the Book...

its been a long time.. since the last time i blogged..

and as usual if i am not blogging, it's either i am watching movies online or i am reading a book..

the latest book that caught my interest was the book entitled "the Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho, a Brazilian writer who wrote this book about following one's dreams in the form of fable. The said book was first published in 1988, and imagined my surprised knowing that this book was published 20 years back but the lessons it convey are still very much up dated.

I had fun reading it, apart from the story's valuable lessons, it is also intellectually simulating, the use of the figures of speech was really fascinating. Santiago's journey is the journey of all mankind. He is a representation of what we people are: he dreams, he loves, he fears, he fight, he fails but he never give up til he get his goals in life.

I have penned down some interesting excerpts from the books in my journal that i wanna share..

Dig in !

** the secret of life is to fall 7 times and get up 8 times.

** Everyone seems to have a clear idea at how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.

** What's the world's greatest lie? It's this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate.

** if you believe yourself worthy of the thing you fought so hard to get,then you should become an instrument of God. You help the soul of the world and you understand why you are here.

** when you want something, all the universe conspire in helping you achieve it.

** if you start out by promising what you don't even have yet, you'll lose your desire toward getting it.

** The wise men understood that this natural world is only an image and a copy of paradise. The existence of this world is simply a guarantee that there exists a world that is perfect. God created the world so that, through its visible objects, men could understand his spiritual teachings and the marvels of this wisdom. That's what I mean by action.

**In his pursuit of the dream, he was being constantly subjected to tests of his persistence and courage. So he could not be hasty, nor impatient. If he pushed forward impulsively, he would fail to see the signs and omens left by God along his path.

** Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure. You've got to find the treasure, so that everything you have learned along the way can make sense.

** love never keeps a man from pursuing his dreams, if he abandons that pursuit, it is because it wasn't love.

** One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.

** People are afraid to pursue their most important dreams, because they feel that they don't deserve them, or as they'll be unable to achieve them.

Our hearts become fearful just thinking of love ones who go away forever, or of treasures that may have been found but were forever hidden in the sands; because when these things happen, we suffer terribly. We are afraid of suffering... and yet, the fear of suffering is worst than the suffering itself.

** I don't live in either my past or my future. I'm interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you'll be a happy man. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we're living now.

** the darkest hour of the night comes just before the dawn.

**It's not what enters men's mouth that's evil.
It's what comes out of their mouths that is

** there is only one thing that makes dream impossible to achieve.. the fear of failure.

** no project is completed until its objective has been achieved.