Dorri Sharma's Key Ideas from Alchemist
by Paulo Coelho
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Making New Friends
When someone sees the same people everyday, 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 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 their own.
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What's The World's Greatest Lie?
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.
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Principle Of Favorability
There is a force that wants you to realise your destiny, it whets your appetite with a taste of success.
When you play cards for the first time you are almost sure to win. Beginner's luck.
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If I can learn to understand this language without words, I can learn to understand the world.
THE BOY
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Soul Of The World
When you want something with all your heart, that's when you are closest to the Soul of the World. It's always a positive force.
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Just Start
Now I'm beginning what I could have started 10 years ago. But I'm happy at least that I didn't wait 20 years.
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Words Of A Seer (Who Could See The Future)
"If good things are coming they will be a pleasant surprise, but if bad things are coming and you know in advance you will suffer greatly before they even occur."
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How To Guess The Future?
Based on the omens of the present. The secret here is in the present. If you pay attention to the present, you can improve upon it. And if you improve on the present, what comes later will also be better.
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Living Life
The boy had lived every one of his days intensely since he had left home so long ago.
- If he died tomorrow, he would already have seen more than other shepherds, and he was proud of that.
Usually the threat of death makes people a lot more aware of their lives.
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It's not what enters men's mouth that's evil, it's what comes out of their mouths that is.
THE ALCHEMIST
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What Goes Wrong?
Boy: Why are you called the Alchemist?
Alchemist: Because that's what I'm.
Boy: What went wrong when other Alchemists tried to make Gold and were unable to do so?
Alchemist: They were looking only for gold. They were seeking the treasure of their destiny without actually wanting to live out the destiny.
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The Heart
Your Heart is Alive. Keep listening to what it has to say.
Naturally it's afraid that in pursuing your Dream you might lose everything you've won.
So tell your Heart that the Fear of Suffering is worse than the Suffering itself.
But you will never be able to escape from your heart. So it's better to listen to what it has to say.
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Not To Give Up
Before a dream is realised, the Soul of the World tests everything that was learnt along the way.
It does this not because it's evil, but so that we can, in addition to realising our dreams, master the lessons we've learned as we've moved towards it.
That's the point at which most people give up.
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