روح یک پروانه: تأملاتی بر سفر زندگی

In This Poignant, Moving Book, Muhammad Ali Shares The Beliefs He Has Come To Live By And Which He Has Passed On To His Children. Some Of The Wisdom Is His Own; Some Comes From The Teachings Of True Islam, From His Spiritual Studies, And From People He Has Met In The Course Of His Extraordinary Life. Here, As He Recalls His Early Days As A Young Warrior In Louisville, Kentucky, And His Meteoric Rise To Fame As Heavyweight Champion Of The World, A Title He Won Three Times, He Tells Of The Many Battles He Won And Lost, Both Inside And Outside The Ring And His Conversion To Islam In The 1960s. Now, Working Tirelessly As A Worldwide Ambassador For Peace, He Talks Of The Damage Caused When Religion Is Used To Tear People Apart, The Essential Need For Unity In This Troubled World, And How His Faith Sustains Him On This, The Most Important Journey Of His Life - The Journey To Forgiveness And Peace. Together With His Daughter Hana, In This Timely Spiritual Memoir Ali Draws Upon His Rich Reserve Of Notes, Tapes And Journals, And Writes With Compassion, Warmth And, Of Course, Humour On How We Can Liberate Mind, Body And Spirit When We Pursue And Embrace The One Essential Truth - Love. "During my boxing career, you did not see the real Muhammad Ali. You just saw a little boxing and a little showmanship. You saw only a part of me. After I retired from boxing my true work began. I have embarked on a journey of love, seeking truth, peace and understanding." So Muhammad Ali begins this spiritual memoir, his description of the values that have shaped and sustained him and that continue to guide his life. In The Soul of a Butterfly the great champion takes listeners on a spiritual journey through the seasons of life, from childhood to the present, and shares the beliefs that have served him well. After fighting some of the fiercest bouts in boxing history against Joe Frazier and George Foreman, today Muhammad Ali faces his most powerful foe--outside the boxing ring. Like many people, he battles an illness that limits his physical abilities, but as he says, "I have gained more than I have lost ... I have never had a more powerful voice than I have now." Ali reflects on his faith in God and the strength it gave him during his greatest challenge, when he lost the prime years of his boxing career because he would not compromise his beliefs. Written with the assistance of his daughter Hana, The Soul of a Butterfly will provide comfort for our troubled times The legendary boxer offers an inspirational study of the spiritual values that have shaped him and continue to transform his life, from childhood to the present day, reflecting on the deepest meanings of life, the principles and practices of Islam, moral courage, belief in God, the responsibilities of fame and family, love, and accepting challenges. Verzameling persoonlijke anekdotes, overpeinzingen, spreuken en oneliners van de oud-bokser. NL-ZmNBD