"The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times...."
"You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it's better to listen what it has to say...."
"It's the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary....."
Almost every answer that you might be seeking, has been effortlessly penned by Paulo Coelho in "The Alchemist". A chronicle of self-discovery accompanied by deciphering the abundance of potential that lies within and painting a mystical illustration that transcends the boundaries of limited understanding.
The journey of Santiago, a young Andalusian shepherd who embarks on a quest to make his constantly occurring dream tangible, has spiritual as well as philosophical implications. Santiago's odyssey, begins with his re-occurring dream or 'Personal Legend' which later turned out to be his destiny and included following omens, embracing the uncertainty, appreciating the simple facets of life, and stepping beyond the narrow perspective. His entire journey presents everything that it takes to unravel the truth of life and then ultimately attain a dream. Paulo Coelho has explicitly and implicitly elucidated that dreams aren't simply something that belongs to a kid who is oblivious of the real world, rather dreams belong to everyone who is persistent enough to take a trip of transformation and self-exploration while acknowledging what your heart has to convey.
This literary classic possess the ability to make you introspect your behaviour, attitude and choices. Everytime you read it for one-more time, it will captivate you with something new and worth reflecting upon. If you feel lost or confused you open a page, read a line and there you go......you will have your answer !
Gist : It was only after Santiago decided to follow the omens which would lead him to his dreams that he could penetrate through the 'Soul of the World' and learn the 'Language of the Universe'.
He had the treasure right under his nose but he failed to notice because it takes a long journey following omens, listening the voice of the heart, raising above limited understanding of human beings and recognising the limitless possibilities of human to finaly realize your dream in reality and the first step in this entire journey is to trust and accept your intuitions.
"When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it...."
Now you know from where SRK got it. HEHEHE !!!
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