reading the ALCHEMIST by Paulo Coelho

last weekend, i've just read one of the most beautifully written books on earth. and there are really note-worthy quotes, sayings, insights and lessons that i've read. one of my faves was santiago's definition of love... and im gonna share this with you...

"Love. it was the pure language of the world. it required no explanations, just as the universe needs none as it travels through endless time. what the boy felt at that moment was that he was in the presence of the only woman in his life, and with that, with no need for words, she recognizes the same thing. he was more certain of it than anything in the world. he had been told by his parents and grandparents that he must fall in love and really get to know a person before becoming committed. but maybe who felt that way had never learned the universal language. because, when you know that language, it is easy to understand that someone in the world awaits you, whether its in the middle of the desert or in some great city. and when two such people encounter each other, and their eyes meet, the past an the future become unimportant. there is only that moment, and the incredible certainty that everything under the sun is written by one hand only. it is the hand that evokes love, and creates a twin soul for every person in the world. without such love, one's dreams would have no meaning."

nice eh? well of course nothing can beat the definition of love in the bible written on the book of corinthians. but paulo coelho's definition is really something else... it was written simply yet deeply. so deep it touches hearts... it touched mine...(",)