Quote from : The Zahir Book

Esther asks why peaple are sad . "That's simple," says the old man. "They ara the prioners of their personal history. Everyone believes that the main aim in life is to follow a plan. They never ask if that plan is theirs or if it was created by another persone. They accumulate experiences, memories, things, other peaples's ideas, and it is more than they can possibly cope with, and that is why they forget their dreams