The Alchemist By Paulo Coelho
During the course of our lives, we have come to meet many people and problems that have helped us gain experience and changed the way we think. No matter how we’ve learned our lessons, they will stay with us forever, and help us through life. The most important lessons in life are ones that will help us become a better person on the inside, and understand how to relieve pain. This is shown in “The Alchemist” a novel by Paulo Coelho about a shepard boy, Santiago, who sets out on a journey to find a treasure in the pyramids of Egypt which was told to him in a dream. This journey teaches him the ancient wisdom and secrets of the universe. Another good lesson to learn was from this documentary called “The Secret” Screenplay by Rhonda Byrne and
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Lesson #1: We all have a treasure worth finding Lesson #2: The universe speaks its own language Lesson #3: Don’t give into your fears, or don’t ever give up Lesson #4: When you change the way you think, you will change the present and create the …show more content…
That’s a lot better than dying like millions of other people, who never even knew what their Personal Legends were.” Lesson #2: The universe speaks its own language. Most of us fail to hear it, or understand it. One of the most comforting and powerful lessons “The Alchemist” has is that the Universe, God, Source–is always on your side. When a person sets out a heart-felt desire, it wants you to realize it.
“And when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you achieve it.”
“How do I guess the future? Based on the omens of the present. The secret is here in the present. If you pay attention to the present, what comes later will also be better.”
Lesson #3: Don’t give into your fears, or don’t ever give up. The path to accomplishing a dream is covered with lessons and memories that will stick and shape you for the better, no matter what the final outcome is. Because of this, there is no reason to be afraid of “failure”. The only true failure is failing to go after your dream at all.
“If a person is living out his Personal Legend, he knows everything he needs to know. There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of
Lesson #1: We all have a treasure worth finding Lesson #2: The universe speaks its own language Lesson #3: Don’t give into your fears, or don’t ever give up Lesson #4: When you change the way you think, you will change the present and create the …show more content…
That’s a lot better than dying like millions of other people, who never even knew what their Personal Legends were.” Lesson #2: The universe speaks its own language. Most of us fail to hear it, or understand it. One of the most comforting and powerful lessons “The Alchemist” has is that the Universe, God, Source–is always on your side. When a person sets out a heart-felt desire, it wants you to realize it.
“And when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you achieve it.”
“How do I guess the future? Based on the omens of the present. The secret is here in the present. If you pay attention to the present, what comes later will also be better.”
Lesson #3: Don’t give into your fears, or don’t ever give up. The path to accomplishing a dream is covered with lessons and memories that will stick and shape you for the better, no matter what the final outcome is. Because of this, there is no reason to be afraid of “failure”. The only true failure is failing to go after your dream at all.
“If a person is living out his Personal Legend, he knows everything he needs to know. There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of