It made me

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How I did it:  I watched a video in which Will Smith said that he liked "The Alchemist". I think Will is a great actor and he also seems to be a good person so I thought in taking a look at the book.
I have never heard good things about the writer, but kept those opinions aside when I picked up the book at the library.
Basically, the book tells that we all have something we are destined to; we should discover what it is and go after it. The ones who achieve that are happy.

A few notes from the book:

"Every blessing ignored becomes a curse"
"Once you overcome an obstacle, you return to your original course" - don't become sidetracked or quit.
Live in the present, not on your past or future.
If you improve on the present, what comes later will also be better (the greatness of your future depends of how great you are now)
You learn through action!
"When something evolves, everything around that evolves as well"
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