In three works, The Alchemist, Simple Abundance, and A New Earth, Paulo Coelho, Sarah Ban Breathnach, and Eckhart Tolle all used the job of a personal legend in their works. The use of it lets the authors show depth within their characters and their works. A personal legend is one’s god given skill, or their goal in life. It is what you live for. Paulo Coelho uses the idea of a personal legend within the character Santiago. Early in the novel the reader learns that Santiago’s parents wanted him to be a priest, but he knew that it was not the right choice for him. Coelho writes, “I found these in the fields. I wanted them to be a part of your inheritance. But use them to buy your flock,” (Coelho 9). Santiago’s parents support him no matter
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She writes, “if a perceiving consciousness had been there to witness it” (Tolle 1). Eckhart Tolle meant that one can not only believe things that they can see with their eyes, but they need to trust that God is working with them to help get the job done. They only look at the things in front of them and not what is on the inside of things. He also wrote, “An innocence, a sweetness and beauty that are not of this world still shine through them,” (Tolle 5). People can be influenced by their surroundings, but when they are first born the world’s views haven’t been able to touch them yet. When other people begin to give them ideas, it is harder to see what their personal legend is. They may mix it up with what other people want for them and what they want inside. If one wants something that is not normal to what other people want, it will feel like everyone is against them. One person’s personal legend will look different that another person’s personal legend. It is important that when someone knows what their personal legend is that they stay with it. They have to block out other people’s opinions and stay on their path. In the three works, The Alchemist, Simple Abundance, and A New Earth, Coelho, Breathnach, and Tolle all used the personal legend in their pieces. They all have their own idea on how a personal legend is used, but all three agree that a personal legend is something that is different for everyone and is related to
She writes, “if a perceiving consciousness had been there to witness it” (Tolle 1). Eckhart Tolle meant that one can not only believe things that they can see with their eyes, but they need to trust that God is working with them to help get the job done. They only look at the things in front of them and not what is on the inside of things. He also wrote, “An innocence, a sweetness and beauty that are not of this world still shine through them,” (Tolle 5). People can be influenced by their surroundings, but when they are first born the world’s views haven’t been able to touch them yet. When other people begin to give them ideas, it is harder to see what their personal legend is. They may mix it up with what other people want for them and what they want inside. If one wants something that is not normal to what other people want, it will feel like everyone is against them. One person’s personal legend will look different that another person’s personal legend. It is important that when someone knows what their personal legend is that they stay with it. They have to block out other people’s opinions and stay on their path. In the three works, The Alchemist, Simple Abundance, and A New Earth, Coelho, Breathnach, and Tolle all used the personal legend in their pieces. They all have their own idea on how a personal legend is used, but all three agree that a personal legend is something that is different for everyone and is related to