The Alchemist
[ Home ]The boy knew a lot of people in the city. That was what made traveling
appeal to him - he always made new friends, and he didn't need to spend
all of his time with them. When someone sees the same people every day,
they wind up becoming a part of that person's life. And then they want
the person to change. If someone isn't what others want him to be, the
others become angry. Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other
people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.
"...
It is the thought of Mecca that keeps me alive. That's what helps me
face these days that are all the same, these mute crystals on the
shelves, and lunch and dinner at that same horrible café. I'm afraid
that if my dream is realized, I'll have no reason to go on living.
...
You want to realize yours dreams, I just want to dream about Mecca.
I've already imagined a thousand times crossing the desert, arriving at
the Plaza of the Sacred Stone, the seven times I walk around it before
allowing myself to touch it. I've already imagined the people who would
be at my side, and those in front of me, and the conversations and
prayers we would share. But I'm afraid that it would all be a
disappointment, so I prefer just to dream about it."
He still had
some doubts about the decision he had made. But he was able to
understand one thing: making a decision was only the beginning of
things. When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong
current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he
first made the decision.
(the Alchemist) - Paulo Coelho
Between
the boy, and the crystal merchant, it is a choice based on the fact
that "You must always know what it is that you want". As said the King
of Salem.
Beautiful words, a wonderful story, eyes wet every time
as I think of the things and people that must be left behind on every
departure. They are my flocks, my crystal glasses, from whom I learned
everything that composes my life so far.
But an adventurer is an
adventurer, he must go on looking for his treasure, and for greater
happiness even which is vulnerable. An adventure knows to move on.
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