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'If good things are coming, they will be a pleasant surprise. If bad things are, and you know in advance, you will suffer greatly before they even occur'Pg.102
It's good how you end up learning things from this book that might end up changing the way we see things. Quite interesting, I have to say.

"We are afraid of losing what we have, whether it's our life or our possessions and property. But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same hand" (Part Two, Pg. 76) One of the lines that caught my attention when reading Part Two of The Alchemist. I felt like I had the urge to continue my reading on this book because it's an interesting one.

Part 2 from this book has been very interesting. As a matter of fact, there are several lines I really like such as: "I don't want to change anything, because I don't know how to deal with change. I'm used to the way I am". With this I was able to connect the dots in my mind based on my personal experiences, I understood the old merchant man. (on page 47 of 197)

Part 2 from this book has been very interesting. As a matter of fact, there are several lines I really like such as: "I don't want to change anything, because I don't know how to deal with change. I'm used to the way I am". With this I was able to connect the dots in my mind based on my personal experiences, I understood the old merchant man.

Part one was quite interesting and attention grabbing. I found it familiar and was able to connect the dots when Paulo Coelho mentions about the spoon, which is certainly one of the lessons we humans ought to keep in mind.
Favourite quote:"I'm like everyone else - I see the world in terms of what I would like to see happen, not what actually does." (Part One, Pg.40)

Part one was quite interesting and attention grabbing. I found it familiar and was able to connect the dots when Paulo Coelho mentions about the spoon, which is certainly one of the lessons we humans ought to keep in mind.
Favourite quote:"I'm like everyone else - I see the world in terms of what I would like to see happen, not what actually does." (Part One, Pg.40)