50 Quotes from The Alchemist’s Author - Paulo
Coelho - that can change your life
About life, fate and adventures:
1. We are travelers on a cosmic
journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity.
Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet,
to love, to share. This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in
eternity.
2. The secret of life, though, is to fall seven
times and to get up eight times.
3. When we least expect it, life sets us a
challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there
is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are
not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is
more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny.
4. I can choose either to be a victim of the world
or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's all a question of how I view my
life.
5. No matter what he does, every person on earth
plays a central role in the history of the world. And normally he doesn't know
it.
About following your dreams:
6. It's the possibility of having a dream come true
that makes life interesting.
7. There is only one thing that makes a dream
impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.
8. Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is
worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it
goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second’s
encounter with God and with eternity.
9. People are capable, at any time in their lives,
of doing what they dream of.
10. Whenever you want to achieve something, keep
your eyes open, concentrate and make sure you know exactly what it is you want.
No one can hit their target with their eyes closed.
11. We must never stop dreaming. Dreams provide
nourishment for the soul, just as a meal does for the body. Many times in our
lives we see our dreams shattered and our desires frustrated, but we have to
continue dreaming. If we don't, our soul dies, and agape cannot reach it.
12. And, when you want something, all the universe
conspires in helping you to achieve it.
Never wasting your time:
13. One day you will wake up and there won’t be any
more time to do the things you’ve always wanted. Do it now.
14. 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.
15. None of us knows what might happen even the
next minute, and yet still we go forward. Because we trust. Because we have
Faith.
16. The secret is here in the present. If you pay
attention to the present, you can improve upon it. And, if you improve on the
present, what comes later will also be better. Forget about the future, and
live each day according the the teachings, confident that God loves his
children. Each day, in itself, brings with it an eternity.
About lessons in our lives:
17. There are moments when troubles enter our lives
and we can do nothing to avoid them. But they are there for a reason. Only when
we have overcome them will we understand why they were there.
18. All you have to do is to pay attention; lessons
always arrive when you are ready, and if you can read the signs, you will learn
everything you need to know in order to take the next step.
19. Forgive but do not forget, or you will be hurt
again. Forgiving changes the perspectives. Forgetting loses the lesson.
20. There is only one way to learn. It's through
action. Everything you need to know you have learned through your journey.
About the loss:
21. Anyone who has lost something they thought was
theirs forever finally comes to realise that nothing really belongs to them.
22. No one loses anyone, because no one owns
anyone. That is the true experience of freedom: having the most important thing
in the world without owning it.
23. When someone leaves, its because someone else
is about to arrive- I'll find love again.
24. You are not defeated when you lose. You are
defeated when you quit.
25. When faced by any loss, there's no point in
trying to recover what has been; it's best to take advantage of the large space
that opens up before us and fill it with something new.
26. If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life
will reward you with a new hello.
27. It is always important to know when something
has reached its end. Closing circles, shutting doors, finishing chapters, it
doesn't matter what we call it; what matters is to leave in the past those moments
in life that are over.
28. Close some doors. Not because of pride,
incapacity or arrogance, but simply because they no longer lead somewhere.
About judging others’ life:
29. Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how
other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.
30. We can never judge the lives of others, because
each person knows only their own pain and renunciation. It's one thing to feel
that you are on the right path, but it's another to think that yours is the
only path.
Listen to your heart:
31. Remember that wherever your heart is, there you
will find your treasure.
32. You will never be able to escape from your
heart. So it's better to listen to what it has to say.
Face your fear:
33. When you find your path, you must not be
afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment,
defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way.
34. And one has to understand that braveness is not
the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite
the fear.
35. Being human means having doubts and yet still
continuing on your path.
36. Talent is a universal gift, but it takes a lot
of courage to use it. Don't be afraid to be the best.
Always control your fate:
37. You are what you believe yourself to be.
38. You have two choices, to control your mind or
to let your mind control you.
39. If you conquer yourself, then you conquer the
world.
About love:
40. One is loved because one is loved. No reason is
needed for loving.
41. This is what we call love. When you are loved,
you can do anything in creation. When you are loved, there's no need at all to
understand what's happening, because everything happens within you.
42. Certain things in life simply have to be
experienced -and never explained. Love is such a thing.
43. Love is not to be found in someone else, but in
ourselves; we simply awaken it. But in order to do that, we need the other
person. The universe only makes sense when we have someone to share our
feelings with.
44. When we strive to become better than we are,
everything around us becomes better, too.
And others:
45. The simple things are also the most
extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.
46. Don't waste your time with explanations: people
only hear what they want to hear.
47. Words are tears that have been written down.
Tears are words that need to be shed. Without them, joy loses all its
brilliance and sadness has no end.
48. Your eyes show the strength of your soul.
49. Never explain―your friends do not need it and
your enemies will not believe you anyway.
50. Every blessing ignored becomes a curse.
