“What you still need to know is this: before a dream is realized, the Soul of the World tests everything that was learned along the way. It does not because it is evil, but so that we can, in addition to realizing our dreams, master the lessons we've learned as we've moved toward that dream. That's the point at which most people give up. It's the point at which, as we say in the language of the desert, one dies of thirst just when the palm trees have appeared on the horizon.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
“The greatest challenge we face is to truly believe, at the very core of our heart,
we are loved unconditionally for who we are, and not for what we can do.’
Colm Holland”
― The Secret of The Alchemist: Uncovering the Secret in Paulo Coelho's Bestselling Novel 'the Alchemist'
we are loved unconditionally for who we are, and not for what we can do.’
Colm Holland”
― The Secret of The Alchemist: Uncovering the Secret in Paulo Coelho's Bestselling Novel 'the Alchemist'
“Getting to the root of our fears is the unavoidable first step of the process of personal transformation.”
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“When Love comes to us, it’s usually at a time we least expect and in a form we don’t immediately recognize - and more often than not it’s an agent of Love in human form.”
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“I have asked Love to give you everything you need to be the Alchemist in your world.”
― The Secret of The Alchemist: Uncovering the Secret in Paulo Coelho's Bestselling Novel 'the Alchemist'
― The Secret of The Alchemist: Uncovering the Secret in Paulo Coelho's Bestselling Novel 'the Alchemist'
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