Theywent in to drink the tea, which was served in beautiful crystal glasses.\"My wife never thought of this,\" said one, and he bought some crystalhewas entertaining guests that night, and the guests would be impressed bythe beauty of the glassware. Everyone, when they areyoung, knows what their destiny is.\"At that point in their lives, everything is clear and everything is possible.They are not afraid to dream, and to yearn for everything they would like tosee happen to them in their lives. That's why I'm here. I couldn't have found God in the seminary,he thought, as he looked at the sunrise.Whenever he could, he sought out a new road to travel. \"Tangier is not like the rest of Africa. Maybe it was his treasure tohave wound up in that strange land, met up with a thief, and doubled thesize of his flock without spending a cent.He was proud of himself. 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. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 6 / 94It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting,he thought, as he looked again at the position of the sun, and hurried hispace. I know its dimensions andhow it behaves. Struggling with distance learning? That waswhat made traveling appeal to himhe always made new friends, and hedidn't need to spend all of his time with them. Even the guides spoke very little to one another.\"I've crossed these sands many times,\" said one of the camel drivers onenight. Before you came, I was thinkingabout how much time I had wasted in the same place, while my friends hadmoved on, and either went bankrupt or did better than they had before. And better still to be alone with one's 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. 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. The sheep fidgeted nearby, uneasy with their newowner and excited by so much change. I learned how In two years he hadlearned everything about shepherding: he knew how to shear sheep, how tocare for pregnant ewes, and how to protect the sheep from wolves. \"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. The priests carried them in a golden breastplate.\"The boy was suddenly happy to be there at the warehouse.\"Maybe this is an omen,\" said the Englishman, half aloud.\"Who told you about omens?\" The boy's interest was increasing by themoment.\"Everything in life is an omen,\" said the Englishman, now closing the journalhe was reading. Heknew all the fields and pastures of Andalusia. These stones were the only form of divination permitted byGod. 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. But let's say that the most important is that you have As he took his jacket out of the pouch, thinking to give it tosomeone in the street, the two stones fell to the floor. If I don't find it, I can always go home. Itwas more activity than usual for this time of the morning. Butthis was the present momentthe party the camel driver had mentionedand he wanted to live it as he did the lessons of his past and his dreams ofthe future. He recited an Our Father silently.\"Very interesting,\" said the woman, never taking her eyes from the boy'shands, and then she fell silent.The boy was becoming nervous. Thatmorning he had done some calculating: if he continued to work every dayas he had been, he would need a whole year to be able to buy some sheep.\"I'd like to build a display case for the crystal,\" the boy said to themerchant. The caravan would be very lucky to reach theoasis.The animals were exhausted, and the men talked among themselves lessand less. Now, I can see that it hasn't been too bad. I can learn something from the desert, too. 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. He was going to miss the place and all thegood things he had learned. He hadexchanged six sheep for two precious stones that had been taken from agold breastplate. Therewere three hundred wells, fifty thousand date trees, and innumerablecolored tents spread among them.\"It looks like The Thousand and One Nights,\" said the Englishman, impatientto meet with the alchemist.They were surrounded by children, curious to look at the animals andpeople that were arriving. He had surprised himself with the thought.Until then, he had considered the omens to be things of this world. The Alchemist (Portuguese: O Alquimista) is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that was first published in 1988. Dusk was falling as the boy arrived with hisherd at an abandoned church. Like crickets, and like expectations;like lizards and four-leaf clovers.\"That's right,\" said the old man, able to read the boy's thoughts. 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. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 25 / 94He was learning a lot of new things. He could always go back to being ashepherd. The boy offered his bottle, hoping that the old man wouldleave him alone.But the old man wanted to talk, and he asked the boy what book he wasreading. Hecouldn't have been wrong.\"I had never heard of alchemists before,\" the boy said. 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. It hurt him a bit to think about it, but he had never seen one like itbefore. The boy wasstrong, and wanted to retaliate, but he was in a foreign country. 19362 likes. He had discovered that thepresence of a certain bird meant that a snake was nearby, and that acertain shrub was a sign that there was water in the area. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 12 / 94succeeded in discovering your destiny.\"The boy didn't know what a person's \"destiny\" was.\"It's what you have always wanted to accomplish. He was older, and was carrying a small bucket. They tell their incredible stories at the time when you want to hearthem. But, just before lunchtime, a boy stopped in front of the shop.He was dressed normally, but the practiced eyes of the crystal merchantcould see that the boy had no money to spend. At the beginning of the novel, the protagonist Santiago is launched on a quest for his treasurehis Personal Legendthrough his encounter . \"I have watched the caravan as it crossed the desert,\" hesaid. He still had a long way to go toreach the pyramids, and someday this morning would just be a memory. 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. Full Book Summary. He had been to the village only once, the year before. He had helped him out in a dangeroussituation. 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. \"What kind of Arab are you?\"\"That's a good luck omen,\" the Englishman said, after the fat Arab had goneout. *The crystal merchant awoke with the day, and felt the same anxiety that hefelt every morning. He wasfeeling sorry for himself, and lamenting the fact that his life could havechanged so suddenly and so drastically.He was so ashamed that he wanted to cry. If he sold just one of hissheep, he'd have enough to get to the other shore of the strait. Hethought that, with some patience, he'd be able to transform everything intogold. Torealize one's destiny is a person's only real obligation. For nearly a year, he had beenworking incessantly, thinking only of putting aside enough money so that hecould return to Spain with pride.\"Never stop dreaming,\" the old king had said. Just handling them made himfeel better. When you want something with all your heart, that'swhen you are closest to the Soul of the World. She would never know the difference, because she didn't knowhow to read.Meanwhile, the old man persisted in his attempt to strike up a conversation.He said that he was tired and thirsty, and asked if he might have a sip ofthe boy's wine. He really was aking, a wise king.The hills of Andalusia were only two hours away, but there was an entiredesert between him and the Pyramids. But he knew that Salem wasn't in Andalusia. He had suddenly remembered that, in Tarifa, there was an old womanwho interpreted dreams. I'm used to theway I am.\"The boy didn't know what to say. He went on tellingstories about his travels, and her bright, Moorish eyes went wide with fearand surprise. *A card hanging in the doorway announced that several languages werespoken in the shop. 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. They filled threesacks. Gold would lose its value.\"It's only those who are persistent, and willing to study things deeply, whoachieve the Master Work. He wassure that it made no difference to her on which day he appeared: for her,every day was the same, and when each day is the same as the next, it'sbecause people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their livesevery day that the sun rises.I left my father, my mother, and the town castle behind. Published 1992. When thecaravan was blocked by a boulder, it had to go around it; if there was alarge rocky area, they had to make a major detour. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 32 / 94begin to sell tea in the crystal glasses. Sometimes he would comment tothem on the things he had seen in the villages they passed.But for the past few days he had spoken to them about only one thing: thegirl, the daughter of a merchant who lived in the village they would reach inabout four days. Itwas something that I thought could happen only to others, never to me. It's the simple things in lifethat are the most extraordinary; only wise men are able to understand them.And since I am not wise, I have had to learn other arts, such as the readingof palms.\"\"Well, how am I going to get to Egypt?\"\"I only interpret dreams. If I'm on themarch, I just concentrate on marching. Or beginner's luck.\"The merchant was silent for a few moments. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 29 / 94\"I want to get back to my sheep faster. 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. \"That's it! The group was to remain there atthe oasis until the conflict between the tribes was over. \"Inany case, it's good that you've learned that everything in life has its price.This is what the Warriors of the Light try to teach.\"The old man returned the book to the boy.\"Tomorrow, at this same time, bring me a tenth of your flock. 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. But, finally, he agreed that the boy,who spoke better Arabic than he, should do so. The sheep, the merchant's daughter, and thefields of Andalusia were only steps along the way to his destiny.The next day, the boy met the old man at noon. 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