The Alchemist

by Paulo Coelho

“I’m like everyone else—I 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,”

This wasn’t a strange place; it was a new one.

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.

The world speaks many languages, the boy thought.

The dunes are changed by the wind, but the desert never changes. That’s the way it will be with our love for each other.

The secret is here in the present. If you pay attention to the present, you can improve upon it. And, if you improve on the present, what comes later will also be better. Forget about the future, and live each day according to the teachings, confident that God loves his children. Each day, in itself, brings with it an eternity.”