topic sentence for the alchemist

paulo choelo teaches us in "the alchemist" that turning away from your fate will have repercussions.

brainstorming:
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"i cant help you if you think that you have enough sheep" 20
"the most important is that you have succeded in discovering your personal legend" 21
"its what you have always wanted to accomplish. everyone, when they are young, knows what their ersonal legend is." 21
"as time passes, a mysterious force begins to convince them that it will be impossible to realize their personal legend" 21
"it is your mission on earth" 22
"the soul of the world is nourished by peoples happiness. also by unhappiness, envy, and jealousy. to realize ones destiny is a persons only true obligation. all things are one" 22
"because you are about to realize your Personal Legend. and you are at the point where youre about to give it up" 23
"people learn, early in their lives, what is their reason for being. the old man said. maybe thats why they give up on it so early, too. " 24
"there is a force that wants you to realize your personal legend" 29
the alchemists warning
"Well, what if I decide to stay? …Let me tell you what will happen. You’ll be the counselor of the oasis …You’ll marry Fatima, and you’ll both be happy for a year…. And you’ll get better and better at understanding omens, because the desert is the best teacher there is…. Sometime during the second year, you’ll remember about the treasure. The omens will begin insistently to speak of it, and you’ll try to ignore them…During the third year, the omens will continue to speak of your treasure and your destiny. You’ll walk around, night after night, at the oasis, and Fatima will be unhappy because she’ll feel it was she who interrupted your quest. But you will love her, and she’ll return your love… So you won’t blame her. But many times you’ll walk the sands of the desert, thinking that maybe you could have left… that you could have trusted more in your love for Fatima. Because what kept your at the oasis was your own fear that you might never come back. At that point, the omens will tell you that your treasure is buried forever…. Then, sometime during the fourth year, the omens will abandon you, because you’ve stopped listening to them. The tribal chieftains will see that, and you’ll be dismissed from your position as counselor… You’ll spend the rest of your days knowing that you didn’t pursue your destiny, and that now it’s too late. (126)

the candy seller vs the baker
"when he was a child, that man wanted to travel too. but he fisrt dicided to buy a bakery and put some money aside... bakers are more important than shepards. in the long run, what people think about shepards and bakers becomes more important than their personal legend." 23
"the candy seller had a smile about his face: he was happy, aware of what his life was about, ready to begins a days work" 43

the glass owner
"the crystal merchant awoke with the day, and felt the same anxiety that he felt every morning." 44
"it was too late to do anything else" 45
"i just want to dream about mecca... im afraid that it would all be a disappointment, so i prefer just to dream about it" 55
"i dont want to change anything, because i dont know how to deal with change. im used to the way i am" 58
"every blessing ignored becomes a curse" 58


the introduction
"why is it important to live our personal calling if we are only going to suffer more than other people?
because, once we have overcome the defeats-and we always do- we are filled with a greater sense of euphoria and confidence. in the silence of our hearts, we know that we are proving ourselves worthy of the miricle of life" vii
"what is a personal legend? its gods blessing, it is the path that god chose for you on earth"vi
"the latter goes on for years, and without our noticing, eats away at our soul, untill, one day, we are no longer able to free ourselves for the bitterness and it stays with us for the rest of our lives" vii
body paragrph ideas
show comparisons between poeple who achived and who didnt their personal legends
show how people feel after
show how even though its hard its worth it
damages soul of the world
…there were certain things one shouldn’t ask about, so as not to flee from one’s own destiny. (43)
“You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it’s better to listen to what it has to say. That way, you’ll never have to fear an unanticipated blow.” (136)
My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer…Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second’s encounter with God and with eternity. (137)
They show that, when we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too.” (158)
It’s true; life really is generous to those who purse their destiny,…(176)