The Alchemist
-Paulo Coelho
The
Alchemist (Portuguese: O Alquimista) is a famous novel by Brazilian author
Paulo Coelho,
first published in 1988. It was
originally written in Portuguese and has been translated into at least 80 languages
as of October 2014.
The Alchemist is an allegorical novel in which the protagonist is a young
Andalusian shepherd.
A few target copies
were sold instantly.
A book that has 92,046 current reviews on Amazon,
has sold a million copies.
I like the novel very much. I think there is a lot to learn from the novel. So to know the new life you should read it.
My personal rating is for The Alchemist 5 out of 5.
Paulo Coelho is undoubtedly a prolific writer of the 21st century.
Certainly, the creativity of his writing has developed over the past 50 years,
but his wisdom and rationality have undoubtedly established a strong position
today.
Today, people are trapped in a lifestyle of consumerism and progress.
People tend to forget that they have a
spiritual side and cannot walk away from their soul if they want to.
And whether we know it or not, we love to indulge ourselves in artifice.
Paolo,
possessing immense knowledge, brought us a complete storehouse of knowledge
known to all of us as “The Alchemist”.
This book highlights some
very important aspects of philosophy of life.
His wisdom and his strong
positive mindset brought us some beautiful things.
Which proved that books are not only for entertainment but also play
a huge
role in life philosophy and life change.
Usually, we
read books to pass the time.
In many cases, reading books is for
gaining knowledge.
But in fact a book, which helps one to
lead a life philosophy and life more
successfully, that book can undoubtedly be
defined by no other
name than a book of knowledge.
Today I will tell you some life philosophy or teachings from Paulo's
famous book “The Alchemist” that will help you to improve and complete your
life.
1. Fear
is one of the obstacles in your life. Fear is a more dangerous obstacle than
any visible obstacle
The pain of
fear is worse than any pain to fight with yourself. No success can be achieved
without suffering in life.
If you don't seek success, you will never find it.
With faith in God, put aside fear and go out to find success.
Fear works
in us about anything unknown.
But at the same time welcoming anything new inspires us to work with enthusiasm.
We have to believe that, as humans, it works very well for us to adapt to any
situation while learning something new.
So, welcome
the new without being afraid of the unknown.
At the same time, instill in yourself a desire to conquer the fear and overcome
the adversity to achieve success.
2. Truth
always wins
If you
always give importance to the truth in any situation,
even if someone misunderstands you, he will come to you at
some point realizing your truth.
In the same way, if you temporarily give too much weight to a lie like a very
small and fleeting ray of light, then know that if someone misunderstands you,
your temporary right will not last long.
Truth can
never be reshaped. Truth is always more valuable and powerful.
And so, whenever you search for the right decision, always give more importance
to truth.
Also committed to being truthful with others at all times. Because, only truth
will serve you as the only effective means to get rid of any problem.
And no matter how negative the situation
is, don't resort to lies.
3.
Eliminate boring things
When every
day of one's life is the same,
it means that one forgets that every day there is a wonderful new
thing in one's life and that is that every day a new sun rises and new
possibilities are awakened.
That is,
life cannot be made boring in any way.
Every day around us are new possibilities, new things happening all the time.
Remember that boredom is a silent killer.
When you can't find any joy in your life or find something new to do,
it means you have lost all interest in
your life.
Losing
interest in any work means that you have no energy left to move forward with
something new.
If you think about it a little deeper, it is very scary that when there is no
vitality left in us to do something new,
then we do not see any new success.
And so, remove the monotony from life, welcome change,
try to keep your interest with new
activities.
4.
Embrace the present
Not in the
past, not in the future, always try to live in the present.
If you always focus on your present moment,
you will undoubtedly be a very happy person.
Remember,
your existence is here and now.
That is, if you don't give importance to your present, then a bright tomorrow
will stand dim in front of you.
Because neither the past nor the future will bring you any results overnight,
then if you dwell on the future then
your tomorrow will not be beautiful.
Remember, if
you want to make tomorrow beautiful then you have to give importance to the
present.
There is no point in dwelling on the past, because thinking about the past will
only give you anxiety.
On the other hand, Aakash Kusum
imagining what the future holds will take you away from the real world.
And so, give more importance to the present.
5.
Success has a ripple effect
When you
struggle, improve yourself, everything around you seem better and better.
That is, when you want to see yourself at the pinnacle of success in
your efforts, you will notice that you are accepting everything
around you positively.
At the same time,
you feel better than ever, that is,
our desire to succeed not only gives us a better life,
but also improves our outlook.
So that we can perceive everything around us positively.
Remember
your change is your own evolution.
That is, when you want to change yourself, you will also learn to change the
things around you.
And so, adapt yourself to new tasks. At the same time dream high to make
yourself successful.
You will see that everything around is changing with your success.
6. Be
clear
Whenever we
want to make a decision, we are faced with a situation or decision that we have
never thought of before.
That is, many types of situations can come before us in decision making. But
trust me,
delaying or overthinking your decision will not only make your decision more
fruitful,
but the decision making may seem like a
lot of trouble.
If a clear
attitude supports you in taking a decision, then definitely take that decision
without delay.
That is, before taking any decision,
awaken your conscience as well as your clear attitude.
Ask yourself if the decision you are about to make is worthwhile at all.
And if that doesn't work out, avoid that
kind of decision and move forward boldly.
7.
Unleash your imagination
Don't limit
your imagination in any way, but let your imagination run free.
To imagine more freely When you can freely imagine your future,
you will be able to live a more successful and happy life.
One of our
problems is that we sit still while imagining.
I think, "What's the use of
imagining it? It won't happen again!” But if you don't dream big, you won't
achieve anything big.
If you don't let your imagination run
free, it will be difficult for you to achieve great things.
And so, unleash your imagination.
Imagine yourself.
Then you will have the desire to make that fantasy a reality.
8. Keep
trying to turn around
The motto of
success in life is to fall down seven times and stand up eight times.
Never
surrender, never lose. Your faith will determine your success. And so, no
matter how many problems you face,
no matter how many dangers are ahead, if it stands in the way of your success,
you must have the strength to turn around within yourself.
Remember, no
success will come to you if you sit at home.
That's why you have to fight.
You will fall again and again but you have to get back up.
If you want to be successful in life, believe in yourself.
Have faith, no matter what the problem is, you will turn around. Don't expect
others to believe in you all the time.
You have to keep your faith in yourself.
9. Follow
your own path
If you don't
have a clear idea about yourself, if you don't have a path made by yourself,
how long can others trust you?
We all have some wrongs, know too much about
others, know too much about others' ways.
But I can't know which way I want to walk.
Others will
share their experiences with you.
Of course, it's good to know about someone else's experience.
By doing so you will gain knowledge on how you can more
smoothly navigate your
own path.
But remember you must always walk your own path.
Capitalizing on other people's
beliefs or other people's dreams will not get you very far.
If you put
your energy in the way of others, you will be powerless again and again.
And so, learn to follow your own way better than the way of others.
Also try to know yourself, what path you
really want to walk, gain knowledge about how that path can be made smoother.
To walk your
own path, you often have to prove your point of view right in front of others
through criticism.
And so, try to know your path well and try to walk in your path.
10. Try
to be someone who initiates action and not just talk
One of the
ways to gain experience and learn new things is to try.
There are many among us who just say, they will do this, they will do that, but
they cannot start.
Don't join them by yourself. Instead, try to do whatever you said you would do.
Or try to
take any initiative yourself.
Trying something different will expose you to new experiences every day. Man's
greatest achievement is his experience.
You may try and fail, but believe that your failure is a kind of success.
Because nothing happens to those who don't try, but you can write the
experience in your book of achievements.