The Alchemist is all about listening to your heart and Following your dreams. It is about "Your Personal Legend" which is what you have always wanted to accomplish but you never strive for it, you never go for it.. this personal legend is what you need to find within yourself, It is about the idea that: "when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it". This very concept is the core theme of the book.
A magical, enchanting and inspiring novel by the famous Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho, Translated and published in 1993 broke records of selling and still exists as a best seller to date.
The novel revolves around a free spirited Spanish shepherd "Santiago" who longs to travel the world. After having recurring dreams, which compels him to go out in the World and find treasure meant for him. He sets off on a journey, where he meet different people. He meets A King, A Gypsy and an Alchemist whilst his Journey and all of them direct him on the same path and same spiritual quest of finding .. "The treasure at the foot of Pyramids"
There are uncountable lessons that Santiago along with the reader learns, there are people whom he meets, He fells in Love with an Arabian girl the places, deserts, oasis, forests, Tangerines. Every aspect of life which we come across is depicted in and through the incidents of Santiago's Life.
In the end the boy in the story who was searching for his treasure, despite the long travels and experiences, find his treasure not in the place where he suspected it to be, but in the place where he came from. Apart from the worldly earthy treasure he discovers a far greater treasure of wisdom, self knowledge and enlightenment.
The story of Santiago is an eternal testament to the transformation power of our dreams and the importance of listening to our hearts.
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