Splendid book. Santiago's fascinating journey in search of his Personal Legend touches the Soul so deeply...
My top few passages from the book (emphasis mine)
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1) "Everyone, when they are young, knows what their Personal Legend is. At that point in their lives, everything is clear and everything is possible. They are not afraid to dream, and to yearn for everything they would like to see happen to them in their lives. But, as time passes, a mysterious force begins to convince them that it will be impossible for them to realize their Personal Legend."
2) "When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it."
3) “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.”
4) “Let me tell you what will happen. You’ll be the counselor of the oasis. You have enough gold to buy many sheep and many camels. You’ll marry....Sometime during the second year, you’ll remember about the treasure. The omens will begin insistently to speak of it, and you’ll try to ignore them....During the third year, the omens will continue to speak of your treasure and your Personal Legend.....Then, sometime during the fourth year, the omens will abandon you, because you’ve stopped listening to them.
5) "I know why I want to get back to my flock" [Santiago] thought. "I understand sheep; they’re no longer a problem, and they can be good friends. On the other hand, I don’t know if the desert can be a friend, and it’s in the desert that I have to search for my treasure. But then if I don’t find it, I can always go home. I finally have enough money, and all the time I need. I could always go back to being a shepherd."
6) “There is only one way to learn, it’s through action. Everything you need to know you have learned through your journey."
7) "God only rarely reveals the future. When he does so, it is for only one reason: it’s a future that was written so as to be altered.”
My top few passages from the book (emphasis mine)
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1) "Everyone, when they are young, knows what their Personal Legend is. At that point in their lives, everything is clear and everything is possible. They are not afraid to dream, and to yearn for everything they would like to see happen to them in their lives. But, as time passes, a mysterious force begins to convince them that it will be impossible for them to realize their Personal Legend."
2) "When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it."
3) “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.”
4) “Let me tell you what will happen. You’ll be the counselor of the oasis. You have enough gold to buy many sheep and many camels. You’ll marry....Sometime during the second year, you’ll remember about the treasure. The omens will begin insistently to speak of it, and you’ll try to ignore them....During the third year, the omens will continue to speak of your treasure and your Personal Legend.....Then, sometime during the fourth year, the omens will abandon you, because you’ve stopped listening to them.
5) "I know why I want to get back to my flock" [Santiago] thought. "I understand sheep; they’re no longer a problem, and they can be good friends. On the other hand, I don’t know if the desert can be a friend, and it’s in the desert that I have to search for my treasure. But then if I don’t find it, I can always go home. I finally have enough money, and all the time I need. I could always go back to being a shepherd."
6) “There is only one way to learn, it’s through action. Everything you need to know you have learned through your journey."
7) "God only rarely reveals the future. When he does so, it is for only one reason: it’s a future that was written so as to be altered.”
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