The Alchemist

by Paulo Coelho

I could see, in the depths of his eyes, my own beauty reflected.”

They were content with just food and water, and, in exchange, they generously gave of their wool, their company, and—once in a while—their meat.

Well, there is only one piece of advice I can give you,’ said the wisest of wise men. ‘The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.’” The shepherd said nothing. He had understood the story the old king had told him. A shepherd may like to travel, but he should never forget about his sheep.

when you really want something, the universe always conspires in your favor.

see the world in terms of what I would like to see happen, not what actually does.”

“When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it,” he had said.

The most important is to believe only in the one true God. The others

pray five times a day,

fast during Ramadan, and be charitable to the poor.” He stopped there. His eyes filled...

“You must always know what it is that you want,”

One afternoon he had seen a man at the top of the hill, complaining that it was impossible to find a decent place to get something to drink after such a climb. The boy, accustomed to recognizing omens, spoke to the merchant. “Let’s sell tea to the people who climb the hill.” “Lots of places sell tea around here,” the merchant said. “But we could sell tea in crystal glasses. The people will enjoy the tea and want to buy the glasses. I have been told that beauty is the great seducer of men.”

The shop is exactly the size I always wanted it to be. I don’t want to change anything, because I don’t know how to deal with change. I’m used to the way I am.”

“Human beings can be the sources of their default” —-FIJS03—

Sometimes, there’s just no way to hold back the river.

It was the language of enthusiasm, of things accomplished with love and purpose, and as part of a search for something believed in and desired.

“When you want something, all the universe conspires to help you achieve it,”

It was more activity than usual for this time of the morning. From where he stood, he saw for the first time that the old merchant’s hair was very much like the hair of the old king. He remembered the smile of the candy seller, on his first day in Tangier, when he had nothing to eat and nowhere to go—that smile had also been like the old king’s smile.

omen,

A feeling, a ritual, a belief or a path that becomes part of one’s life or livings. —-FIJS03—-

people need not fear the unknown if they are capable of achieving what they need and want.

“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’l...

If he pushed forward impulsively, he would fail to see the signs and omens left by God along his path.

I am constantly reminded of “The poem the guest house” no matter what welcome all things whether good or bad. I often wondered if there are such things as good and bad or is there just one way of viewing things. Such as both good and bad are to view and be treated the same because they are to teach and train us. —- FIJS03—

Actually, it wasn’t that those things, in themselves, revealed anything at all; it was just that people, looking at what was occurring around them, could find a means of penetration to the Soul of the World.

The elder continued, “When the pharaoh dreamed of cows that were thin and cows that were fat, this man I’m speaking of rescued Egypt from famine. His name was Joseph. He, too, was a stranger in a strange land, like you, and he was probably about your age.”

“When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream,”

“It’s not what enters men’s mouths that’s evil,” said the alchemist. “It’s what comes out of their mouths that

“Life attracts life,” the

You are what you attracted And you become what you attract …FIJS03

I love you because

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

I love you because i just do. reasons dies then whats left, nothing. …FIJS03…

“Listen to your heart. It knows all things, because it came from the Soul of the World, and it will one day return there.” * * *

wherever your heart is, that is where you’ll find your treasure.”

The alchemist told the boy to place the shell over his ear. He had done that many times when he was a child, and had heard the sound of the sea.

The joy of being a kid and having a wide imagination, I too did this as a child and all I could remembered was joy and peace. Even to this day, thinking back, I can still feel the joy in my heart. When your soul is weary find peace in the memories that was once peaceful and calming . ——FIJS03—-

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

“The fear of failure.”

“This is what we call love,” the boy said, seeing that the wind was close to granting what he requested. “When you are loved, you can do anything in creation. When you are loved, there’s no need at all to understand what’s happening, because everything happens within you, and even men can turn themselves into the wind. As long as the wind helps, of course.”

‘Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time.’” They mounted their horses.