I’m done reading Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist last night – and more than anything I can tell you, the story created a HUGE smile on my face. It made me realized to listen to my heart and pursue my Personal Legend. My heart may be talking to me in many days of my life – and frequently ignoring what it says – and now, caused me so much pain.


In reality, ‘too late’ really exist. Once the heart stops talking to you – you will never hear it again cos it will die. I’m afraid my heart is dying cos I seldom hear it now – but I tried, I forced myself to indulge to whatever it says me. I am afraid and I am doubtful. Maktub – everything is already written by the same hand. We’re often misled and denied what we ought to do.


I hope ‘too late’ is not yet signed on my page – cos I (now) wanted to pursue whatever is there for me and I will start listening to my heart – no matter how and what it is.


These are some quotes I have gathered from the book. The book brought inspiration to my life – it sends meaning to my scattered life. I thank Paulo Coelho for a magnificent piece. I thank my friend for sharing the book. And I thank the people around me – in realizing my own faults and worth.


"I'm alive. When i'm eating, that's all i think about. If i'm on the march, I just concentrate on marching. If i have to fight, it will be just as good a day to die as any other. Because i don't live in either my past or my future. I'm interested on the present, you'll be happy man. You'll see that there is life in the desert, that there are stars in the heavens, and that tribesmen fight because they are part of the human race. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we're living right now. "


"The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon"


"When you want something, all the universe conspires to help you achieve it."


"Everyone has his or her own way of learning things. His way isn't same as mine, nor mine as his. But we're both in search of our Personal Legends, and i respect him for that."


"The day after we met, you told me you loved me. Then, you taught me something of the universal language and the Soul of the World. Because of that, i have become a part of you."


"I have been waiting for you here at this oasis for a long tome. I have forgotten about my past, about my traditions, and the way in which men of the desert expect women to behave. Ever since I was a child, I have dreamed that the desert would bring me a wonderful present. Now, my present has arrived, and it's you."


"You have told me about your dreamed, about the old king and your treasure. And you've told me about omens. So now, i fear nothing, because it was those omens that brought you to me. And i am part of your dreams, a part of your Personal Legend, as you call it."


"It's not what enters men’s mouth that’s evil, it’s what comes out of their mouths that is."


"Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure. You've got to find the treasure, so that everything you have learned along the way can make sense."


"You must understand that love never keeps a man from pursuing his Personal Legend. If he abandons that pursuit, it's because it wasn't true love... the love that speaks the Language of the World."


"Don't say anything. One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving."


"I had a dream, and I met with a king. I sold crystal and crossed the desert. And, because the tribe declared war, I went to the well, seeking the alchemist. So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you."


"There is only one way to learn, it's through action. Everything you need to know you have learned through your journey. You need to learn only one thing one."


"Eventhough i complain sometimes,it's because i'm the heart of a person and people's hearts are that way. People area afraid to pursue their most important dreams, because they feel that they don't deserve them, or that they'll be unable to achieve them. We, their hearts, become fearful just thinking of loved ones who go away forever, or of moments that could have been good but weren't, or of treasures that might have been found but were forever hidden in the sands. Because, When these things happen, we suffer terribly."


“To nourish the falcon. And the falcon then nourished man. And, eventually, man will nourish your sands, where the game will once again flourish. That’s how the world goes.”


“Yes, that’s what love is. It’s what makes the game become the falcon, the falcon become man, and man, in his turn, the desert. It’s what turns into gold, and makes the gold return to the earth.”