Excerpts from Alchemist...by Paulo Coelho..U would like it for Sure!!!

"A certain shopkeeper sent his son to learn about the secret of happiness from the wiseset man in the world.The lad wandered through the desert for forty days and finally came upon a beautiful castle,high atop a mountain.It was there that the wise man lived. "Rather than fnding a saintly man,though our hero,on entering the main room of the castle,saw a hive of activity:tradesman came and went,people were conversing in the corners,a small orchestra was playing a soft music,and there was a table covered with platters of the most delicious food in that part of the world.The wise man coversed with everyone,and the boy had to wait for two hours before it was his turn to be given te man's attention. "the wise man listened attentively to the boys explanation of why he had come,but told him that just then to explain the secret of happiness.He suggested that the boy look around the palace and return in two hours. "Meanwhile,i want to ask you to do something,'said the wise man,handling the boy a teaspoon that held two drops of oil.As u wander around,carry this spoon with you without allowing the oil to spill.' "The boy began climbing and descending the main stirwaysof the palace,keeping his eyes fixedon the spoon.After two hours,he returned to the room where the wise man was. "well' aske the wise man,did you see the Persian tapestries that are hanging in my dining hall?Did you see the garden that it took the master gardener ten years to create?'Did you notice the beautiful parchments in my libraray?' "The boy was embarassed,and confessed that he had observed nothing.His only concern had been not to spill the oil that the wise man had entrusted to him. "Then go back and observe the marvels of my world" said the wise man.'You cannot trust a man if you don't know his house.' "Relieved,the boy picked up the spoon and returned to his expolration of the palace,this time observing all the works of art on the cielings and the walls.He saw the gardens,the mountains all around him,the beauty of flo,and the taste with which evrything has been selected.Upon retrning to the wise man,he related in detail evrything he had seen: "But where are the drops of oil i entrusted you?' asked the wise man. 'Looking down at the spoon,he held,saw that the oil was gone. "Well,there is only one piece of advice I can give you',said the wiseset of wisest man.'The secret of happiness is to see the marvels of te world,and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.'" Quotes: "Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives,nut none about his or her own" "We are afraid of losing what we have whether it's our life our possessions and property.But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same hands"