THE ALCHEMIST
By: Mateen Land
INTRODUCTION
I FIRST READ THE ALCHEMIST BY PAULO COELHO IN THE YEAR 2010.
IT TOOK ME 10 YEARS TO DISCOVER THE LOCATION OF MY TREASURE.
IN THOSE YEARS, MY HEART WAS TESTED IN WAYS I COULD NEVER HAVE IMAGINED.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS I LEARNED WERE TO NEVER LOSE MY FAITH,
TO ALWAYS TRUST MY HEART, AND TO NEVER STOP BELIEVING IN MYSELF.
NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE SAYS TO YOU OR NO MATTER WHAT LIFE DOES TO YOU,
NEVER STOP LISTENING TO YOUR HEART.
IT TAKES TRIAL, ERROR, & PERSEVERANCE TO UNDERSTAND YOUR HEART.
THE MORE TIME & PRACTICE YOU SPEND GETTING TO KNOW YOUR HEART,
THE BETTER YOU WILL BE ABLE TO LISTEN TO IT AND UNDERSTAND IT.
IT IS TRUE, WE ALL HAVE A TREASURE IN THIS WORLD THAT AWAITS US.
MOST PEOPLE THOUGH DON’T HAVE THE PROPER AMOUNT OF
FAITH & COURAGE TO PURSUE THEIR TREASURE.
ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS FOLLOW YOUR SIGNS.
DON’T IGNORE THEM.
EVENTUALLY, WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT,
YOU WILL FIND YOUR TREASURE.
IT IS ONE OF THE BEST FEELINGS YOU WILL EVER FEEL IN THE WORLD.
IT IS PRICELESS.
MATEEN LAND
FOR YOUR HEART.
MATEEN LAND
CHANGE
DREAMS
SIMPLE
OBLIGATION
ONE
FAITH
CAPABLE
DESIRE
DEAL
AWARENESS
LANGUAGE
DESTINY
NEVER
OMEN
COINCIDENCE
IMPATIENT
SOMEONE
DREAMS
HEART
LIFE
REASON
UNIVERSE
ESCAPE
TELL
TREASURE
EYES
FEARS
IMPOSSIBLE
CREATION
STRIVE
SOUL
LOVE
EVERYTHING
WE HAVE TO BE PREPARED FOR CHANGE.
IT’S THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING A DREAM COME TRUE THAT MAKES LIFE INTERESTING.
IT’S THE SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY.
TO REALIZE ONE’S DESTINY IS A PERSONS ONLY REAL OBLIGATION.
ALL THINGS ARE ONE.
AND, WHEN YOU WANT SOMETHING, ALL THE UNIVERSE CONSPIRES IN HELPING YOU TO ACHIEVE IT.
PEOPLE ARE CAPABLE, AT ANYTIME IN THEIR LIVES OF DOING WHAT THEY DREAM OF.
IF YOU START OUT BY PROMISING WHAT YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE YET, YOU'LL LOSE YOUR DESIRE TO WORK TOWARD GETTING IT.
DON'T FORGET THAT EVERYTHING YOU DEAL WITH IS ONLY ONE THING AND NOTHING ELSE.
LEARN TO RECOGNIZE OMENS, AND FOLLOW THEM.
THERE MUST A BE A LANGUAGE THAT DOESN'T DEPEND ON WORDS.
MAKTUB.
NEVER STOP DREAMING.
EVERYTHING IN LIFE IS AN OMEN.
THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS COINCIDENCE.
DON’T BE IMPATIENT.
SOMEONE IN THE WORLD AWAITS YOU, WHETHER IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT OR IN SOME GREAT CITY.
WITHOUT SUCH LOVE, ONES DREAMS WOULD HAVE NO MEANING.
REMEMBER THAT WHEREVER YOUR HEART IS, THERE YOU WILL FIND YOUR TREASURE.
LIFE ATTRACTS LIFE.
ONE IS LOVED BECAUSE ONE IS LOVED. NO REASON IS NEEDED FOR LOVING.
SO, I LOVE YOU BECAUSE THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE CONSPIRED TO HELP ME FIND YOU.
YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO ESCAPE FROM YOUR HEART. SO IT'S BETTER TO LISTEN TO WHAT IT HAS TO SAY.
TELL YOUR HEART THAT THE FEAR OF SUFFERING IS WORSE THAN SUFFERING ITSELF.
WHEN YOU POSSESS GREAT TREASURES WITHIN YOU, AND YOU TRY TO TELL OTHERS OF THEM, SELDOM ARE YOU BELIEVED.
YOUR EYES SHOW THE STRENGTH OF YOUR SOUL.
DON'T GIVE INTO YOUR FEARS. IF YOU DO, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO TALK TO YOUR HEART.
THERE’S ONLY ONE THING THAT MAKES A DREAM IMPOSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE: THE FEAR OF FAILURE.
WHEN YOU ARE LOVED, YOU CAN DO ANYTHING IN CREATION.
WHEN WE STRIVE TO BECOME BETTER THAN WE ARE, EVERYTHING AROUND US BECOMES BETTER TOO.
LOVE IS THE FORCE THAT TRANSFORMS THE SOUL OF THE WORLD.
WHEN WE LOVE, WE ALWAYS STRIVE TO BECOME BETTER THAN WE ARE.
EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS ONCE CAN NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. BUT EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS TWICE WILL SURELY HAPPEN A THIRD TIME.
THE FOLLOWING ARTWORK IS A COLLECTION OF 33 PAINTINGS BY MATEEN LAND.
THE PAINTINGS WERE ALL CREATED WITH ACRYLIC PAINT ON CANVAS.
THE ORIGINAL SIZES ARE 24X30 INCHES.
“CHANGE” (2020). WE HAVE TO BE PREPARED FOR CHANGE.
“DREAMS” (2016). IT’S THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING A DREAM COME TRUE THAT MAKES LIFE INTERESTING.
“SIMPLE” (2021). IT’S THE SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY.
“OBLIGATION” (2021). TO REALIZE ONE’S DESTINY IS A PERSON’S ONLY REAL OBLIGATION.
“ONE” (2020). ALL THINGS ARE ONE.
“FAITH” (2016). AND, WHEN YOU WANT SOMETHING, ALL THE UNIVERSE CONSPIRES IN HELPING YOU TO ACHIEVE IT.
“CAPABLE” (2021). PEOPLE ARE CAPABLE, AT ANYTIME IN THEIR LIVES, OF DOING WHAT THEY DREAM OF.
“DESIRE” (2021). IF YOU START OUT BY PROMISING WHAT YOU DON’T EVEN HAVE YET, YOU’LL LOSE YOUR DESIRE TO WORK TOWARD GETTING IT.
“DEAL” (2021). DON’T FORGET THAT EVERYTHING YOU DEAL WITH IS ONLY ONE THING AND NOTHING ELSE.
“AWARENESS” (2016). LEARN TO RECOGNIZE OMENS AND FOLLOW THEM.
“LANGUAGE” (2020). THERE MUST BE A LANGUAGE THAT DOESN’T DEPEND ON WORDS.
“DESTINY” (2016). MAKTUB
“NEVER” (2020). NEVER STOP DREAMING.
“OMEN” (2021). EVERYTHING IN LIFE IS AN OMEN.
“COINCIDENCE” (2020) THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS COINCIDENCE.
“COINCIDENCE” (2020) THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS COINCIDENCE.
“SOMEONE” (2020). SOMEONE IN THE WORLD AWAITS YOU, WHETHER IT’S IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT, OR IN SOME GREAT CITY.
“MEANING” (2018). WITHOUT SUCH LOVE, ONES DREAMS WOULD HAVE NO MEANING.
“HEART” (2020). REMEMBER THAT WHEREVER YOUR HEART IS, THERE YOU WILL FIND YOUR TREASURE.
“CREATION” (2021). WHEN YOU ARE LOVED, YOU CAN DO ANYTHING IN CREATION.
“REASON” (2020). ONE IS LOVED BECAUSE ONE IS LOVED. NO REASON IS NEEDED FOR LOVING.
“UNIVERSE” (2020). SO, I LOVE YOU BECAUSE THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE CONSPIRED TO HELP ME FIND YOU.
“ESCAPE” (2021). YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO ESCAPE FROM YOUR HEART. SO IT’S BETTER TO LISTEN TO WHAT IT HAS TO SAY.
“TELL” (2020). TELL YOUR HEART THAT THE FEAR OF SUFFERING IS WORSE THAN SUFFERING ITSELF.
“TREASURE” (2020). WHEN YOU POSSESS GREAT TREASURES WITHIN YOU, AND YOU TRY AND TELL OTHERS, SELDOM ARE YOU BELIEVED.
“EYES” (2016). YOUR EYES SHOW THE STRENGTH OF YOUR SOUL…
“FEARS” (2017). DON’T GIVE IN TO YOUR FEARS. IF YOU DO, YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO TALK TO YOUR HEART.
“IMPOSSIBLE” (2021). THERE IS ONLY ONE THING THAT MAKES A DREAM IMPOSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE: THE FEAR OF FAILURE.
“CREATION” (2021). WHEN YOU ARE LOVED, YOU CAN DO ANYTHING IN CREATION.
“STRIVE” (2018). WHEN WE STRIVE TO BECOME BETTER THAN WE ARE, EVERYTHING AROUND US BECOMES BETTER TOO.
“SOUL” (2020). LOVE IS THE FORCE THAT TRANSFORMS AND IMPROVES THE SOUL OF THE WORLD.
“LOVE” (2018). WHEN WE LOVE, WE ALWAYS STRIVE TO BECOME BETTER THAN WE ARE.
“EVERYTHING” (2017). EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS ONCE CAN NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS TWICE WILL SURELY HAPPEN
THE END
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