The Alchemist
(Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist is a beautiful book about magic,dreams and treasures we seek elsewhere and then find on our own doorsteps.The same thing happenes with Santiago.This is a beautiful story of an Andalusian shepherd boy,Santiago,who has a courage to follow his dreams.One night the boy dreams of a treasure located near Pyramids. At first he ignores this dream and gets back to his normal life until he encounters with an old king. This is a journey of Santiago where he meets interesting personalities like the old king, the crystal merchant, the englishman and finally The Alchemist. All these people knowingly or unknowingly introduce Santiago to the simple phylosophy of life i.e. 1)"Everything is possible as long as you want it to happen" 2)When you really want something to happen , the whole universe conspires so that your wish comes true."Thus, the boy starts his long journey in quest of the hidden treasure and nevertheless, he finds it in a very strange manner.However, by the end of the novel he discovers that "The treasure lies where your heart belongs" and the treasure was the journey itself, the dicoveries he made and the wisdom he acquired.The principle of alchemy is to convert the metal into gold.In the same way, we have to apply this principle to our lives. We have to make our lives meaningful by recognising the very purpose of our lives. Because, life is really generous to those who pursue their destiny.
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