Life is amazing!

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Life is amazing!

by sleeper @ 02/11/2005 – 09:35:40

I finished 'The Alchemist' (Paulo Coehlo) last night. Harple lent it to me. Its narrative style grated with me, but the message was loud and clear. Be true to yourself, follow your dreams and find peace.

Another book I finished recently was 'Shadow of the Wind' by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. This book was beautifully written. In a rather more superficial way, as the book is essentially a mystery-thriller, the message at the core was the same. Life is fantastic! We should marvel at world in all its infinite variety. Drink in the experience of life and make the most of it. Highly recommended!
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- BlueButterfly
- 02/11/2005 @ 12:24:54
I have The Alchemist on cassette, maybe I should listen to it.

The world is an amazing place and too often we get end up taking it for granted, being stuck in out everyday lives.
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- phinebooty
- 02/11/2005 @ 13:03:10
you are chirpy today
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- sleeper
- 02/11/2005 @ 13:09:41
Hey BB. It can't be a long cassette as the book is quite short. Give it a whirl. I'd love to know what you think!

Phine...can you point me at one of my posts that makes me sound depressed? I always have been the optimist and always will be. It's stamped into my soul.

Lol P
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- (Visitor)
- 02/11/2005 @ 18:12:25
Life is surely amazing.. it's just that sometimes it's more amazinger than others. It can be difficult to appreciate that fact when things get too much though. So anything that can uplift us is always welcome.
R
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- (Visitor)
- 02/11/2005 @ 23:17:28
Yeah, upliting to know simple facts of life such as that life is the most precious gift of all. Nothing comes close if you think about coz wealth means nothing when you're dead and happiness comes from being alive.
So yes, life is 'more amazinger' than anything else
- - sleeper
  - 03/11/2005 @ 15:10:46
  That's the secret to my current contentment. Long may it last!
  - - (Visitor)
    - 04/11/2005 @ 07:35:26
    Here, here!
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- Carpedium
- 03/11/2005 @ 18:52:28
i recently bought a lot of paulo coehelo... love his work but not all are as feel - good as the alchemist.The Alchemist is a novel that may appeal to everybody, because we can all identify with Santiago- all of us have dreams, and are dying for somebody to tell us that they may come true!!
- - sleeper
  - 04/11/2005 @ 08:58:34
  What's your dream CarpeDiem? Care to share it with us? Perhaps we'll tell you that it will come true.
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- Valentine (Visitor)
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- 04/11/2005 @ 00:15:21
Talk about synchronicity. I finished The Alchemist last night too... I read it in a day. Powerful stuff! Shadow of the Wind is sitting on my night stand, given to me by a friend. I was not sure if I was up for it but now, I must read it!
- - sleeper
  - 04/11/2005 @ 09:00:14
  Valentine. Shadow of the Wind is beautifully written. You won't regret it. One of the few books that my wife and I both loved.
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- Harple (Visitor)
- 08/11/2005 @ 19:36:21
Glad you liked the book..I agree with you about the writing style. A tad trite. Have you read 'Illusions' by Richard Bach? You might like that too if not.
LOL
- - sleeper
  - 08/11/2005 @ 22:30:02
  Nope. Thanks for the tip. I will add that to the long list of things to read, although for now, what I really need to sink my teeth into is some swashbuckling fantasy fiction about cold lands and slave trading ships (for example).
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