The start of national day hols, and the 76 hr carving session... ok, it's gg to be much less than that cause of my procrastinating nature and need of sleep. Just want to wish myself luck here, as well as all the j2s good luck with coursework!
Anyway, i used 20 bux of the prize i won for lit yest on The Alchemist. Yup, u can prob guess i've been spending my numerous breaks reading it, and i know why it's paulo coelho's most famous book, as well as his debut, it's fantastic! Just want to share the most inspirational part that i've read till...
"Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity."
Paulo Coelho writes about the heart as if it were a sentient creature in one's body, and I find that concept beautiful, even if scientifically dubious. However, how else can you account for how your heart jumps when you get frightened, and how heavy it is under the weight of distress, if it does not feel? Perhaps it is our lost link with God; our reliance on our brain has led us to forget the most basic nature of being human, that need to follow our dreams, as Coelho suggests. I think that's what endears me to The Alchemist, because it has served to remind me that the fears that i feel over my future are groundless, that even a simple shepherd can live a rich, fulfilling life in pursuit of his dreams. 'When a person goes in serach of his dreams, the whole universe conspires to help him achieve his goal', now how's that for an encouraging message?
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