Personal Legend
I’ve found the words to express what I had asked earlier in a video I uploaded to You Tube. Personal Legend. I read it in Paulo Coelho’s “The Alchemist”. I literally finished the book minutes ago and would highly recommend it to anyone. Personal Legend, as I understand it, is similar to “the meaning of life” or “life’s purpose”. Perhaps it can even mean destiny, except that the personal legend is more based on choice. It is something that must be actively pursued with conscious effort and awareness. Otherwise it could be lost.
Earlier I had asked to hear what inspires people. I wanted to know what it is that excites, motivates, challenges or empowers you. Now I know that a simple way to ask that question is to say “Have you discovered your personal legend?” In “The Alchemist”, the personal legend is a calling. It is a path that is signaled with omens sent by God, the universal power. The personal legend is something that each person is meant to discover. It is your purpose. A task or quest you must follow. Or rather, you may follow. Following the path leads to great discoveries, trials, and rewards but many people never set out on this path for fear of failure.
So I have to ask again. What is your personal legend? Are you following it now? Do you feel like you know what it is, but have denied it so far? I’m trying to listen to truly know my personal legend. I have a feeling that I know what it is, but am not yet ready to say.
Here’s the original video that I posted: