated from our own fear,
\nOur presence automatically liberates others.
\n\u2014Marianne Williamson<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"from paolo coelo: Of course I had never heard of this, so he explained what it was. I continued on my journey and discovered it is hard to find anyone in any of the Scandinavian countries who does not know this law. Although the law exists since the beginning of civilization, it was only officially … <\/p>\n