The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is a story about realizing dreams. Yeah it sounds really corny, but at the same time it's a fundamental aspect of each of our lives. Especially in rescent years, people are increasingly feeling a sense of worthlessness in their lives. Working jobs that they hate so they can have enough money to retire and die soon after doesn't sound like the best life to me. In reading this book, it says that no matter how hard the task, one should always try to realize their "Personal Legend." This is very similar to what Nietzche is saying when he talks about eternal recurrence. Maybe not in direct terms but still, he's saying that no matter what this world is, it's going to happen an infinite amount of times, so we should affirm everything that we do and everything we are and just be happy with it. He would say that even if there is some nerd sitting by himself in a dark room doing math problems all day, if that's his calling, he should go right ahead and do it. This is a very simple feel good book that is more a manual than a novel. At the same time, however, it is actually a manual that people should get their hands on.
Simple but good.
Andrew
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