April 25: The Alchemist Day 3
April 25
I. Journal Entry #2: (15 minutes)
Metaphorical Quiz #2
II. Four Pillars of Alchemy: An Interview with Paulo Coehlo. (20 minutes) Four Pillars of AlchemyIn an interview, Paulo Coelho talks about "Four Pillars of Alchemy– four important "tips" for finding one's Personal Legend:
1.One must believe in "The Soul of the World." The ancient Latin term for this concept is "anima mundi." In short, this idea suggests that everything in the world is interconnected; that is, what one does affects everything else, from the smallest grain of sand to the largest whale, and vice versa. Writers and thinkers such as Plato, Walt Whitman and Khalil Ghibran have attempted to illustrate this interconnectedness in their works.
2.One must listen to the voice of the heart. Coelho suggests that sometimes we must follow our feeling sand intuitions, even if we do not fully understand them. Through feeling one gains wisdom.
3.One must be faithful to one's dreams, for they both test and reward us. In other words, the path to achieving one's Personal Legend may not be an easy one, but we must endure the tests in order to gain the rewards.
4.One must "surrender oneself to the universe." Coelho suggests that we must allow ourselves to be open to recognizing and learning from omens and signs which come our way
Which Pillar do you feel you connect with the most? Create your responses. Discussion and Share out.
III. Respond to the following passage in a blog comment. What is your initial reaction? What do you make of this passage? What will you take away from it?
Brian Tracy states that “all successful men and women are
big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal
in every respect, and then they work every day toward their
distant vision, that goal or purpose.”
People often don’t appreciate being called dreamers. In-fact, it’s almost an insult to call someone a dreamer these days. It’s associated with having your head in the clouds and not being realistic. A dreamer is a person who is not afraid to challenge society’s norms and not afraid to tread their own path rather than following the well-trodden path. A dreamer is someone who is always willing to take a chance and always asks why before doing something that others are doing blindly. A dreamer is a person who has a great futuristic picture which they work to achieve at all costs. Dreamers are world changers.Dreamers chart their own course and destiny. Dreamers are always striving to be the person they were meant to be and are not afraid to be different. I believe every one of us is born unique in every way, but over the years we work very hard to become like everyone else.Motivation to achieve success - Don't follow the crowd
Society’s commonsense tells us that that is the way to go. Unfortunately, commonsense is not always good-sense. It’s
just common. If you are a dreamer you cannot afford to work on society’s assumptions and standards. You have to be unique.
(25 minutes)
“The poorest man in the world is the man without a dream. The most
frustrated man in the world is the man with a dream that never becomes reality.”-Myles Munroe
HW: Read pages 105-127. Bucket List Due Next Class.
I connect and relate most to pillar #3 because i believe that every trial has a purpose and reaction in the end and that while something may be difficult you benefit from it in smoe way.
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