Just finished reading “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho, out of curiosity after hearing many people I know said how his books are nothing short of inspiring and life-changing… Basically, it tells a fable of a journey of a shepherd who goes by the name of Santiago in realizing his life’s purpose and dreams, which are aptly called his “Personal Legends,” a unique expression used by Coelho. According to Coelho, each person on earth has its own Personal Legend, and through this novel he would like to teach a universal value of persistence in following your heart and also sensitivity toward our universe, faith, and life calling during our journey to realize our Personal Legend. It masterfully used dream-like metaphors to describe every obstacles and distractions people faced in reaching their goals in life. Again, another best-selling book that I’m sure every people can relate to, no matter in what phase of life you’re currently at right now. I have to admit, it also has that rekindling effect of forcing me to contemplate what my “Personal Legend” is and how am I dealing with all the distractions and options facing me at this life’s juncture… Like a piece of puzzle, God has its own way of directing me and the universe seems to conspiring to help me finding this book at this point in my life (in the book they called it “the beginner’s luck” although I’m not sure this is the first time I experience it)… See, Santiago’s story is universal indeed!
Note to self: My “Personal Legend” of becoming a politician someday seems to be making sense after reading the book. It is “directed” from above, especially considering how I coincidentally chose to study at “Ohio State University” without knowing that it is an incubator of some of the brightest mind in Indonesian politics. Since then on, all the characters I met, all the books I read, all the networks I built pointed to that direction, and next thing I know, I’m hooked indefinitely to this life’s ambition…
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