Favourite quotes, themes or lessons you took from the Alchemist?
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Re: Favourite quotes, themes or lessons you took from the Alchemist?
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Apart from the most popular quote about the universe conspiring, there are many others I love from this book.
"We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity."
"Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time."
This is a lovely book. A rich source of pure wisdom.
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Its easy to be influenced by others but whats tough is finding your own path and digging your way through it. We often say that we are a good judge of character, but are we really? If we can't judge ourselves who are to judge others. All we ever dream of is to stand out, to be different, to be unique in world of billions, which is why, its okay to take advice from others and keep their opinions in our thoughts but we have to make sure that it aligns with our passions and our interests.
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I love this! This quote also struck a note with me. Love needs no reason, it simply exists. Thank you so much for your valuable insight that other feelings have a reason.Sen_Suzumiya wrote: ↑01 Sep 2018, 08:19 “One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.”
I think this quote was life-changing for me. Love needs no reason, love is not logical, love should not need a reason to exist. All other feelings need a reason, hate, lust, anger, fear but love is there unconditionally.
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This, I think, is the essence of the book. Apart from the obvious lesson of "If you want something, go for it", the fact that the journey is the most important part, and that the lessons that we learn along the way may be the real treasure, is the real lesson in this story.nvii_ft wrote: ↑02 Jan 2019, 01:09 It is the journey that matters not the treasure. The treasure is only the trigger of the journey but the lessons you really gain are from the experiences of your journey to finding the treasure. It felt hilarious that the treasure was actually at the starting point of his adventures all along. When reading through the first dozens of pages, I thought that the treasure is located in a faraway land but it turns out the opposite. I guess, it's still meaningful that he did not know the treasure was near because it allowed him to go on adventures of self-discovery and life exploration, which made this book truly captivating.
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May you always find the courage to do the things you "want", and may the universe always conspired to keep you on the path you are meant to be on.Orithea wrote: ↑11 Apr 2019, 23:09 “And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you acheive it.“
I actually knew this quote before I ever read the book. My sister gave it to me as advice when I was thinking about doing my PhD abroad but worried about all the difficulties that this would bring along. This quote helped me realize that it was the thing I “wanted” and that I just needed to find the courage to ask for what I want, and then the universe would do the rest
I had a wallpaper of this quote on my desktop for half a year, and I still come back to it whenever I need emotional support to do the more courageous things in life ^^.
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I love this too! In a time were tolerance is scarce, this is such an important way of looking at things. Thanks for sharing.EvaDar wrote: ↑29 Apr 2019, 20:17 I just read the sample again, and have a new favorite quote from the book.
"Even if my neighbor doesn’t understand my religion or understand my politics, he can understand my story. If he can understand my story, then he’s never too far from me."
Seems important at this time in history. We need to listen to each other's stories.
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Wow! This is so insightful! Thank you for sharing what you learnt from each of the side-characters. I hadn't thought of this before.Giga51087 wrote: ↑21 Jan 2020, 10:42 Well the "never give" up it is a good one. But in the long term work you also can say "be patient" or "work hard to achive what you whant" are also there.This is from the main character.
From the side characters we can learn also. The businessman show us that change its good. the englishman that trust and action are virtues. From the alchemist that te evil did not come from what the man consumes but of what it do whit is person. And finally from fatima that perseverance an love will bear fruits.
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I also found this quote to be quite pertinent. People always have comments to make on other people's choices and how they live their lives, when they should be thinking about their own choices.
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This is a great quote! The very nature of real, true love compels one to be better than one is in that instant. And it is how we can know if love is real or not - if we want to be better than we are for that person.Queenyx wrote: ↑07 Apr 2020, 08:36 'When we love, we always strive to become better than we are'... this quote has served to make me better in life first when I me my husband, when I started my job and as soon as my kids starting coming forth. I got to be challenged to be better than who i was. I needed to give the best of me because I had immense love for them