Read the passage.

excerpt from the alchemist by paul coelho

"well, he thought about that," the old man said. "but bakers are more important people than shepherds. bakers have homes, while shepherds sleep out in the open. parents would rather see their children marry bakers than shepherds."

the boy felt a pang in his heart, thinking about the merchant's daughter. there was surely a baker in her town.

the old man continued, "in the long run, what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own destinies."

the old man leafed through the book, and fell to reading a page he came to. the boy waited, and then interrupted the old man just as he himself had been interrupted. "why are you telling me all this? "

"because you are trying to realize your destiny. and you are at the point where you're about to give it all up."
which quotation from the passage presents the best evidence to develop the allegory that people should pursue their personal legend?
a."'parents would rather see their children marry bakers than shepherds.'"
b."'but bakers are more important people than shepherds.'"
c. the old man continued, "in the long run, what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own destinies.'"
d."the boy waited, and then interrupted the old man just as he himself had been interrupted. 'why are you telling me all this? '"