“The monk laughed when he saw me come back in tatters. Couldn’t you have saved me from that”(166)?
Coelho is showing how important the journey is. It may not be gold or a result, but it teaches lessons that can be worth more than the result. We can’t be lead through everything and must find our own way. The journey is as important as the end result. Things happen along the journey that make the result so much better, like finding a women, or a friend, or having an opportunity. That is why it is so important to pay attention to the journey for what it teaches will help for the rest of your life.
Coelho is showing how important the journey is. It may not be gold or a result, but it teaches lessons that can be worth more than the result. We can’t be lead through everything and must find our own way. The journey is as important as the end result. Things happen along the journey that make the result so much better, like finding a women, or a friend, or having an opportunity. That is why it is so important to pay attention to the journey for what it teaches will help for the rest of your life.