[...]
'I was naked,' she said to the Teacher, when he had wrapped the cloak about her. 'And I was not ashamed.'
'If it wasn't for shame, God would never have discovered that Adam and Eve had eaten the apple."
The Teacher was watching the sunrise. He seemed distracted, but he wasn't, Brida knew this.
'Never be ashamed, ' he said. 'Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle.'
'How will I know which is which?'
'By the taste. you can only know a good wine if you have first tasted a bad one.'
[...]
"Breda", Paulo Coelho
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