Elizabeth Gilbert Quote

You have been to hell, Ketut?He smiled. Of course he's been there.What's it like in hell? Same like in heaven, he said.He saw my confusion and tried to explain. Universe is a circle, Liss.He said. To up, to down -- all same, at end.I remembered an old Christian mystic notion: As above, so below. I asked. Then how can you tell the difference between heaven and hell?Because of how you go. Heaven, you go up, through seven happy places. Hell, you go down, through seven sad places. This is why it better for you to go up, Liss. He laughed.Same-same, he said. Same in end, so better to be happy in journey.I said, So, if heaven is love, then hell is.. Love, too, he said. Ketut laughed again, Always so difficult for young people to understand this!

Elizabeth Gilbert

You have been to hell, Ketut?He smiled. Of course he's been there.What's it like in hell? Same like in heaven, he said.He saw my confusion and tried to explain. Universe is a circle, Liss.He said. To up, to down -- all same, at end.I remembered an old Christian mystic notion: As above, so below. I asked. Then how can you tell the difference between heaven and hell?Because of how you go. Heaven, you go up, through seven happy places. Hell, you go down, through seven sad places. This is why it better for you to go up, Liss. He laughed.Same-same, he said. Same in end, so better to be happy in journey.I said, So, if heaven is love, then hell is.. Love, too, he said. Ketut laughed again, Always so difficult for young people to understand this!

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About Elizabeth Gilbert

Elizabeth Gilbert (born July 18, 1969) is an American journalist and author. She is best known for her 2006 memoir Eat, Pray, Love, which has sold over 12 million copies and has been translated into over 30 languages. The book was also made into a film of the same name in 2010.