Reading no Writing is Like Journey for Nothing

Reading no Writing is Like Journey for Nothing

Last week on 2 May 2010, I finished reading a novel “The Alchemist” written by Paulo Coelho. There are so many lessons can be taken from that book. Based on my observation, the ideas come up from the imagination and personal experience which modified and explored into story (I think so). But there are some wise words can be used and some of them were not when its refer to my believe (Iman).

I don’t know what happened if some of them (readers) believe on what he wrote. My opinion, the author can put the wise words and her doctrine into flowed story, if we don’t analyze critically we can suddenly believe an idea explored. For instance “And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.” Next, “When you want something, it’s because that desire originated in the soul of the universe (Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist, P 22).” And also “I learned that the world has a soul, and what whoever understands that soul can also understand the language of things (Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist, P 83).”

However, according to Osman Bakar, he explained more clearer that the universal soul is itself created by God. Knowledge of the cosmic function, powers, and qualities of the Universal Soul, especially in relation to the natural order, is indispensable for the integration of the biological sciences into the spiritual knowledge of Tawhid. (Osman Bakar, Tawhid and Science, P 75).

At the same time, some of the ideas can be quoted as a lesson. Such the words “When each day is the same as the next, it’s because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises (P 27).” According to Islamic point of view, there is a Hadits related to Paulo’s words:

مَنْ كَانَ يَوْمُهُ خَيْرًا مِنْ أَمْسِهِ فَهُوَ رَابِحٌ، وَمَنْ كَانَ يَوْمُهُ مِثْلُ أَمْسِهِ فَهُوَ مَغْبُوْنٌ وَمَنْ كَانَ يَوْمُهُ شَرًّا مِنْ أَمِسِهِ فَهُوَ مَلْعُوْنٌ

As I know, Paulo wrote what was believed and I write what I believed based on my world view (Islamic world view). I do believe that everyone has its own idea of looking things and I could not find the truth without God’s guidance (Al-Qur’an) because the only God (Allah) had the real truth. Allah says “Read in the name of Thy Lord” it means every knowledge should relate to metaphysical and spiritual knowledge which is based on the foundation of our knowledge of God’s Reality.

I write all these things, because I don’t want to forget my footstep I ever made and I don’t want to lose of what’s happening to me. My journey on a novel “The Alchemist” as well as “Tawhid and Science” was ended by this title “Reading no Writing Is Like Journey for Nothing”

Now… I am coming into next journey “The Ultimate Gift” written by Jimm Stovall (@das’s book) hi hi hi hi..tq. OK!