Paulo Coelho

because water never forgets that the sea is its destiny and that sooner or later it must be reached.

Even though I complain sometimes,” it said, “it's because I'm the heart of a person, and people's hearts are that way. 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.”

when you really want something, the universe always conspires in your favor.

But if you believe yourself worthy of the thing you fought so hard to get, then you become an instrument of God, you help the Soul of the World, and you understand why you are here.

We know what we want to do, but are afraid of hurting those around us by abandoning everything in order to pursue our dream.

The mere possibility of getting what we want fills the soul of the ordinary person with guilt. We look around at all those who have failed to get what they want and feel that we do not deserve to get what we want either. We forget about all the obstacles we overcame, all the suffering we endured, all the things we had to give up in order to get this far.

a desire that was still alive, despite his father’s having had to bury it

desire that was still alive, despite his father’s having had to bury it

he had only to allow his sheep to set the route for a while, and he would discover other interesting things. The problem is that they don’t even realize that they’re walking a new road every day. They don’t see that the fields are new and the seasons change. All they think about is food and water.

It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting