“Ester asked why people are sad.
"That’s simple," says the old man. "They are the prisoners of their personal history. Everyone believes that the main aim in life is to follow a plan. They never ask if that plan is theirs or if it was created by another person. They accumulate experiences, memories, things, other people's ideas, and it is more than they can possibly cope with. And that is why they forget their dreams.”
― The Zahir
"That’s simple," says the old man. "They are the prisoners of their personal history. Everyone believes that the main aim in life is to follow a plan. They never ask if that plan is theirs or if it was created by another person. They accumulate experiences, memories, things, other people's ideas, and it is more than they can possibly cope with. And that is why they forget their dreams.”
― The Zahir
“لا شك عندي أن مستقبل مصر و العرب متوقف علي ضمان حرية العقول و الأفكار .. الحرية الضرورية لكل نهضة حقيقية …”
― في الوقت الضائع
― في الوقت الضائع
“الأشياء البسيطة هي الأشياء الأكثر روعة والعلماء هم وحدهم من يراها.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
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