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The Alchemist By Paulo Coelho

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Everyone suffers in different ways but once we suffer for so long we will eventually learn our lessons to why it was happening to us. We learn our lessons because we finally open our eyes to see what is actually going on and we make the change. In the Alchemist by Paulo Coelho the Alchemist states “master the lessons we have learned as we have moved toward the dream”(page 132). Basically he is saying that we have to be aware of our suffering in order to move on in life. There are benefits to suffering. When you suffer you feel that it is just happening just to happen. I believe that when we suffer , most people suffer for a good reason. The outcome may be super amazing but then again it could be very small but it is still a positive outcome

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