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قصه ایوب محشره.می دونستی تنها جاییِ کتاب مقدسه که یَهُوِه می خنده ؟ از اون مهم تر :پیامِ اخلاقی مهمی داره.به زبان ساده چیزهایی تو زندگی هست که صاف و ساده ما ازشون سر در نمیاریم . توی عرفان اسلامی هم چنین درسی هست .خدا موسی رو به دریای سرخ می رسونه و موسی در اونجا پرستویی رو میبینه که شیرجه میزنه و یه قلپ آب میخوره . خدا میپرسه می بینی چقدر آب در دریا هست ؟اندازه علم جهان هم همینقدره .اون آبی که پرستو خورد ؟ انسان همینقدر میتونه از این علم آگاه بشه .


هنوز تصور مي كنم كه اتفاقات اين عالم به دليلي رخ مي دهند.اما گاهي اين دليل صرفا پس از رخ دادن آن اتفاق خود را نشان مي دهد. دليلي نيست كه پيدايش كنيم، دليلي است كه لازمش داريم و از درد و خسران ما شكل ميگيرد و با عشق و عاطفه به هم پيوند مي خورد. هرچقدر هم در طلب آن دليل باشيم، تنها وقتي آن را مي يابيم كه دنبالش نگرديم و به گذشته نگاه كنيم تا ببينيم كجا بوده ايم و چه ها آموخته ايم. شكل گيري دليل از امور زندگي فرايندي طاقت فرساست ؛ اما تلاش تنها كاري است كه از دست ما بر مي آيد . و ثمره ی تلاش هایمان قصه می شود .

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gretlulu's review

5.0

A truly wonderful read and a gift for the storyteller in all of us. I have used it over and over again as devotional material.
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miss_tsundoku's review

4.0

https://cepuaksara.wordpress.com/2020/05/06/ulasan-buku-the-beggar-king-and-the-secret-of-happiness/

Jika anda suka “Tuesdays with Morrie” oleh Mitch Albom dan sukakan kisah-kisah zen, yang pendek, penuh ibrah dan hikmah, anda mungkin akan menyukai buku ini (seperti saya).

Buku ini berdasarkan kisah benar tentang Joel, seorang pencerita (penglipur lara) yang merasakan beliau kehilangan segala-galanya selepas kehilangan suaranya akibat kanser tiroid (serta merta saya teringatkan pelawak Trevor Noah yang pernah juga mengalami pengalaman yang sama – kehilangan suara maksud saya, bukan kanser). Dalam saat kegelitaan beliau kerana tidak mampu bercerita (baca: bekerja) lagi beliau ditemukan semula dengan guru lamanya, Lenny dan bermulalah kisah-kisah pelajaran hidup Joel.

Dimulakan dengan riwayat Israiliyat tentang kisah Raja Sulaiman yang ditipu Iblis Ashmodai sehingga menjadi pengemis, Joel menceritakan tentang pengalamannya mengharungi cabaran kehidupan dan mencari rahsia kebahagiaan dengan berkongsi kisah-kisah pendek antaranya dari Jerusalem, China, Republik Czech, Poland, dan Iraq.

Buku ini yang digarap dengan baik dan diolah dengan hampir sempurna. Ceritera-ceritera ringkas yang dimuatkan dalam buku ini juga sangat menarik. Buku ini juga membuat saya rindu mahu membaca cerita rakyat dan hikayat seperti yang saya selalu lakukan dulu-dulu. Entah kenapa apabila dewasa cerita-cerita begitu saya ketepikan, seolah-olah layaknya dibaca oleh kanak-kanak sahaja.

4.5/5

I found myself more interested in the stories that were shared at the beginning of each chapter than anything else... Bummer.

Recounting a trying time in his life, professional storyteller ben Izzy parallels his story to some of the tales he's told or heard. The short autobiography is a reflection on learning about one's own story, and I enjoyed it thoroughly.
emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

Great storytelling, reflective, makes you think and intertwines traditional stories/ fables with autobiographical story. 

This book is written by alternating between the narrative of Joel Ben Izzy's true story concerning overcoming loss and the written versions of the stories he verbally tells as a professional story teller. What I loved about this book was the way the events in his own life help illuminate the more universal stories and fables to show how we all have stories within our own lives. While I don't think that this book is for everyone, I do think that fans of The Little Prince and similar works will also love this book.

Awesome book. Awesome, awesome, seamlessly awesome. I'm sorry Ben Izzy had to go through all that, but on the other hand -- this book.

The Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness was an impulse read; I picked it up from the shelf when I was looking for something else. I feel very blessed to have stumbled upon it.

At first, the little book seems like a relatively simple, if delightful, volume of storytelling. But the deeper you get into it, you learn more about how to make meaning of challenging life circumstances, family relationships, and the nature of story.

It'll be enjoyed by people who like Mitch Albom's work, but also by those who are interested in storytelling (because they are storytellers or writers themselves) or Judaism.

On a personal note, like Joel Ben Izzy, I lost my voice (for far less time) after having thyroid surgery. I had not recovered long before I heard him interviewed on NPR describing the experience he relates in this book. The memory of this interview was lodged deep in my brain--I didn't make the connection until I was a few pages into this book. For those who have had a similar complication, it is reassuring and therapeutic to read about it.

A clean read, and one that will interest late teens and up.