The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream

by Paulo Coelho

It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting,

It’s the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary;

Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.

“What’s the world’s greatest lie?”

“It’s this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what’s happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That’s the world’s greatest lie.”

“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”

when each day is the same as the next, it’s because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises.

“Because I don’t live in either my past or my future. I’m interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a happy man. You’ll see that there is life in the desert, that there are stars in the heavens, and that tribesmen fight because they are part of the human race. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we’re living right now.”

“If good things are coming, they will be a pleasant surprise,” said the seer. “If bad things are, and you know in advance, you will suffer greatly before they even occur.”

On why we should not worry about the future:

“One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.”

So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you.”

“There is only one way to learn,”

“It’s through action. Everything you need to know you have learned through your journey.

“Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second’s encounter with God and with eternity.”

Most people see the world as a threatening place, and, because they do, the world turns out, indeed, to be a threatening place.

There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.”

“But this payment goes well beyond my generosity,”

“Don’t say that again. Life might be listening, and give you less the next time.”

Words are powerful!