If I could hand my younger self one book, it would be The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.
I would tell that younger version of me that the world is not against you, it is quietly shaping you. That every delay, rejection, or loss is just part of your personal legend, something that leads you closer to who you are meant to become.
When I first read it, I saw it as a story about chasing dreams. But now I see it is really about trusting the journey, even when it makes no sense. It taught me that fear will always whisper, but so will destiny and the choice of which voice to follow changes everything.
I wish I had known that earlier. It would have saved me from chasing things that looked like success but felt like emptiness. That book made me slow down, listen more, and trust that everything I seek is already on its way, as long as I keep walking.
What about you? Which book would you hand to your younger self, and what do you think it would change?
Thank you.
by gamersecret2
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I wouldn’t hand younger me a book. I’d point at the one he already has, and tell him to pay more attention to it.
I wish I read Know my Name by Chanel Miller sooner. That book helped me heal in ways I didn’t know I needed.
Id scribble on a note that life only gets worse from here but the depression will get better so off yourself now.