What do people call "soul mates" for?

What is the experience of having a soul mate?

"I love him so much, not because he is handsome, but because he is more like myself than me. No matter what our souls are made of, his and mine are exactly the same. " Catherine in Wuthering Heights once thought Heathcliff was her soul mate.

Soul mate seems to be a concept that can only be understood but not expressed, and it is a Wittgenstein-style private language. On Zhihu, the most frequently asked question about this topic is "What kind of experience is it to have a soul mate?" Some people question the existence of "soul mate", and some people feel confused and worried in the process of looking for soul mate.

There is a book that describes in detail the story of lovelorn people looking for soul mates.

Contrary to many people's view that soul mates are hard to meet and hard to find, this book says: the soul in the world is constantly divided into two parts: one is male and the other is female. Because of love, the two parts of the soul can reunite. Therefore, everyone in the world is looking for their other half, that is, soul mate.

People may meet more than one soul mate in their life. "When this happens, the heart will split and the end will be pain and torture."

This view is really novel.

This book is called "The Spiritual Journey of the Girl Boleda", written by the famous Brazilian writer paulo coelho, who wrote "The Fantasy Journey of the Shepherd Boy".

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His resume is too rich to finish.

Speaking of paulo coelho, many people may be familiar with it.

He is an old gentleman with white hair and a sparse white beard. Laugh, a circle of deep laughter ripples in your eyes.

He has many great achievements. For example, he is the only writer in the world who has become a United Nations peace ambassador because of the great influence of his books.

His 20 works have been translated into more than 80 languages and published in 170 countries and regions, with a total sales volume of more than 225 million copies.

In Denmark, he is called "the second Andersen"; In the United States, he is a "foreign writer who has been selling well for twenty years"; In Brazil, his popularity is associated with God and football.

His Fantasy Journey of the Shepherd Boy became the best-selling Portuguese novel in history and was translated into 68 languages, breaking the Guinness World Record.

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The debut of "The Fantasy Journey of the Shepherd" is thanks to it.

Nowadays, the fantasy journey of the shepherd boy has become a bestseller all over the world, but what many people don't know is that the "debut" experience of the fantasy journey of the shepherd boy is not smooth, and his fame is actually due to the spiritual journey of the girl Boleda.

1988, inspired by The Arabian Nights, paulo coelho wrote The Fantasy Journey of the Shepherd Boy.

At that time, only a small publishing house in Brazil was willing to publish this book, and only 900 copies were printed. There is no reprint because the sales volume is not ideal.

It lies alone in a corner of the bookstore, covered with dust and nobody cares.

It was not until two years later that paulo coelho published "The Spiritual Journey of the Girl Boleda". People turned their attention to this writer and found the fantasy journey of the shepherd boy by the way.

"The Fantasy Journey of the Shepherd Boy" has become popular all over the world, and has sold more than 65 million copies so far.

In Our Master, Zhang Wei recommended The Fantasy Journey of the Shepherd Boy.

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If the girl Bolda meets a shepherd boy,

The fantasy journey of the shepherd boy and the spiritual journey of the girl Boleda seem to be different types, but they are inextricably linked.

The young shepherd and the young girl, both in the gaudy age of life, are full of infinite reverie and confusion about the future. But they are all very lucky, because they all met the wise men who pointed out the maze and completed the pursuit of dreams and the exploration of true love.

The young shepherd Santiago had the same dream twice in a row-there was a hidden treasure near the Egyptian pyramids. "King of Salem" told him what fate was. He said, "Fate is something you have been looking forward to doing".

For teenagers, finding the treasure is his "destiny". So, the boy decided to sell the sheep and began a treasure hunt.

The search process is long and full of hardships. Fortunately, teenagers didn't give up halfway. Finally, under the guidance of an alchemist, the boy reached the pyramid and realized the true location of the treasure.

The young girl Boleda wants to learn magic, answer some questions in life with the power of magic, and go back to the past or explore the future with magic. She met two teachers, and Brenda learned from them that there are two ways to identify a soul mate.

One is to identify soul mates through "special light in eyes", which is the way to identify true love since ancient times; Another method is to identify the light spot on the left shoulder of the soul mate.

The search process is long and arduous. Fortunately, Boleda didn't give up halfway. Boleda experienced emotional confusion and fear of growth, and finally understood the secret of true love and reached a reconciliation with himself.

The shepherd boy and Brenda are like two sides of the same coin. They are persistent in their dreams, never admit defeat and full of resilience. They all know that "on the way to find true love/dreams, only by perfecting themselves can we achieve our goals". If they meet, they must be soul mates who appreciate each other.

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The puzzle of love can be solved in this book.

Let's go back to the question at the beginning: "What's the experience of having a soul mate?" If you are also looking for your soul mate, "The Soul Journey of the Girl" is not only a novel, but also a precious revelation. Every stage of love seems to be accompanied by confusion, and the shimmer in the book may be a guide:

Longing for love—

"The soul of the world has been constantly divided into two parts, one is male and the other is female. We call their reunion love. If a person can't find his soul mate, he will never feel complete. "

When you're in love-

"We give ourselves completely to the night, because we know that there will always be a hand to guide us. Love is the only bridge between the tangible world and the intangible world that everyone knows. Love is the only language that can explain the mystery of the universe. "

When you are lovelorn-

"On the way to find love, don't be afraid to make mistakes. If love is like wine, maybe we should try to drink every glass of wine, because only after tasting bitter wine can we know what good wine is. The love brought by that moment is enough to make our future life meaningful. "

"This requires adventure. You may fail, be depressed and even despair, but don't give up looking for love. "

Both love and dreams need adventure. Brave people will eventually get the gift of life. This is true of the young girl Boleda, and so are all of us.