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The Shepherd is a story about a man who has found the happiness that our hungry hearts desire. His simple and peaceful spirit provides a vision of happiness that is deeply rooted in ancient wisdom, but may just be that "new vision of happiness" that can rescue us all.
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Matthew Kelly
Matthew Kelly es un autor superventas, conferenciante, líder intelectual, empresario, consultor, líder espiritual e innovador. Ha dedicado su vida a ayudar a personas y organizaciones a convertirse en la mejor versión de sí mismas. Nacido en Sídney (Australia), empezó a dar conferencias y a escribir al final de su adolescencia, mientras estudiaba negocios. Desde entonces, cinco millones de personas han asistido a sus seminarios y presentaciones en más de cincuenta países. En la actualidad, Kelly es un conferenciante, autor y consultor empresarial aclamado internacionalmente. Sus libros se han publicado en más de treinta idiomas, han aparecido en las listas de los más vendidos de The New York Times, Wall Street Journal y USA Today, y han vendido más de cincuenta millones de ejemplares. A los veintipocos años desarrolló el concepto de «la mejor versión de uno mismo» y lleva más de veinticinco compartiéndolo en todos los ámbitos de la vida. Lo citan presidentes y celebridades, deportistas y sus entrenadores, líderes empresariales e innovadores, aunque quizá nunca se cita con más fuerza que cuando una madre o un padre pregunta a un hijo: «¿Te ayudará eso a convertirte en la mejor versión de ti mismo?». Los intereses personales de Kelly incluyen el golf, la música, el arte, la literatura, las inversiones, la espiritualidad y pasar tiempo con su mujer y sus hijos. Para más información, visita MatthewKelly.com
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The Shepherd - Matthew Kelly
THE SHEPHERD
A MODERN PARABLE ABOUT
OUR SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS
MATTHEW KELLY
THE SHEPHERD :
A Modern Parable About Our Search for Happiness
Copyright © 2001 by Matthew Kelly. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without permission except in the case of brief quotations embo -died in critical articles or reviews.
For information address:
The Matthew Kelly Foundation
2330 Kemper Lane
Cincinnati, OH 45206
United States of America
First Edition published 2001.
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Kelly, Matthew
The shepherd: a modern parable about our search for happiness / Matthew Kelly. - first edition
ISBN 1-929266-07-3 (cloth.)
1. Christianity. 2. Spirituality. 3. Human Development.
4. Kelly, Matthew.
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I would like to dedicate this book to
Amin Abboud.
You dropped a pebble in the pond
and the ripples have run to every corner of the earth.
Introduction
The human heart is on a quest for happiness. As individuals we are all so unique and different, but we are bound together by our common yearning for happiness. Regardless of our age or
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