The Quest to Become Connected…

Sorry that I haven't updated my blog in more than a week. A lot has happened since the last time I've updated it, though. What I really want to talk about tonight is my experience in reading "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho. This book chronicles the journey of a young Spanish shepherd, Santiago, to realizing his "Personal Legend", or his divinely-appointed goal (revealed to him in a dream). Honestly, what prompted my desire to read the story was when my wife read it, and complained and talked about how much she despised the book. Her disliking the book piqued my interest, and thus came my journey as I followed Santiago from the lush fields of Andalusia, Spain through the strait of Gibraltar, into Tangiers, Morocco, and then as we journeyed together through the Sahara Desert in search of the Egyptian Pyramids. It was a breath-taking ride, as I envisioned it.

Although Mr. Coelho's spiritual vocabulary differs from my own, I was able to interpret his meaning in the book. I was able to tap into a well of great knowledge and understanding, as I took the things that Santiago learned and applied them into my own life.

A major theme that I found in this story, and the one that will be highlighted in this post, is the idea of the quest. We all have purpose. God is able to use us to fulfill that purpose, no matter what course we decide to take. I found the weavings of people's personal paths very interesting. Anyways, this quest is to search for a "Personal Legend", or in other words, something that will help you to reach your full potential and evolution as a human being. In Santiago's case, his Personal Legend was to go to the Pyramids and find treasure. I recently found my "Personal Legend", and I will pursue that to its end, I assure you. Now, on the journey to arriving at your Personal Legend, one must follow the omens. In doing so, one becomes more and more connected to the world around them, and they begin to learn the language of the world, which is an unspoken, yet understood language that all things on this earth can communicate, if we are connected. I found that the end goal is important, and it is the accomplishment that we will forever be known for thereafter; however, just as important, if not more important, than the end goal is journey to get to that point. This is because on that journey, we learn the language of the world, and we learn that all things are connected to each other. In order to be able to perform miracles, we have to tap into the all-permeating Soul of the World, which is actually the Soul of God, or the Holy Ghost. Once we're connected to that source of power, knowledge, and light, things become very clear to us. We become confident, happy, accomplished individuals, and it doesn't matter what happens around us, because the connection to that source will lead us to reading the omens, and figuring out the best course to take for the assistance of those around us.

I have so much more in my head, but articulating the ideas is difficult to do in one sitting. Perhaps I should read it again, and go over the different ideas I have over this blog: maybe a project for a future time, when the ideas start to fade again. Anyways, if you have any insights on the topic, please comment. Thanks to all who read my blog.