I just finished reading the profoundly insightful book The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. This is the second book from this author that has affected me in a deep and meaningful way. I read Aleph and have now found Coelho to be in my list of favorite authors. With that being said, I decided I would take the opportunity and answer Questions for Discussion from The Alchemist.
1. Yes, there is an element of "narcissism" in pursuing one's 'Personal Legend'.
nar·cis·sism
[nahr-suh-siz-em] Show IPA
noun
1.
inordinate fascination with oneself; excessive self-love;vanity. Synonyms: self-centeredness, smugness,egocentrism.
2.
An element of narcissism is necessary in order for one to find their self. Your journey is your own and it must be embraced. As the book says, many never realize their true meanings and those that do and fail to follow or pursue live in regret.
2. Yes, I have have an experience or rather a thought that I would describe as having been a "conversation" with a part of nature. I am a nature lover and often look to the sky for meaning and reflection. I wrote a poem about a tree in a park and how no one pays attention to it because it's just there. But ironically the tree gets to experience the lives of the many people who take comfort in its shade or those that just admire it or how the tree observes how things change around it.
Psychoanalysis . erotic gratification derived from admirationof one's own physical or mental attributes, being a normalcondition at the infantile level of personality development.
2. Yes, I have have an experience or rather a thought that I would describe as having been a "conversation" with a part of nature. I am a nature lover and often look to the sky for meaning and reflection. I wrote a poem about a tree in a park and how no one pays attention to it because it's just there. But ironically the tree gets to experience the lives of the many people who take comfort in its shade or those that just admire it or how the tree observes how things change around it.
