Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 37 / 94scene that began the book. The caravan would be very lucky to reach theoasis.The animals were exhausted, and the men talked among themselves lessand less. Each was swearing quietly to his orher own God. Sometimes it's better to be withthe sheep, who don't say anything. Paulo Coelho's masterpiece tells the mystical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns . He had worked for an entire year to make a dream cometrue, and that dream, minute by minute, was becoming less important.Maybe because that wasn't really his dream.Who knows maybe it's better to be like the crystal merchant: never go toMecca, and just go through life wanting to do so, he thought, again tryingto convince himself. But they couldnever have taught him Arabic.There are probably other things in the world that the sheep can't teach me,thought the boy as he regarded the old merchant. Theboy felt ill and terribly alone. *The boy couldn't believe what he was seeing: the oasis, rather than beingjust a well surrounded by a few palm treesas he had seen once in ageography bookwas much larger than many towns back in Spain. The boy noticed that the man's clothing was strange. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 27 / 94asleep. He was at home with the silence of the desert, andhe was content just to look at the trees. He told himself that he would have to startreading thicker books: they lasted longer, and made more comfortablepillows.It was still dark when he awoke, and, looking up, he could see the starsthrough the half-destroyed roof. But in the crystal shop you probably realized thateven the glasses were collaborating in your success.\"The boy thought about that for a while as he looked at the moon and thebleached sands. So the boy sat on the steps of the shop and took a book fromhis bag.\"I didn't know shepherds knew how to read,\" said a girl's voice behind him.The girl was typical of the region of Andalusia, with flowing black hair, andeyes that vaguely recalled the Moorish conquerors.\"Well, usually I learn more from my sheep than from books,\" he answered.During the two hours that they talked, she told him she was the merchant'sdaughter, and spoke of life in the village, where each day was like all theothers. 'As you wanderaround, carry this spoon with you without allowing the oil to spill.' Sothere were times when he read them parts of his books that had made animpression on him, or when he would tell them of the loneliness or thehappiness of a shepherd in the fields. Theold man wore a breastplate of heavy gold, covered with precious stones.The boy recalled the brilliance he had noticed on the previous day.He really was a king! He had said that it was a goodthing for the boy to clean the crystal pieces, so that he could free himselffrom negative thoughts. As a child in church, he hadalways looked at the image of Saint Santiago Matamoros on his white horse,his sword unsheathed, and figures such as these kneeling at his feet. His soul must be too primitive tounderstand those things, he thought.He took back his books and packed them away again in their bags. He was older, and was carrying a small bucket. Neighbors movedaway, and there remained only a few small shops on the hill. And yet,none of these people has ever met the old king. Some men were smoking from a gigantic pipethat they passed from one to the other. \"Why are you telling me all this?\"\"Because you are trying to realize your destiny. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 13 / 94\"Well, he thought about that,\" the old man said. \"You have helped me.\" Theman continued to prepare his tea, saying nothing. Someone had once told him that it was from there that theMoors had come, to occupy all of Spain.He could see almost the entire city from where he sat, including the plazawhere he had talked with the old man. Just handling them made himfeel better. tags: inspirational. It had brought with it the sweat and the dreamsof men who had once left to search for the unknown, and for gold andadventureand for the Pyramids. They were fascinating stories:each of them lived out his destiny to the end. Ashe did so, both of them pushed through a hole in the pouch and fell to theground. Neither the woman nor the old man were at allimpressed by the fact that he was a shepherd. Torealize one's destiny is a person's only real obligation. \"I'm doing much better, and soon you'll be able to return to your sheep.Why ask more out of life?\"\"Because we have to respond to omens,\" the boy said, almost withoutmeaning to; then he regretted what he had said, because the merchant hadnever met the king.\"It's called the principle of favorability, beginner's luck. Butthe king of Salem hoped desperately that the boy would be successful.It's too bad that he's quickly going to forget my name, he thought. I'm going to become bitter and distrustful of people because oneperson betrayed me. Along the way, he learns to listen to his heart and, more importantly, realizes that his dreams, or his Personal Legend, are not just his but part of the Soul of the Universe. It'scalled the principle of favorability. After all, he had all his money. It traveled during the morning, haltedwhen the sun was at its strongest, and resumed late in the afternoon. Why did they use suchstrange language, with so many drawings?\"The Englishman didn't answer him directly. The Alchemist Quotes Showing 1-30 of 2,288. \"They wanted me to be apriest, but I decided to become a shepherd.\"\"Much better,\" said the old man. He didn't want his hand to begin trembling, showing the old womanthat he was fearful. Our Teacher Edition on The Alchemist can help. The only thing he had noticed was that talk ofwar was becoming more and more frequent. But, most important, hewas able every day to live out his dream. \"Just asyour grandfather taught you. He went over to the bakery and bought a loaf of bread, thinkingabout whether or not he should tell the baker what the old man had saidabout him. You can see the PDF demo, size of the PDF, page numbers, and direct download Free PDF of 'The Alchemist Novel' using the download button. He took Urim and Thummim fromhis pocket, and began playing with them.The stranger shouted, \"Urim and Thummim!\"In a flash the boy put them back in his pocket.\"They're not for sale,\" he said.\"They're not worth much,\" the Englishman answered. And move along when it's time to move along.' \"Did you learnanything?\" the Englishman asked, eager to hear what it might be. He was tense and upset, because he knew that the old manwas right. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 50 / 94here at the oasis.\"The woman said she had never heard of such a person, and hurried away.But before she fled, she advised the boy that he had better not try toconverse with women who were dressed in black, because they weremarried women. He almostbegan to tell about his treasure, but decided not to do so. Originally written in Portuguese, it became a widely translated international bestseller. When you play cards the first time, you are almost sure to win.Beginner's luck.\"\"Why is that?\"\"Because there is a force that wants you to realize your destiny; it whetsyour appetite with a taste of success.\"Then the old man began to inspect the sheep, and he saw that one waslame. \"If you want to learn about your owntreasure, you will have to give me one-tenth of your flock.\"\"What about one-tenth of my treasure?\"The old man looked disappointed. They never have to make any decisions, he thought. Take to the fields, and somedayyou'll learn that our countryside is the best, and our women the mostbeautiful.\"And he gave the boy his blessing. They were on the right track.Finally, a young woman approached who was not dressed in black. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2019-08-17 17:11:21 Identifier thealchemist_201908 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t6b35q07j Ocr ABBYY FineReader 11.0 (Extended OCR) As he took his jacket out of the pouch, thinking to give it tosomeone in the street, the two stones fell to the floor. \"People will pass byand bump into it, and pieces will be broken.\"\"Well, when I took my sheep through the fields some of them might havedied if we had come upon a snake. On the otherhand, I don't know if the desert can be a friend, and it's in the desert that Ihave to search for my treasure. It had been eleven months and nine dayssince he had first set foot on the African continent.He dressed in his Arabian clothing of white linen, bought especially for thisday. An allegorical novel, The Alchemist follows a young Andalusian shepherd in his journey to the pyramids of Egypt, after having a recurring dream of finding a treasure there. \"And todo that, you need money. He continued to look at the beautiful sword for a bit longer, untilhe summoned the courage to turn around.All around him was the market, with people coming and going, shouting andbuying, and the aroma of strange foods but nowhere could he find hisnew companion. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Upgrade to A + Intro Plot Summary Summary & Analysis Themes Quotes Characters Symbols Theme Wheel Teachers and parents! But he hadfound a guide, and didn't want to miss out on an opportunity.\"You have to cross the entire Sahara desert,\" said the young man. But the Englishman appeared not to attach any importance toit.\"In a way, so am I,\" he said.\"I don't even know what alchemy is,\" the boy was saying, when thewarehouse boss called to them to come outside. \"I have to get back tomy cooking, and, since you don't have much money, I can't give you a lotof time.\"\"The child went on playing with my sheep for quite a while,\" continued theboy, a bit upset. They have gottenused to my being away, and so have I. This is aport, and every port has its thieves.\"The boy trusted his new friend. He remembered the smile of the candy seller,on his first day in Tangier, when he had nothing to eat and nowhere to gothat smile had also been like the old king's smile.It's almost as if he had been here and left his mark, he thought. The tea seemed less bitter.\"Who are you?\" he heard a voice ask him in Spanish.The boy was relieved. The ideafrightened him.\"Another dreamer,\" said the ticket seller to his assistant, watching the boywalk away. The boy's verypresence in the shop was an omen, and, as time passed and money waspouring into the cash drawer, he had no regrets about having hired the boy.The boy was being paid more money than he deserved, because themerchant, thinking that sales wouldn't amount to much, had offered the boya high commission rate. ISBN -7225-3293-8. They were people of the desert, and clamoredto hear his stories about the great cities.The boy told them about his life as a shepherd, and was about to tell themof his experiences at the crystal shop when the Englishman came into thetent.\"I've been looking for you all morning,\" he said, as he led the boy outside. But he was ableto understand one thing: making a decision was only the beginning ofthings. He must be disguised to avoid encounters withthieves.\"Take these,\" said the old man, holding out a white stone and a black stonethat had been embedded at the center of the breastplate. About; . \"We could place it outside, and attract those people who pass atthe bottom of the hill.\"\"I've never had one before,\" the merchant answered. So he could not be hasty, nor impatient. It was bunched up, and he had hardly thought of it for along time. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 40 / 94But, in the desert, there was only the sound of the eternal wind, and of thehoofbeats of the animals. For five years he hadbeen working a certain river, and had examined hundreds of thousands ofstones looking for an emerald. Something brightreflected from his chest with such intensity that the boy was momentarilyblinded. The story of the treasures Santiago finds along . Good afternoon.\"And he vanished around the corner of the plaza. So, he asked if the old man'sblessing was still with him.He took out one of the stones. \"I'll work all night, untildawn, and I'll clean every piece of crystal in your shop. But then he remembered that he wasn't going to have topay anything.\"I didn't need to waste my time just for this,\" he said.\"I told you that your dream was a difficult one. '\"Relieved, the boy picked up the spoon and returned to his exploration ofthe palace, this time observing all of the works of art on the ceilings and thewalls. If he were to tire of the Andalusianfields, he could sell his sheep and go to sea. \"The religion hereforbids it.\"The boy told him then that he needed to get to the Pyramids. That waswhat made traveling appeal to himhe always made new friends, and hedidn't need to spend all of his time with them. Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist page 17. That's why I feel that I deserve a part ofwhat you find.\"And this is my interpretation: you must go to the Pyramids in Egypt. But when you're talking to people, they say some things that are sostrange that you don't know how to continue the conversation.\"My name is Melchizedek,\" said the old man. (PDF) The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. And if the book was irritating, as the old man had said, theboy still had time to change it for another.\"It's a book that says the same thing almost all the other books in the worldsay,\" continued the old man. The lad wandered through the desert forforty days, and finally came upon a beautiful castle, high atop a mountain. \"I know other girls in other places.\"But in his heart he knew that it did matter. But that's the way it is.\"The boy reminded the old man that he had said something about hiddentreasure. He looked likean Arab, which was not unusual in those parts. Other shops were opened that served tea in crystal, but they weren't atthe top of a hill, and they had little business.Eventually, the merchant had to hire two more employees. He no longer hadto seek out food and water for the sheep; he could go in search of histreasure, instead. If he makes a buying mistake, it doesn't affect him much. That's where I was born.\"\"Well then, we could say that I was born in Salem.\"The boy didn't know where Salem was, but he didn't want to ask, fearingthat he would appear ignorant. *The Englishman was sitting on a bench in a structure that smelled ofanimals, sweat, and dust; it was part warehouse, part corral. 2 of 25. \"Amongst us, the only ones who travel arethe shepherds.\"\"Well, then I'll be a shepherd!\"His father said no more. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 21 / 94He took his money from his pouch and showed it to the young man. But theonly God I serve is Allah, and in his name I swear that I will do everythingpossible once again to win out over the desert. As they satdown at the only table in the place, the crystal merchant laughed.\"You didn't have to do any cleaning,\" he said. If I'm on themarch, I just concentrate on marching. He sat there, staring blanklythrough the door of the caf? \"Thealchemists spent years in their laboratories, observing the fire that purifiedthe metals. Read key facts, the plot summary, and important quotes . Ten years at the university, and here I am in a corral.But he had to move on. He canceled all hiscommitments and pulled together the most important of his books, and nowhere he was, sitting inside a dusty, smelly warehouse. At othertimes, at a crucial moment, I make it easier for things to happen. The boy felt sorry for the Englishman's camel, loaded down as hewas with the cases of books.\"There's no such thing as coincidence,\" said the Englishman, picking up theconversation where it had been interrupted in the warehouse. Then he realized that he had been distracted for a few moments,looking at the sword. \"But bakers are moreimportant people than shepherds. It wasn't exactly that they were secrets; God revealed his secretseasily to all his creatures.He had only one explanation for this fact: things have to be transmitted this \"Not even the tribal chieftainsare able to see him when they want to. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 25 / 94He was learning a lot of new things. wishing that he had died, and that everythingwould end forever at that moment.The merchant looked anxiously at the boy. The rest is up to Allah, including the danger.\"And he concluded by saying the mysterious word: \"Maktub.\"\"You should pay more attention to the caravan,\" the boy said to theEnglishman, after the camel driver had left. \"I have the money I need to buy my sheep.And you have the money you need to go to Mecca.\"The old man said nothing.\"Will you give me your blessing?\" asked the boy. I've already imagined a thousand times crossing the desert, arrivingat the Plaza of the Sacred Stone, the seven times I walk around it beforeallowing myself to touch it. As the time passed, the boy found himself wishing that theday would never end, that her father would stay busy and keep him waitingfor three days. A young couple sat on the bench where hehad talked with the old man, and they kissed.\"That baker\" he said to himself, without completing the thought. Bycoincidenceor maybe it was an omen, the boy thoughthe came to thebar he had entered on his first day there. Everything you need for every book you read. That's why I'm here in the middle of the desert.I'm seeking a true alchemist who will help me to decipher the codes.\"\"When were these books written?\" the boy asked.\"Many centuries ago.\"\"They didn't have the printing press in those days,\" the boy argued. \"His way isn't the same as mine, nor mine as his. It was the time of day when all of Spain slept duringthe summer. 70,081 free ebooks. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 29 / 94\"I want to get back to my sheep faster. Share to Twitter . But all he foundwas the heavy book, his jacket, and the two stones the old man had givenhim.As he looked at the stones, he felt relieved for some reason. Just by looking at them. Yet the boy felt that there wasanother way to regard his situation: he was actually two hours closer to histreasure the fact that the two hours had stretched into an entire yeardidn't matter.I know why I want to get back to my flock, he thought. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 9 / 94about memorizing a lot of names.When he was finally able to concentrate on what he was reading, he likedthe book better; the burial was on a snowy day, and he welcomed thefeeling of being cold. So, it's not surprising that kingswould talk to shepherds.\"And he went on, fearing that the boy wouldn't understand what he was He had spent enormous amounts of timeat the great libraries of the world, and had purchased all the rarest and mostimportant volumes on alchemy. And the names of the people involved werevery difficult to pronounce. Three days from now, he wouldbe with the merchant's daughter.He started to read the book he had bought. Swear that you will give me one-tenth of your treasurein exchange for what I am going to tell you.\"The shepherd swore that he would. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 42 / 94windstorms, and told stories about the desert.At other times, mysterious, hooded men would appear; they were Bedouinswho did surveillance along the caravan route. Just as you knowthat you're not going to buy your sheep.\"\"Who told you that?\" asked the boy, startled.\"Maktub\" said the old crystal merchant.And he gave the boy his blessing. And better still to be alone with one's \"I'm a shepherd, and Ihave been to many places, but I come from only one placefrom a citynear an ancient castle. *Then one day the boy returned the books to the Englishman. I don't know how to turn them into reality. We are part of that soul, so we rarely recognizethat it is working for us. He still had a long way to go toreach the pyramids, and someday this morning would just be a memory. The merchant spent the entire day mumbling behind the counter,telling the boy to be careful with the pieces and not to break anything.But he stayed with the job because the merchant, although he was an oldgrouch, treated him fairly; the boy received a good commission for eachpiece he sold, and had already been able to put some money aside. A special 25th anniversary edition of the extraordinary international bestseller, including a new Foreword by Paulo Coelho. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 17 / 94The old man opened his cape, and the boy was struck by what he saw. If he ever wrote a book, he thought, he wouldpresent one person at a time, so that the reader wouldn't have to worry \"How many sheep do youhave?\"\"Enough,\" said the boy. He had lived thirty years of his lifebuying and selling crystal pieces, and now it was too late to do anythingelse.He spent the entire morning observing the infrequent comings and goings inthe street. Butwe're both in search of our destinies, and I respect him for that.\" *The caravan began to travel day and night. The roof had fallen in long ago, and anenormous sycamore had grown on the spot where the sacristy had oncestood.He decided to spend the night there. He had learned that there werecertain things one shouldn't ask about, so as not to flee from one's owndestiny. Please enter a valid web address. \"I'm like everyone elseI see theworld in terms of what I would like to see happen, not what actually does.\"He ran his fingers slowly over the stones, sensing their temperature andfeeling their surfaces. But shehadn't charged him anything.\"In order to find the treasure, you will have to follow the omens. The boy waited, and then interrupted the old man just as he himself hadbeen interrupted. \"Hewanted your money,\" he said. And,one day, the leader of the caravan made the decision that the fires shouldno longer be lighted, so as not to attract attention to the caravan.The travelers adopted the practice of arranging the animals in a circle atnight, sleeping together in the center as protection against the nocturnalcold. They trust me, and they've forgotten how to rely on theirown instincts, because I lead them to nourishment. Select files or add your book in reader. In the crowd were women,children, and a number of men with swords at their belts and rifles slung ontheir shoulders. The sale of his sheep had left him with enough money in hispouch, and the boy knew that in money there was magic; whoever hasmoney is never really alone. \"Ineed you to help me find out where the alchemist lives.\"First, they tried to find him on their own. \"Follow the omens.\"The boy picked up Urim and Thummim, and, once again, had the strangesensation that the old king was nearby. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 45 / 94 *\"Why do they make things so complicated?\" he asked the Englishman onenight. But that disaster taught me to understand the wordof Allah: people need not fear the unknown if they are capable of achievingwhat they need and want.\"We are afraid of losing what we have, whether it's our life or ourpossessions and property. 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. 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