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!!!!
2 comments:
Really an unbelievable book – and u r personal quotes from the book r also selective. I’m not imperious on this one but this is one the best gestures made in the Book. I may not be able to quote the exact words but hope u get the meaning from it. When the boy “Santiago” works for the crystal merchant , who dreamed of going to Mecca one day. So when he has enough money the Boy ask him now he can go to Mecca? Than the Merchant replied.
“My dream is what keeps me alive , one’s it achieved than I would have no source which will carry me fwd” That’s why after being financially stable he never went to Mecca.
Too gud to resist. Moral—Keep heading for new goals once u achieve one.
Really an unbelievable book – and u r personal quotes from the book r also selective. I’m not imperious on this one but this is one the best gestures made in the Book. I may not be able to quote the exact words but hope u get the meaning from it. When the boy “Santiago” works for the crystal merchant , who dreamed of going to Mecca one day. So when he has enough money the Boy ask him now he can go to Mecca? Than the Merchant replied.
“My dream is what keeps me alive , one’s it achieved than I would have no source which will carry me fwd” That’s why after being financially stable he never went to Mecca.
Too gud to resist. Moral—Keep heading for new goals once u achieve one.
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