THE SECRETS OF THE WIND

My grandfather meant the world to me. Shortly before he died, he gave me a book and said to me: "Promise me you'll read this. It changed me and my outlook at life." He knew he was dying, and it was of great importance to him that I would read this particular book. It was The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. My grandfather was a wise and kind man. He had been in the war, raised many kids, and he stayed with the one he loved, my grandmother, for over seventy years. In a way, he raised me as well. I was thirteen when he died, and I grieved for a long time. Then I remembered what he had told me about The Alchemist, so I started reading it.  


The book changed me as well. It's been six years since I first read it, and for six years a special quote from the book has proven very difficult to forget:


"The boy felt jealous of the freedom of the wind, and saw that he could have the same freedom. There was nothing to hold him back except himself." 


Hence the name of this blog. The wind is free to go where ever it likes. Nothing can hold it back. If something is in its way, it simply takes another route to pass it. I believe that we can learn a great deal of the wind and its behavior. The wind is wise and carries secrets we should pursuit. We shouldn't let anything hold us back either. We are free and we can do what ever we like, reach what ever goals we have and get the life we wish for. Nothing can hold us back except for ourselves. We are our greatest enemy. If we do not succeed in reaching our goals, we can't blame anyone but ourselves. 


Another quote that comes to my wind while writing this is "I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul" by William Ernest Henley. Sure other people do affect us and our choices, but ultimately, you are the captain. You set the sails and you choose which route to take. 


I am as free as the wind and I am the master of my fate, and I choose not to let others bring me down. I choose not to hold myself back. This way I will reach my goals.

-E