Lessons I Learned From The Alchemist- Paulo Coelho
Lesson3: Purpose "For several reasons. But let's say that the most important is that you have succeeded in discovering your destiny." The boy didn't know what a person's "destiny" was. "It's what you have always wanted to accomplish. E veryone, when they are young, knows what their destiny 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 destiny." None of what the old man was saying made much sense to the boy. But he wanted to know what the "mysterious force" was; the merchant's daughter would be impressed when he told her about that! "It's a force that appears to be negativ