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“At that point in their lives, everything is clear and everything is possible. They are not afraid to dream, and to yearn for everything they would like to see happen to them in their lives. But, as time passes, a mysterious force begins to convince them that it will be impossible for them to realize their Personal Legend.”
“It’s a force that appears to be negative, but actually shows you how to realize your Personal Legend. It prepares your spirit and your will, because there is one great truth on this planet: whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it’s because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It’s your mission on earth.”
everything in life has its price.
A shepherd may like to travel, but he should never forget about his sheep.
abashed,
Shameful
vanity
infidels,”
ruefully.
Elixir
When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision.
nostalgia.
detours
nocturnal
dunes
apprentice.
chieftains
exultant.
seers,
prognostications,”
daunting,
combat.
dismounted,
scimitar.
melancholy
contemplate
treasonous?”
unanticipated
People are afraid to pursue their most important dreams, because they feel that they don’t deserve them, or that they’ll be unable to achieve them.
every second of the search is a second’s encounter with God and with eternity.”
people’s hearts, seldom say much about those treasures,
because people no longer want to go in
search of...
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we simply let life proceed, in its own direction, toward its own fate. But, unfortunately, very few follow the path laid out for them—the path to their Personal Legends, and to happiness. Most people see the world as a threatening place, and, becaus...
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“Why don’t people’s hearts tell them to
continue to follow their dreams?”
“Because that’s what makes a ...
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most, and hearts don’t like ...
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before a dream is realized, the Soul of the World tests everything that was learned along the way.
master the lessons we’ve learned as we’ve moved toward that dream. That’s the point at which most people give up.
one
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of
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just when the palm trees have appeared on...
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“Every search begins with beginner’s luck. And every search ends with the victor’...
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the darkest hour of the night came just before the dawn.
“When you possess great treasures within you, and try to tell others of them, seldom are you believed.”
“Your eyes show the strength of your soul,”
There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.”
