Learning real life lessons and finding your place on Earth through your actions
             and thoughts is believed to be one of the most important things in life. For example, in
             the book "The Alchemist" written by Paulo Coelho the excerpt "whoever you are, or
             whatever it is you do, when you really want something, it's because the desire originated
             in the soul of the universe. It's your mission on Earth." The main point of the quote is
             too allow the reader to think about ones life and apply his/hers thoughts, feelings and
             actions to the characters in the book. The issue which must be focused on, which has
             been presented in the book, is of finding ones inner self, and finding ones place on Earth
             and the reasons why the individual has been put on this planet.
             This book isn't only a piece of writing, literature or a bunch of letters on a piece
             of paper. This book teaches an individual about life and helps an individual learn about
             life by teaching valuable lessons. Many people believe that they lose control over their
             lives and themselves. In the "Alchemist", the boy asked the old man what is the world's
             greatest lie, the old man answered; "It's this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lost
             control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That's the
             world's greatest lie."(Author 20). This is important because many people in today's
             society believe that at some point in their lives they hit a brick wall and are not able to
             move forwards with their lives so they decide to let fate take over. That's where they
             mistake is made, the only reason some individuals believe that they lose control is
             because their will power isn't as strong as needed or that they don't believe in themselves
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