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Most people's courage fails. In the language of the desert it is called "Dying of thirst when the oasis is already on the horizon."

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Life would be an eternal and never-ending holiday if there was nothing in it except the present moment.

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Eat at the hour of eating, and when the hour of travel comes, set off.

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Everything in the world is different manifestations of the same thing.

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Every day carries a piece of eternity.

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Everyone has their own way of learning. Mine doesn’t suit him, and his doesn’t suit me. But we are both looking for our own Path, and for this alone I cannot help but respect him.

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- But why then are there so many books? - In order to understand these few lines...

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And Faith exists only because people have it. Every day is suitable to be lived or to be the last.

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Every moment is a meeting, Santiago told his heart. - While I was looking for my treasure, all the days were illuminated with a magical light, for I knew that every hour I was getting closer to realizing my dream.

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Gain strength like a warrior should before battle. But don't forget that your heart is where the treasures are. And you need to find them, because only in this way everything that you understood and felt on the way to them will make sense.

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Open a book to any page, look at a person’s hands, shuffle a deck of cards, follow the flight of a hawk in the sky - you will certainly find a connection with what you are living at that moment. And the point here is not so much in the things themselves, but in the fact that people, looking at them, discover for themselves a way to penetrate into the Soul of the World.

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Santiago suddenly realized that he could look at the world as a poor victim of a swindler, or maybe as a brave man who went in search of adventure and treasure. There was always a choice.

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The sages have long understood that our world was created in the image and likeness of paradise. The very existence of this world is a guarantee that there is another, more perfect one.

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For every defeat there are two victories. Everyone who is endowed with the gift of faith knows this.

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What nonsense people talk sometimes. Really, it’s better to communicate with dumb sheep who only want to eat and drink. Or read books - they tell incredible stories, and just when you want to hear them. But with people it’s worse: they blurt out something, and you sit there as if spat upon, not knowing what to say in response.

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Remember: you always need to know exactly what you want.

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The task of achieving the Great Creation is not the lot of a select few - it is addressed to all humanity inhabiting this planet. If the Lord speaks to you in the language of your soul, only you alone will understand what He said.

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You can't trust a person until you know where and how he lives.

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Love requires you to be close to the one you love.

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...whether in the middle of the desert or in a big city, one person is always waiting and looking for another. And when the paths of these people converge, when their eyes meet, and the past and the future lose all meaning, and there is only one minute and incredible confidence that everything in the world was written by the same hand, this hand awakens love in the soul and finds a twin soul, for everyone who works, rests or seeks treasures. Otherwise, there would not be the slightest sense in the dreams with which we overwhelm the human race.

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Sometimes two caravans met. And there has never been a case where some travelers did not have what others needed. It’s as if everything in the world was written with one hand.

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Love is the seed of our spiritual growth. The more we love, the closer we are to comprehending spiritual experience. Truly enlightened people - those whose souls were inflamed with Love - overcame all the prejudices of their time. They sang, they laughed, they prayed out loud, they danced, they did what the Apostle Paul called “sacred madness.” They were cheerful - for the world submits to the lover and the seed of our spiritual growth is laid in love. The more we love, the closer we are to comprehending spiritual experience. Truly enlightened people - those whose souls were inflamed with Love - overcame all the prejudices of their time. They sang, they laughed, they prayed out loud, they danced, they did what the Apostle Paul called “sacred madness.” They were cheerful - for the world submits to the lover and the seed of our spiritual growth is laid in love. The more we love, the closer we are to comprehending spiritual experience. Truly enlightened people - those whose souls were inflamed with Love - overcame all the prejudices of their time. They sang, they laughed, they prayed out loud, they danced, they did what the Apostle Paul called “sacred madness.” They were cheerful - for to him who loves the world submits.

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In love there is no good and evil, there is no creation and destruction. There is only movement. And love changes the laws of nature.

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Sometimes changes are so rapid that you don’t have time to gasp, let alone get used to it.

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Until now, only stones and plants understand that everything in the world is one.

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Every person living on earth has his own treasure waiting for him. The wind changes the shape of the sand dunes, but the desert remains the same.

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I'm so sad and unhappy. And I don't know what to do. I will become angry and distrustful and suspect everyone just because one person deceived me. I will hate those who managed to find the treasure, because I failed. I will cling to the little that I have, because I am too small and insignificant to comprehend the whole world.

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If you promise something you don’t have, you will lose the desire to have it.

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Life is generous to those who follow their destiny.

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You have to choose between what you are used to and what you are drawn to.

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People learn very quickly what the meaning of their lives is. Maybe that's why they give it up just as quickly. That's how the world works.

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When the day comes, Fatima will go out and do what she has been doing for so many years, but now everything will be different. Santiago is no longer in the oasis, and the oasis will lose its former meaning for her. It used to be - and quite recently - it was a place where fifty thousand date palms grew, where there were three hundred wells, where travelers weary from a long journey happily hurried. From now on it will be empty for her. From today the desert will become more important. Fatima will peer into it, trying to guess which star Santiago is heading towards in search of his treasures. She will send kisses with the wind in the hope that he will touch his face and tell him that she is alive, that she is waiting for him. From now on, the desert will mean only one thing for Fatima: Santiago will return to her from there.

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We are all afraid to realize our most cherished dreams, because it seems to us that we are unworthy of them or that we will not be able to realize them anyway.

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There is only one way of comprehension,” answered the Alchemist. - Act.

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Love cannot prevent a person from following His Destiny. If this happens, it means that love was not true, not the kind that speaks the Universal Language. The main thing is not to be afraid that nothing will work out.

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Dreams are the language in which the Lord speaks to them.

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The shepherd, the sailor, and the traveling merchants always have one cherished city where she lives for whom they are ready to sacrifice the joyful opportunity to roam freely around the world.

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I'm afraid that when the dream comes true, I will no longer have anything to live in the world.

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There is one great truth on this planet: no matter who you are or what you do, when you truly want something, you will achieve it, because such a desire originated in the soul of the Universe. And this is your purpose on Earth.

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I am exactly the same as everyone else: I take wishful thinking and see the world not as it really is, but as I want to see it.

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Human souls, like rivers and plants, also need rain. Special rain - hope, faith and the meaning of life. If there is no rain, everything in the soul dies, although the body still lives. People may say, “A man once lived in this body...”

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Everything in the world would be ideal and harmonious if the hand that wrote it would stop on the fifth day of creation. But there was also a sixth.

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Money cannot delay death even for a moment.

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Nothing changes with death. If you develop one thing, then everything around you changes.

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When you love, everything makes more sense.

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There is a language in the world that everyone understands.

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The fear of suffering is worse than suffering itself.

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When you love, you can become anyone you want. When you love, there is absolutely no need to understand what is happening, because everything happens inside us, so a person is quite capable of turning into the wind. Of course, if the wind helps him.

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The interesting thing about life is that in it dreams can come true.

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If what you find is made of good material, no damage will affect it. And you can safely return. If it was just a momentary flash, like the birth of a star, then when you return you will not find anything. But you saw a blinding light. So, it was still worth going through it.

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...in an instant I understood the most important, most sophisticated part of the language that the world speaks and which all people comprehend with their hearts. It is called Love, it is older than the human race, than this desert itself. And it manifests itself willfully when a man and a woman meet their eyes.

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A person always has everything to make his dream come true.

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Perhaps God created the desert so that man would smile at the trees. He gained a lot of money from the sale of sheep, they were in his pocket and had already managed to show their magical properties - with them a person is not so lonely.

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Life wants you to follow your Destiny and whets your appetite with the taste of good fortune.

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-What is the greatest lie in the world? - Here’s what it is: at some point our life becomes beyond our control, and fate begins to control it. A complete lie.

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You shouldn't run away from your own destiny - you won't escape anyway.

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Not everyone dreams and dreams the same way.

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We never understand what treasures are in front of us. Do you know why? Because people don't believe in treasures at all.

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All people, while still young, know their Fate. And during this period of life everything is clear and everything is possible. They are not afraid to dream and strive for everything they would like to do. But over time, a mysterious force begins to convince them that it is impossible to achieve the embodiment of their Destiny.

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To achieve the embodiment of one's destiny is the only true responsibility of a person.

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The secret of happiness is to see everything that is wonderful and glorious in the world, and never forget about two drops of oil in a teaspoon.

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He who interferes with someone else's Fate will never pass his own. When one day is like the next, people stop noticing the good things that happen in their lives every day after sunrise.

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The look shows the strength of the soul.

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Betrayal is a blow you don't expect. If you know your heart, it will not be able to betray you. For you will recognize all his dreams, all his desires, and you will be able to cope with him. And no one has ever managed to escape from their heart. So it's better to listen to him. And then there will be no unexpected blow.

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People dream more about returning than leaving.

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A weapon, once taken in hand, cannot simply be put down - it must taste the blood of the enemy. It is capricious, like the desert, and next time it may refuse to strike.

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The Almighty reveals the future very rarely. And when He does this, it is for only one reason: what was destined must be changed.

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It is in him, in the present, that the whole secret is. If you give it the attention it deserves, you can improve it. And to improve your current condition is to make the future favorable. Don't worry about the future, live in the present.

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In any case, the decision is just the beginning. When a person decides on something, having made a choice, it is as if he dives into a rapid stream that will take him to where he never thought he would be. (When making decisions, a person throws himself into a rapidly rushing stream, which can sometimes take him to a place that he did not even think about when he made the decision.)

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The Soul of the World feeds on human happiness. Happiness, but also grief, envy, jealousy. A person has one - only duty - to follow his Destiny to the end. Everything is in it.

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We accept this or that truth only after we first reject it with all our souls. I love you because... “You don’t need to say anything,” the girl interrupted him. - They love because they love. Love does not accept arguments.

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I love you because the whole Universe contributed to our meeting.

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- Why do you need a revolver? - To learn to trust people.

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If I am part of your Destiny, someday you will return to me.

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When you have the same people around you, it somehow comes naturally that they come into your life. And having entered your life, after a while they want to change it. And if you don’t become what they want you to be, they get offended. Everyone knows exactly how to live in the world. But for some reason no one can improve their own life...

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Every person on earth, no matter what he does, plays a major role in the history of the world. And usually he doesn’t even know about it.

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There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure. There is only one thing that makes fulfilling a dream impossible - the fear of failure. (There is only one reason that makes a dream unattainable - fear of failure.)

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There is no need to be afraid of the unknown, for everyone is capable of finding what they want, getting what they need.

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The more unusual something is, the simpler it appears, and only the wise can understand its meaning.

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When you really want something, the whole Universe will help make your wish come true.

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If a person really wants something, then the whole Universe will help make his wish come true.

True love does not require reciprocity, and those who want to receive a reward for their love are wasting their time.

I'm afraid that when the dream comes true, I will no longer have anything to live in the world.

The sages have long understood that our world was created in the image and likeness of paradise. The very existence of this world is a guarantee that there is another, more perfect one.

Every day is suitable to be lived or to be the last.

If I am part of your Destiny, someday you will return to me.

When one day is like the next, people stop noticing the good things that happen in their lives every day after sunrise.

The shepherd, the sailor, and the traveling merchants always have one cherished city where she lives for whom they are ready to sacrifice the joyful opportunity to roam freely around the world.

There is no need to be afraid of the unknown, for everyone is capable of finding what they want, getting what they need.

What nonsense people talk sometimes. Really, it’s better to communicate with dumb sheep who only want to eat and drink. Or read books - they tell incredible stories, and just when you want to hear them. But with people it’s worse: they blurt out something, and you sit there as if spat upon, not knowing what to say in response.

Remember: you always need to know exactly what you want.

The wind changes the shape of the sand dunes, but the desert remains the same.

I'm so sad and unhappy. And I don't know what to do. I will become angry and distrustful and suspect everyone just because one person deceived me. I will hate those who managed to find the treasure, because I failed. I will cling to the little that I have, because I am too small and insignificant to comprehend the whole world.

Life is generous to those who follow their destiny.

But for some reason no one can improve their own life. It’s kind of like an old gypsy woman who can interpret dreams, but can’t make them come true.

You have to choose between what you are used to and what you are drawn to.

We are all afraid to realize our most cherished dreams, because it seems to us that we are unworthy of them or that we will not be able to realize them anyway.

There is only one way of comprehension,” answered the Alchemist. - Act.

Love cannot prevent a person from following His Destiny. If this happens, it means that love was not true, not the kind that speaks the Universal Language.

The main thing is not to be afraid that nothing will work out.

Money cannot delay death even for a moment...

Dreams are the language in which the Lord speaks to them.

There is one great truth on this planet: no matter who you are or what you do, when you truly want something, you will achieve it, because such a desire originated in the soul of the Universe. And this is your purpose on Earth.

Everything in the world would be ideal and harmonious if the hand that wrote it would stop on the fifth day of creation. But there was also a sixth.

If you develop one thing, then everything around you changes.

The interesting thing about life is that in it dreams can come true.

Perhaps God created the desert so that man would smile at the trees.

We never understand what treasures are in front of us. Do you know why? Because people don't believe in treasures at all.

He who interferes with someone else's Fate will never pass his own.

People dream more about returning than leaving.

Don't worry about the future, live in the present.

Santiago suddenly realized that he could look at the world as a poor victim of a swindler, or maybe as a brave man who went in search of adventure and treasure. There was always a choice.

Every person on earth, no matter what he does, plays a major role in the history of the world. And usually he doesn’t even know about it.

There is only one thing that makes fulfilling a dream impossible - the fear of failure.

When a person has pulled out his dream from the bottom of his soul and for many years nourished it with the power of his love, not noticing the scars left on his heart after a difficult struggle to realize it, he suddenly begins to notice that what he has wanted for so long is already very close and is about to come true - perhaps tomorrow; It is at this stage that the last obstacle awaits him: the fear of fulfilling his lifelong dream.

Everything that is on earth is constantly changing, because the earth itself is alive and also has a soul. We are all part of this Soul, but we ourselves do not know that it works for our benefit.

If God's blessing is not accepted, it turns into a curse.

What happened once may never happen again. But what happened twice will certainly happen a third time.

They love because they love. Love does not accept arguments.

A person always has everything to make his dream come true.

• Most people's courage fails. In desert language it is called "Dying of thirst when the oasis is already on the horizon."
• In love there is no good and evil, there is no creation and destruction. There is only movement. And love changes the laws of nature.
• Everything in the world would be ideal and harmonious if the hand that wrote it would stop on the fifth day of creation. But there was also a sixth.

• Everything in the world is different manifestations of the same thing.
• Until now, only stones and plants understand that everything in the world is one.
• Eat at the hour of eating, and when the hour of travel comes, hit the road.
• Life would be an eternal and never-ending holiday if there was nothing in it except the present moment.
• The interesting thing about life is that in it dreams can come true.
• Every person on earth, no matter what he does, plays a major role in the history of the world. And usually he doesn’t even know about it.
• When you have the same people around you, it somehow comes naturally that they come into your life. And having entered your life, after a while they want to change it. And if you don’t become what they want you to be, they get offended. Everyone knows exactly how to live in the world.
• When one day is like the next, people stop noticing the good things that happen in their lives every day after sunrise.
• When you really want something, the whole Universe will help make your wish come true.
• Love cannot stop a person from following his destiny. If this happens, it means that love was not true, not the kind that speaks the Universal Language.
• They love because they love. Love does not accept arguments.
• For every defeat there are two victories. Everyone who is endowed with the gift of faith knows this.
• For every defeat there are two victories.
• Gain strength like a warrior should before battle. But don't forget that your heart is where the treasures are. And you need to find them, because only in this way everything that you understood and felt on the way to them,

• You have to choose between what you are used to and what you are drawn to.
• There is no need to be afraid of the unknown, for everyone is capable of finding what they want, getting what they need.
• You can't trust a person until you know where and how he lives.
• You cannot relax even for a moment, even when you have covered a long journey. And you can love the desert, but you cannot trust it completely. For the desert is a test for a person: if you are distracted even for a moment, you will perish.

> © Paulo Coelho “The Alchemist”

“The Alchemist” became my first book with which I started READING at all - that is, reading consciously. A very interesting Path once began with her...

And now I look at these quotes, noted once upon a time - then - and think, how could I have noted them for myself BEFORE everything... - long BEFORE?

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“I cry for Narcissus, although I have never noticed that he is beautiful.” I cry because every time he came to my shore and bent over my waters, the depths of his eyes reflected my beauty.

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I don’t know how I would have been able to find God in the seminary, Santiago thought, looking at the rising star.

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When the same people are around you - as was the case in seminary - then somehow it turns out naturally that they enter your life. And having entered the second life, after a while they want to change it. And if you don’t become what they want you to be, they get offended. Everyone knows exactly how to live in the world.

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-What is the greatest lie in the world?
- And here it is: at some moment our life becomes beyond our control, and fate begins to control it. A complete lie.

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All people, while they are still young, know their Fate. They are not afraid to dream and strive for everything they would like to do. But over time, a mysterious force begins to convince them that it is impossible to achieve the embodiment of their Destiny.

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No matter who you are or what you do, when you truly desire something, you will achieve it, because such a desire originated in the soul of the Universe. And this is your purpose on Earth.

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When you want something, the entire Universe will help make your wish come true.

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To promise something that you do not possess means to risk the very right to possess.

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“It’s a pity that he’ll even forget my name right now,” he thought. - I should have repeated my name. So that when he mentions me, he calls the unknown old man “Melchizedek, king of Salem.” “He raised his eyes to the carrier and, somewhat embarrassed, said: “I know, Lord, that all this is “vanity of vanities,” according to Your word.” But sometimes an old king can be proud of himself.

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-Will I find the treasure? - asked Santiago. He put his hand into the bag again and, mixing the stones, was just about to pull out the answer when both stones fell into the hole.

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- Because I am alive only thanks to the dream of her. How else would I have endured all these days, indistinguishable from each other, all these shelves lined with your goods, lunches and dinners in this vile tavern?

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- Yes, I’m just used to living the way I lived. Until you appeared here, I often thought that I spent so much time sitting in one place while my friends left, came, went broke and got rich. I thought about this with deep sadness. Now I understand that my shop is just the size I need and want. I'm not looking for change, I don't know how to do it. I'm too used to myself.
The young man could not find what to answer. The old man continued:
“It’s like God sent you to me.” And today I realized this: if God's blessing is not accepted it turns into a curse. I don’t want anything more from life, and you force me to discover unknown distances in it. I look at them, realize my incredible possibilities and feel worse than before. For now I know that I can have everything, and I don’t need it.
[…]
— Maktub, said the crystal merchant.
- What does it mean?
“To truly understand, you must be born an Arab,” he answered. - But the approximate meaning is “so it is written.”
And, extinguishing the coals in the nargil, he added that from tomorrow Santiago can sell tea in crystal glasses. It is impossible to stop the river of life.

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He worked for a whole year to make his dream come true, and suddenly it began to lose its attractiveness with every minute. Maybe this is not a dream at all?

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In any matter, the decision is just the beginning.

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We are all afraid of losing what we have, be it our crops or life itself. But this fear passes, you just have to understand that both our destiny and the history of the world are written with one hand.

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“That’s what moves the universe,” he said. — In alchemy it is called the Soul of the World. When you desire something with all your soul, you join the Soul of the World. And it contains enormous power.
And he added that this property is not only people: everything in the world has a soul, be it a stone, a plant, an animal, or even a thought.
“Everything that exists on earth is constantly changing, because the earth itself is alive and also has a soul. We are all often of this Soul, so we ourselves are not aware of everything that it constantly does for our benefit.

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Everything in the world is a different manifestation of the same thing.

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From one book he learned that the most important information about alchemy is just a few lines inscribed on the surface of an emerald.
- But why then are there so many books?
- In order to understand these few lines.

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Everyone has their own way of learning. Mine doesn’t suit him, and his doesn’t suit me. But we are both looking for our own Path, and for this alone I cannot help but respect him.

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“I’m alive,” he explained to Santiago one day when the moon was not shining and no fires were lit. “Now I’m eating dates and doing nothing else, which means I’m not busy.” When I eat, I eat and don’t do anything else. If you have to fight, then this day will be as good for death as any other. For I live neither in the past nor in the future, but now, and only the present minute interests me. If you could always stay in the present, you would be the happiest mortal alive. You would understand then that the desert is not lifeless, that the stars shine in the sky and that warriors fight because their belonging to the human race requires it. Life would then become an eternal and never-ending holiday, for there would be nothing in it except the present moment.

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The world speaks many languages.

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The Universe comes to the aid of a person, doing everything for him to succeed.

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Whether in the middle of the desert or in a big city, one person is always waiting and looking for another. And when the paths of these two converge, when their eyes meet, both the past and the future lose all meaning, and there is only this one minute and the incredible confidence that everything in the world is written by the same hand.

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“The desert takes our men away and does not always return,” she answered. - We know this, and we are used to it. Although they do not return, they are always with us: they are clouds that do not rain, animals hiding in the fur of stones, water that the earth gives us as mercy. They become part of everything... They flow into the Soul of the World.

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Open a book to any page, look at a person’s hands, take any card from a deck, follow the flight of a hawk in the sky - you will certainly find a connection with what you are living at that moment. And the point here is not so much in the things themselves, but in the fact that people, looking at them, discover for themselves a way to penetrate into the Soul of the World.

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[…] asked why he wanted to know the future.
“I want to know what to do,” he answered. - And so that I can change the course of those events that I want to prevent.
— But then they won't be your future, answered the Soothsayer.
“Well, maybe I can prepare for what’s going to happen to me.”
“If something good happens, it will be a pleasant surprise.” And if it’s bad, you’ll feel it long before it happens.
“I want to know what will happen to me, because I am a man,” the Driver said to this. — And people depend on their future.
[…]
“I don’t read the future, I guess it, because it belongs to the Almighty, and he only lifts the veil before us in exceptional circumstances.” How do I do this? According to the signs of the present. It is in him, in the present, that the whole secret is. If you give it the attention it deserves, you can improve it. And if you improve your current situation, you will make the future favorable. Don’t worry about the future, live in the present, and let each of your children pass as commanded by the Law. Believe that the Almighty takes care of his children. Every day carries a piece of eternity.

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If he dies tomorrow, it means God does not want to change his future. But he will die, having already managed to overcome the strait, work in a shop, cross the desert, recognize its silence and the eyes of Fatima.

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Life attracts life

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The very existence of this world is a guarantee that there is another, more perfect one. The Almighty created it so that people could see the spiritual through the visible and marvel at the wonders of their own wisdom.

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There is no need to understand the entire desert - one grain of sand is enough to see all the wonders of Creation.

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No heart suffers when it goes in search of its dreams, for every moment of this search is a meeting with God and Eternity.

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[…] And that happiness can be found in an ordinary grain of sand, which the Alchemist spoke about. For it took the universe millions of years to create this grain of sand.

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Every person living on earth has his treasure waiting for him, said the heart, but we, hearts, are accustomed to keeping silent, because people do not want to find them. We only talk to children about this, and then we watch how life directs everyone towards their Destiny. But, unfortunately, only a few follow the Path destined for them.

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The search always begins with a Favorable Beginning. And they end with this test.
Santiago remembered an old saying in his homeland: “The darkest hour is before the dawn.”

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We never understand what treasures are in front of us. Do you know why? Because people don't believe in treasures at all.

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The one who follows His Destiny knows and can do everything. There is only one thing that makes fulfilling a dream impossible - fear of failure..

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“From here I can see the Soul of the World,” answered the sun. “She speaks to my soul, and together we make the grass grow and the sheep move from place to place in search of shade. From here - and this is very far from your world - I learned to love.
I know that if I get even a little closer to the Earth, all life on it will die and the Soul of the World will cease to exist. And we look at each other from afar and love each other from afar. I give the Earth life and warmth, and it gives me the meaning of my existence.

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“I’ll let you live so that you understand that you can’t be such a fool.” In the very place where you are standing now, two years ago I myself had the same dream several times. And I dreamed that I had to go to Spain, to find a ruined church there, where shepherds and their sheep stopped for the night and where a sycamore tree grew on the site of the sacristy. Treasures are hidden under its roots. However, I am not such a fool as to walk through the desert just because I had a dream.

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“The Alchemist” is the most famous audiobook by Paulo Coelho, a talented Brazilian writer. Millions of people around the world fell in love with this iconic novel-parable, which can radically change the perception of life for its listeners. The novel is filled to the brim with a special subtle philosophical meaning. Listening to an audiobook, it seems as if you are discovering life truths that you previously did not attach much importance to. And the understanding comes that it is impossible to realize the main thing through simple things. The meaning of life is comprehended after going through the thorny path of understanding oneself and others...

The main character of the audiobook “The Alchemist” is a young shepherd boy Santiago, living in the province of Andalusia. The storyline in the novel by Paulo Coelho begins with the boy having a wonderful dream that beckoned him to visit the Egyptian pyramids and find treasure in them. The fortune teller explained the meaning of the dream, demanding in return a tenth of the treasures he found in the future. Santiago meets the old man Melchizedek, who persuades the shepherd to sell his sheep and go to Egypt for treasure. In addition, he bestows Urim and Thummim, two stones that help to find answers in various difficult situations. Santiago did just that. He sold his sheep and sailed to Africa. And he found himself in a stormy whirlpool of events and adventures, which eventually led him to the Alchemist...
The voice of Evgeniy Mironov, who voiced Paulo Coelho’s novel “The Alchemist,” seems to echo in the mind, paints vivid pictures of bygone centuries, slowly leads along the plot path, along the life path of a wise man who is able to illuminate the whole world. With every minute spent with an audiobook, you feel like you are becoming a little wiser. The work of Paulo Coelho “The Alchemist” seems to be permeated with the spirit of the eternal search and constant wanderings, demonstrating the strength and power of a person who is able to follow his dream no matter what.
A wonderful intriguing plot and an unexpected ending are a distinctive feature of Paulo Coelho's work. The Alchemist audiobook makes us rethink our knowledge about the meaning of life.

Paulo Coelho - quotes from the book "The Alchemist"

When a person has pulled out his dream from the bottom of his soul and for many years nourished it with the power of his love, not noticing the scars left on his heart after a difficult struggle to realize it, he suddenly begins to notice that what he has wanted for so long is already very close and is about to come true - perhaps tomorrow; It is at this stage that the last obstacle awaits him: the fear of fulfilling his lifelong dream.

When you love, you can neither stand still like the desert, nor rush around the world like the wind, nor look at everything from afar, like the sun. Love is the power that transforms and improves the Soul. When I penetrated her for the first time, she seemed perfect to me. But then I saw that she is a reflection of all of us, that her passions and her wars are boiling inside her. It is we who feed it, and the land on which we live will become better or worse depending on whether we become better or worse. This is where the power of love intervenes, because when you love, you strive to become better.

If I am part of your Destiny, someday you will return to me.

A myth about a beautiful young man who spent days admiring his reflection in a stream. Narcissus became so fascinated that he fell into the water and drowned. When Narcissus died, the nymphs of the forest noticed that the fresh water in the stream had become salty. -What are you crying about? - asked the nymphs. “I mourn Narcissus,” answered the stream. “No wonder,” said the nymphs. - In the end, we also ran after him when he walked through the forest, and you were the only one who saw his beauty up close. - Was he handsome? - asked the stream. - Who can judge this better than you? Was it not on your shore, bending over your waters, that he spent his days from dawn to night? The stream was silent for a long time and finally answered: “I cry for Narcissus, although I never knew that he was beautiful.” I cry because every time he came to my shore and bent over my waters, my beauty was reflected in the depths of his eyes.

And when the paths of these two converge, when their eyes meet, both the past and the future lose all meaning, and there is only this one minute and the incredible confidence that everything in the world is written by the same hand. This hand awakens love in the soul and finds a twin soul for everyone who works, rests or seeks treasures. Otherwise, there would not be the slightest sense in the dreams with which we overwhelm the human race.

Everything that is on earth is constantly changing, because the earth itself is alive and also has a soul. We are all part of this Soul, but we ourselves do not know that it works for our benefit.

We are all afraid of losing what we have, be it our crops or life itself. But this fear passes, you just have to understand that both our history and the history of the world are written by the same hand.

If God's blessing is not accepted, it turns into a curse. I don’t want anything more from life, and you force me to discover unknown distances in it. I look at them, realize my incredible possibilities and feel worse than before. For now I know that I can have everything, and I don’t need it.

There is only one thing that makes fulfilling a dream impossible - the fear of failure.

When you have the same people around you - ... - it seems natural that they come into your life. And having entered your life, after a while they want to change it. And if you don’t become what they want you to be, they get offended. Everyone knows exactly how to live in the world. But for some reason no one can improve their own life.

When you love, you can become anyone you want. When you love, there is absolutely no need to understand what is happening, because everything happens inside us, so a person is quite capable of turning into the wind.

Life wants you to follow your destiny and whets your appetite with the taste of good fortune.

Perhaps God created the desert so that man would smile at the trees.

If you want something, the whole Universe will help make your wish come true.

There is one great truth on this planet: no matter who you are or what you do, when you truly want something, you will achieve it, because such a desire originated in the soul of the Universe. And this is your purpose on Earth.

If what you find is made of good material, no damage will affect it. And you can safely return. If it was just a momentary flash, like the birth of a star, then when you return you will not find anything. But you saw a blinding light. So, it was still worth going through it.

What happened once may never happen again. But what happened twice will certainly happen a third time.

I love you because...
- No need to say anything. They love because they love. Love does not accept arguments.

The interesting thing about life is that in it dreams can come true.

The secret of happiness is to see everything that is wonderful and glorious in the world, and never forget about two tablespoons of oil in a teaspoon.

We never understand what treasures are in front of us. Do you know why? Because people don't believe in treasures at all.

I'm exactly the same as everyone else; I take wishful thinking and see the world not as it really is, but as I want to see it.

Betrayal is a blow you don't expect.

Every person living on Earth has his treasure waiting for him, said the heart, but we, the hearts, are accustomed to keeping silent, because people do not want to find them. We only talk about this to children, and then we watch how life directs everyone towards their Destiny. But, unfortunately, only a few follow the Path destined for them. For others, the world inspires fear and therefore actually becomes dangerous. And then we, hearts, speak more and more quietly. We never shut up, but we try not to let our words be heard: we don’t want people to suffer because they didn’t listen to the voice of their hearts.