El Quinto Acuerdo: Una Guía Práctica Para La Maestría Personal (2009) - Plot & Excerpts
I concluded reading this book one day before joining in a family gathering, at which, uncharacteristic for me, I took the bait in an argument with another person on a social issue. This is not to say that I never "take the bait"; but the occasion - being my daughter's birthday - and the other person, being someone I've known for 30 years and should have known better, really made for a fruitless and inappropriate - and inexplicable - undertaking. Yet, I found myself taking an adamant position and not even applying sound logic in the delivery of my message. Something in me just bubbled forth and, even as I spoke, I was asking myself "what the heck are you doing?"; yet I continued. The Fifth Agreement speaks to virtual truth (opinion) versus absolute truth (the earth is round). In our debate, we were both speaking our own virtual truths, and we were both being our authentic selves. Hopefully we remembered the second agreement (being not to take things personally). Oh that life was so simple that we could boil it down to 5 statements. I picked up this book on the recommendation of a friend who knew I was studying the Tao. There are very similar concepts in both studies, but I find the study of the Tao more satisfying because, I think, it is less preachy than this book was. I think if the time has arrived where you feel the need to change your thinking and the way you see life, this is a good book with which to begin the journey. However, it should not be the end of your journey.
What do You think about El Quinto Acuerdo: Una Guía Práctica Para La Maestría Personal (2009)?
A few good bits, hidden behind an awkward vocabulary. The book became a slog.
—mrstyree
This is a great addition to The Four Agreements. Loved it.
—Mayang
