We challenge you to read Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist, and not feel enlighten. Not only is his style poetic but you can’t help but smile as you read the wise words. Here are just a few reasons why we love it so…

1

It reminds us that we all deserve love and we should never feel compelled to justify it

“One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.”
– Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

2

It calls us to step out of our way and break through the fears that hold us back in this life

“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.”
– Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

3

It motivates us to never give up

“The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.”
– Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

4

It encourages us to appreciate the small things in life

“The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.”
– Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

5

It verifies that we all have a life purpose, a reason for being and that yours is just as important as anybody’s

“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.”
– Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

6

It makes us reconsider our reasonsons for judging others and for them judging us

“If someone isn’t what others want them 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.”

– Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

7

It reminds us to leave the past behind, stop focusing on the future and to enjoy the right now

“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.”

– Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

8

It makes us appreciate the challenges we face

“Before a dream is realized, the Soul of the World tests everything that was learned along the way. It does this not because it is evil, but so that we can, in addition to realizing our dreams, master the lessons we’ve learned as we’ve moved toward that dream. That’s the point at which most people give up. It’s the point at which, as we say in the language of the desert, one ‘dies of thirst just when the palm trees have appeared on the horizon.”

– Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

9

It shares the truth about love and reminds us to never let it get in the way of our dreams

“Because true love never keeps a man from pursuing his destiny”
– Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

10

But also teaches us about the power of love

“When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too.”
– Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

11

It teaches us about soul evolution

“Whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it’s because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It’s your mission on earth.”

– Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

12

It encourages us to be realistic

“I’m like everyone else – I see the world in terms of what I would like to see happen, not what actually does”

– Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

13

It inspires hope that we have the power the shape our fates

“What is the world’s greatest lie?” the little boy asks.
The old man replies, “It’s this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what’s happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That’s the world’s greatest lie.”

– Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

14

It makes the concept of soul paths accessible to all

“We are afraid of losing what we have, whether it’s our life or our possessions or our property. But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same hand.”

– Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

15

It gives us hope that the Universe is on our side

“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 you.”

– Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist