\"I had my orchard, my children, anda life that would change not at all until I died. The othersare to pray five times a day, fast during Ramadan, and be charitable to thepoor.\"He stopped there. There, he couldexchange his book for a thicker one, fill his wine bottle, shave, and have ahaircut; he had to prepare himself for his meeting with the girl, and he didn'twant to think about the possibility that some other shepherd, with a largerflock of sheep, had arrived there before him and asked for her hand. \"You have helped me.\" Theman continued to prepare his tea, saying nothing. There were no wolves in theregion, but once an animal had strayed during the night, and the boy hadhad to spend the entire next day searching for it.He swept the floor with his jacket and lay down, using the book he had justfinished reading as a pillow. If he makes a buying mistake, it doesn't affect him much. \"If you start out by promising what youdon't even have yet, you'll lose your desire to work toward getting it.\"The boy told him that he had already promised to give one-tenth of histreasure to the Gypsy.\"Gypsies are experts at getting people to do that,\" sighed the old man. And, above all, don't forgetto follow your destiny through to its conclusion.\"But before I go, I want to tell you a little story.\"A certain shopkeeper sent his son to learn about the secret of happinessfrom the wisest man in the world. The miner, with all the angerand frustration of his five fruitless years, picked up the stone and threw itaside. He read the lives of the various people who had succeeded in doingso: Helv?ius, Elias, Fulcanelli, and Geber. But the marketplace was empty, and he was far fromhome, so he wept. Heknew it would require a lot of patience, but shepherds know all aboutpatience. When he's anold man, he's going to spend a month in Africa. Combining magic, mysticism, wisdom and wonder into an inspiring tale of self-discovery, The Alchemist has become a modern classic, selling millions of copies around the world and transforming the lives of countless readers across generations. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 43 / 94He also said that this was not just a human gift, that everything on the faceof the earth had a soul, whether mineral, vegetable, or animalor even justa simple thought.\"Everything on earth is being continuously transformed, because the earth isalive and it has a soul. The boy wasstrong, and wanted to retaliate, but he was in a foreign country. From there, he could see Africa inthe distance. \"Maybe no one herehas, either.\"The Englishman's eyes lit up. It was shepherds who were the first to recognize a king that therest of the world refused to acknowledge. He was afraid to look around, because he knew what hewould find. \"But the desert is so huge, and the horizons so distant, that theymake a person feel small, and as if he should remain silent.\"The boy understood intuitively what he meant, even without ever having setfoot in the desert before. When he speaks in our language, Ican interpret what he has said. Theboy was beginning to understand that intuition is really a sudden immersionof the soul into the universal current of life, where the histories of all peopleare connected, and we are able to know everything, because it's all writtenthere.\"Maktub,\" the boy said, remembering the crystal merchant.The desert was all sand in some stretches, and rocky in others. He was older, and was carrying a small bucket. A shepherdalways takes his chances with wolves and with drought, and that's what And he knew that shepherds, likeseamen and like traveling salesmen, always found a town where there wassomeone who could make them forget the joys of carefree wandering.The day was dawning, and the shepherd urged his sheep in the direction ofthe sun. He had learned some important things, like how todeal in crystal, and about the language without words and about omens.One afternoon he had seen a man at the top of the hill, complaining that itwas impossible to find a decent place to get something to drink after such aclimb. The Alchemist Summary Next Prologue In the Prologue, the alchemist reads a story about Narcissus a youth so fascinated by his own beautiful reflection that he falls into a lake and drowns. He wept because God was unfair, and because this wasthe way God repaid those who believed in their dreams.When I had my sheep, I was happy, and I made those around me happy.People saw me coming and welcomed me, he thought. He thought for a moment that it would be better to pay herfee and leave without learning a thing, that he was giving too muchimportance to his recurrent dream.\"You came so that you could learn about your dreams,\" said the old woman.\"And dreams are the language of God. \"This is an important book, but it's really irritating.\"The boy was shocked. The Alchemist Quotes Showing 1-30 of 2,288. But she said nothing.\"Then, at the Egyptian pyramids,\"he said the last three words slowly, sothat the old woman would understand\"the child said to me, If you comehere, you will find a hidden treasure.' When he had gone only a short distance, he realized that, whilethey were erecting the stall, one of them had spoken Arabic and the otherSpanish.And they had understood each other perfectly well.There must be a language that doesn't depend on words, the boy thought.I've already had that experience with my sheep, and now it's happening withpeople. As soon as he had learned to know hiscamel better, and to establish a relationship with him, he threw the bookaway. He could always become a crystal salesman again. The old king hadn't told him that the Pyramids were just a pileof stones, or that anyone could build one in his backyard. Heknew all the fields and pastures of Andalusia. The Alchemist: 25th Anniversary Edition by Paulo Coelho fThe Alchemist: 25th Anniversary Edition PDF The Alchemist: 25th Anniversary Edition by by Paulo Coelho This The Alchemist: 25th Anniversary Edition book is not really ordinary book, you have it then the world is in your hands. The boyand the Englishman had bought camels, and climbed uncertainly onto theirbacks. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 41 / 94But all this happened for one basic reason: no matter how many detoursand adjustments it made, the caravan moved toward the same compasspoint. There were oases throughout the desert, but the tribesmen foughtin the desert, leaving the oases as places of refuge.With some difficulty, the leader of the caravan brought all his peopletogether and gave them his instructions. In those days it had been wonderful to beselling crystal, and he had thought how he would become rich, and havebeautiful women at his side as he grew older.But, as time passed, Tangier had changed. The two men exchangedsome words in Arabic, and the bar owner seemed irritated.\"Let's get out of here\" said the new arrival. \"What kind of Arab are you?\"\"That's a good luck omen,\" the Englishman said, after the fat Arab had goneout. \"When he was a child, that man wanted to travel, too. Only when he consents.\"Wait for the end of the war. Why not?He suddenly felt tremendously happy. He hadexchanged six sheep for two precious stones that had been taken from agold breastplate. It wouldn't be the first time.\"And the woman told the boy to leave, saying she had already wasted toomuch time with him.So the boy was disappointed; he decided that he would never again believein dreams. \"I'm a shepherd, and Ihave been to many places, but I come from only one placefrom a citynear an ancient castle. They might even havebecome friends, but the Englishman closed off the conversation.The boy closed his book. \"Alchemy is a serious discipline. And both you and I needed to cleanse ourminds of negative thoughts.\"When they had eaten, the merchant turned to the boy and said, \"I'd like youto work in my shop. He was going to be able to save thelittle money he had because of a dream about hidden treasure!\"Well, interpret the dream,\" he said.\"First, swear to me. But use them to buy your flock. Maybe no one here knows what analchemist is! They have gottenused to my being away, and so have I. They workedhard just to have food and water, like the sheep. It was a pleasant changefrom talking to his sheep. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 34 / 94and purpose, and as part of a search for something believed in and desired.Tangier was no longer a strange city, and he felt that, just as he hadconquered this place, he could conquer the world.\"When you want something, all the universe conspires to help you achieveit,\" the old king had said.But the old king hadn't said anything about being robbed, or about endlessdeserts, or about people who know what their dreams are but don't want torealize them. Like this book? The problem is that they don't even realize that they're walking anew road every day. Only in that way would he be able to read the omens. The black signifies 'yes,' and the white 'no.' *At the highest point in Tarifa there is an old fort, built by the Moors. Arabs oftenappeared in the city, shopping and chanting their strange prayers severaltimes a day.\"Where are you from?\" the boy asked.\"From many places.\"\"No one can be from many places,\" the boy said. The Alchemist Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Looking at the sun, hecalculated that he would reach Tarifa before midday. But instead of being saddened, he was happy. He had done this for years, and knew the schedule of everyonewho passed. He had not a cent in his pocket, but he had faith. Good afternoon.\"And he vanished around the corner of the plaza. I've already imagined the people who would be Did you see the garden that it took the mastergardener ten years to create? I shouldhave repeated it for him. There had been a time when he thought that his sheep couldteach him everything he needed to know about the world. The story of the treasures Santiago finds along . The Alchemist (Portuguese: O Alquimista) is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that was first published in 1988. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 35 / 94to care for sheep, and I haven't forgotten how that's done. \"The religion hereforbids it.\"The boy told him then that he needed to get to the Pyramids. All the joy he had seen thatmorning had suddenly disappeared.\"I can give you the money you need to get back to your country, my son,\"said the crystal merchant.The boy said nothing. If you can concentrate always on the present, you'll be a happyman. The boy thanked him, ate it, and went onhis way. *\"I'm the leader of the caravan,\" said a dark-eyed, bearded man. The Alchemist is the magical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure as extravagant as any ever found. Video An illustration of an audio speaker. But if he speaks in the language of the soul,it is only you who can understand. He had fallen asleep in themiddle of the marketplace, and life in the plaza was about to resume.Looking around, he sought his sheep, and then realized that he was in anew world. The Alchemist is a novel by Paulo Coelho that was first published in 1988. He didn't need to seek out the oldwoman for this! It's your mission on earth.\"\"Even when all you want to do is travel? \"Thealchemists spent years in their laboratories, observing the fire that purifiedthe metals. Then he turned to theboy.\"I am proud of you,\" he said. We have to take advantage whenluck is on our side, and do as much to help it as it's doing to help us. An alchemist.\"The conversation was interrupted by the warehouse boss.\"You're in luck, you two,\" the fat Arab said. Then he realized that he had been distracted for a few moments,looking at the sword. 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