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.
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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.
People are 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.
What's the world's greatest lie?... 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.
Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.
It is said that the darkest hour of the night comes just before the dawn.
Intuition is really a sudden immersion of the soul into the universal current of life.
Usually the threat of death makes people a lot more aware of their lives.
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 moments that could have been found but were forever hidden in the sands.
The secret is here 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." -- The Alchemist
Most people see the world as a threatening place, and, because they do, the world turns out, indeed, to be a threatening place.
Anyone who interferes with the destiny of another thing never will discover his own.
Listen to your heart. It knows all things, because it came from the Soul of the World and it will one day return there.
When you are in love, things make even more sense, he thought.
Because I don't live in either my past or my future.I'm interested only in the present".
It is said that all people who are happy have God within them.
A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires.
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.
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