Arthur GoldenWatch for the thing that will show itself to you. Because that thing, when you find it, will be your future.
About This Quote
The saying, “watch for the thing that will show itself to you” is a quote from the book The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. In the book, the main character is trying to figure out what his life is supposed to mean. He asks a friend about his life and their conversation goes something like this: “What is your life all about?” I asked him. “What do you have to show for all these years?” “I have nothing to show, nothing at all! But I am happy,” he replied.
“Why do you ask such a stupid question as that?” he said, irritated. I shrugged my shoulders and said: “Because I don’t know what my life is all about either. I ask myself that same question every day. What is my life all about? Do you know an answer?” and I turned to look at him with curiosity. He smiled and said: “Yes, I know an answer; it is not an answer that we humans give ourselves often because we are not used to it… But it is the only answer there is: watch for the thing that will show itself to you.
Because when you find it, it will be your future.”
Source: Memoirs Of A Geisha
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