THE ALCHEMIST

Browsing though the files and folders in my hard disk I came accross a notepad in which I had collected the best lines from the one of my favourite books, The Alchemist...........Thought it deserves a place here..

THE ALCHEMIST


1. He told himself that he would have to start reading thicker books ; they lasted longer , and made
more comfortable pillows.



2. It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting .



3. A shepherd always takes his chances with wolves and with drought , and that's what makes a
shepherd's life exciting .



4. When someone sees the same people everyday , they wind up becoming a part of that person's life .
And then they want the person to change . If someone isn't what others want them to be ,the
others become angry . Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other peoples should lead their
lives , but none about his or her own .



5. World's greatest lie : "at a certain point in our lives , we lose control of what's happening to us , and
our lives become controlled by fate ".



6. what is destiny ?
It's what you have always wanted to accomplish . Everyone , when they are young , knows what
their destiny is .



7. One great truth on this planet : whoever you are , or whatever it is that you do , when you really
want something , it's because that desire originated in the soul of the universe . It's your mission
on earth.



8. "When you want something , all the universe conspires in helping you achieve it ."



9. People learn early in their lives what is their reason for being . May be that's what why they give
up on it so early too. But's that 's the way it is .



10. Treasure is uncovered by the force of flowing water , and it is burried by the same currents.



11. Principle of favourability / Beginner's luck:-
When you play along cards the first time , you are almost sure to win . Because there is a force
that wants you to realise your destiny ; it whets your appetite with a taste of success.



12. In order to find the treasure , you will have to follow the omens . God has prepared a path for
everyone to follow . You just have to read the omens that He left for you .



13. "The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world , and never to forget the drops of
oil on the spoon" .



14. "In the money there is magic ; whoever has money is never really alone".



15. "There is a language in the world that everyone understands , a language the boy had used
throughout the time that he was trying to improve things at the shop.
It is the language of inthusiasm, of things accomplished with love and purpose,
and as part of a speech for something believed in and desired."



16. "Making a decision was only the beginning of things . When someone makes a decision , he
is really diving into a strong current that will carry him places he had never dreamed of when
he first made the decision ."



17. "If I could , I'd write a huge encyclopedia just about the word "luck" and "coincidence" .
It's with those words that the universal language is written."



18. "The closure one gets to realizing his destiny , the more that destiny becomes his true reason
for being."



19. "Intuition is really a sudden immersion of the soul into the universal current of life , when the
histories of all the people are connected and we are able to know everything , because its all
written there ."



20. "When you want something with all your heart , that's when you are closest to the Soul of the
World . It's always a positive force ."

This is not just a human gift , that everything on the face of the earth has a soul , whether
mineral , vegetable , or animal - or even just a simple thought .

Everything on earth is being continuously transformed , because the earth is alive ......... and it
has a soul . We are part of that soul , so we rarely recognize that it is working for us.

21. Every blessing ignored becomes a curse.