Alchemist
Writer:Paul Cohelo
Genre: Management/Inspirational
"When you want something, the whole universe conspires in helping you to achieve it."That line made me read this book and I ended up re-reading it so many times. I have had many friends who disliked the book because they thought it was too preachy. I dont disagree with them and I would suggest you read it yourself to decide if you like it or not. Dont let anyone else's opinion be a turn on/off for you.
It's a story about a boy names Santiago who dreams of some treasure hidden near the pyramids. The boy who is a simple shepherd overcomes so many difficulties and fear to reach his destination. Yeah!!! thats how simple the story is. But the book has a fabulous collection of quotes, a few of which I jot down here.
- If you start out by promising what you don’t even have yet, you’ll lose your desire to work towards getting it.
- Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.
- The world’s greatest lie is that: “At a certain point in our lives, we lose control oh what’s happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate.”
- You see the world in terms of what you would like to see happen, not what actually does.- Whoever believes in dreams knows how to interpret them.
- Is Wine prohibited? It’s not what enters men’s mouth that’s evil, it’s what comes out of their mouths that is.
- 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.
- When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.
There are many more but these are my personal favourites.
Grab a copy, read it and I hope you enjoy it!!!!
