"It's not what enters men's mouth that's evil. It's what comes out of their mouths that is."

" 'What's the worst greatest lie?' the boy asked, completely surprised.

'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. That's the world's greatest lie.' "

" '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.' "

"If you can concentrate only on the present, you'll be a happy man. You'll see that there is life in the desert, that there are stars in the heavens, and that tribesmen fight because they are part of the human race. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we're living right now."

- few quotes from 'The Alchemist' by Paulo Coelho

So I just devoured the book in a matter of hours and it was simply magical. I cannot describe the feeling I got once I read the last word of the book. It was just a nice, good feeling. It really speaks of wisdom, hope and love. Love and evolution, it's one and the same. There's so much out there in the world for us to learn, to realise, and simply to be grateful for. I think love enables us to do unimaginable, and even, unspeakable things. Well, it's just some food for thought, I suppose. In a nutshell, 'The Alchemist' truly opens one's eyes for most of the time, we're only looking, but not seeing.