Patience

Patience is one hell of a virtue. I feel the desire to right this down because I will need to reference to it in the future. I was reading Coelhio's Alchemist and I just realized that his book is nothing but an advocation for patience and perseverance. And its allegorical approach to life reminds me of the Bible; no wonder Coelhio is so popular these days, especially amongst American readers. He does such a fantastic job at inspiring a purposefully driven lifestyle. In a nutshell, from what I've got from the first half of the book, Coelhio says that our lives are driven but our innermost, fundamental dreams, and as long as we keep the flame of enthusiasm alive, we will be able to achieve those dreams. I don't know yet if that's going to happen to the hero, but I'll be able to tell you tomorrow after I finish the book.