On Amazon you can find my book The Power of Pinocchio. It follows Pinocchio's journey. It explores surprising connections to ancient teachings. Reading the story this way has helped me find optimism, happiness and meaning in my own life.
Once upon a time…
“Ah, a fairy tale,” you might think. And you would be right.
But perhaps there's more to discover in Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio. What would we see if we changed the way we look at it?
For me, Pinocchio’s story offers fascinating perspectives: On how we experience the world. On the choices we make. And on how we change through experience.
Take Pinocchio's nose: Does it really grow because he lies? I'm not so sure.
The first time it grows, he has no mouth yet. Geppetto is still carving him. The second time, he again says nothing at all. And later, when he does lie? Sometimes his nose grows, sometimes it doesn't. On one occasion, it even grows shorter. So what does the nose really react to?
It's one of many details that draw me back to Pinocchio. And I keep discovering new ones.
Do you enjoy looking in a new way at what seems familiar? Allowing a question to remain open for a while? Seeing new horizons open up along the way? Then you might enjoy exploring Pinocchio with me.
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