If any of you are familiar with Coelho’s work you will know how prolific he has become all over world. People love simplicity of his stories about spiritual quests of all people and idea that magical happens in everybody’s lives, even so-called ‘ordinary, normal’ person. He to me comes across as a perfect example of power of human connection, his books having affected millions across all national boundaries. As an Internet writer, to me he symbolizes possibilities lying in future of Web. Like a good book, Internet too can cross all imagined ideas of separation bringing people from all walks of life together in context of positive thought and action.

Coelho’s website’s homepage starts off with a simple black screen, and a large photo of man smiling-a very humanistic approach to this new medium. It then has many different sections as well as links to relevant sites, even his own web log (on-line journal) entitled, “ Warrior of Light Online”. I think I could spend innumerable hours reading over his personal thoughts and pieces of information he has integrated from elsewhere. Having this added website of an on-line diary gives site even more humanistic qualities, as any person can truly connect with Coelho’s innermost feelings and thoughts.

The aspect that has appealed to me most is very personal type of blogging community. Many people are talking about their feelings and issues about life with people that technically they have never met face to face. However, type of camaraderie I’ve ‘witnessed’ as a bystander has truly amazed me. These people talk to each other as though they are extremely close friends, and strange thing is I think this is reality.