The boy was becoming more and more convincedthat alchemy could be learned in one's daily life.\"Also,\" said the Englishman, \"the Philosopher's Stone has a fascinatingproperty. An alchemist would probably live ina manner that was different from that of the rest of the people at the oasis,and it was likely that in his tent an oven was continuously burning. I havenever heard of them, but, if it was a child who showed them to you, they The only thing he had noticed was that talk ofwar was becoming more and more frequent. Paulo Coelho's masterpiece tells the mystical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns . The Alchemist is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that was first published in 1988. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 47 / 94The boy awoke as the sun rose. We have to take advantage whenluck is on our side, and do as much to help it as it's doing to help us. Full Book Summary. \"I can interpret it, butthe interpretation is very difficult. Video An illustration of an audio speaker. 19362 likes. It seems old and wise.The wind never stopped, and the boy remembered the day he had sat at thefort in Tarifa with this same wind blowing in his face. *They were strange books. His smile reminded the boy of the old manthe mysterious old king he had met. If he were to tire of the Andalusianfields, he could sell his sheep and go to sea. 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. It seemed as ifwhat the old king had called \"beginner's luck\" were no longer functioning. \"That's it! \"Thealchemists spent years in their laboratories, observing the fire that purifiedthe metals. I am in search of that universal language, amongother things. From his home in Spain he journeys to the markets of Tangiers and across the Egyptian desert to a fateful encounter with the alchemist. He realized thathe could do the same thing the old man had donesense whether a personwas near to or far from his destiny. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 4 / 94The boy was surprised at his thoughts. There are thousands of kilometers ofdesert between here and there.\"There was a moment of silence so profound that it seemed the city was \"I hold thepower of life and death for every person I take with me. But, finally, he agreed that the boy,who spoke better Arabic than he, should do so. \"Hewanted your money,\" he said. It seemed he had made the long journeyfor nothing. He had never beento that ruined church before, in spite of having traveled through those partsmany times. But, whichever it is, I'm going to chargeyou for the consultation.\"Another trick, the boy thought. 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 no longer hadto seek out food and water for the sheep; he could go in search of histreasure, instead. The black signifies 'yes,' and the white 'no.' Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 1 / 94 The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho Translated by Alan R. Clarke. Santiago consults a gypsy woman to interpret the . This Soul of the World allowedthem to understand anything on the face of the earth, because it was thelanguage with which all things communicated. Bakers have homes, while shepherdssleep out in the open. \"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. But the stones were proof thathe had met with a kinga king who knew of the boy's past.\"They're called Urim and Thummim, and they can help you to read theomens.\" The boy put the stones back in the pouch and decided to do anexperiment. I can't help you if you feel you've gotenough sheep.\"The boy was getting irritated. Download Free PDF. Share to Twitter . But the alchemists were strange people, who thought onlyabout themselves, and almost always refused to help him. Even meI haven't thought ofother women since I met the merchant's daughter. We are part of that soul, so we rarely recognizethat it is working for us. Because life wantsyou to achieve your destiny,\" the old king had said.But the merchant understood what the boy had said. As they satdown at the only table in the place, the crystal merchant laughed.\"You didn't have to do any cleaning,\" he said. The same book that taught me about Urimand Thummim. Heknew how to speak Esperanto, he understood all the major religions well,but he wasn't yet an alchemist. The link to download The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Book in PDF has been shared down below. And I will tellyou how to find the hidden treasure. As he was leaving, he saw, in the corner of the room, his oldshepherd's pouch. A special 25th anniversary edition of the extraordinary international bestseller, including a new Foreword by Paulo Coelho. 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. Theomens had told him so. And yet,none of these people has ever met the old king. They came in silence and departed the sameway, dressed in black garments that showed only their eyes. He spoke Spanish betterthan Arabic, and, if this boy was going to Al-Fayoum, there would besomeone to talk to when there were no other important things to do. 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. The new arrival was a youngman in Western dress, but the color of his skin suggested he was from thiscity. But he found it much more interesting to observe thecaravan and listen to the wind. Yes, the old man hadknown what he was talking about: during the time the boy had spent in the The boy knew what he was about to describe,though: the mysterious chain that links one thing to another, the same chainthat had caused him to become a shepherd, that had caused his recurringdream, that had brought him to a city near Africa, to find a king, and to berobbed in order to meet a crystal merchant, andThe closer one gets to realizing his destiny, the more that destiny becomeshis true reason for being, thought the boy.The caravan moved toward the east. \"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. 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. 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. asked the wise man.\"Looking down at the spoon he held, the boy saw that the oil was gone.\" 'Well, there is only one piece of advice I can give you,' said the wisest ofwise men. Lots of shepherds passed through, selling their wool.\"It doesn't matter,\" he said to his sheep. *The Englishman was sitting on a bench in a structure that smelled ofanimals, sweat, and dust; it was part warehouse, part corral. *The boy awoke before dawn. Hecouldn't have been wrong.\"I had never heard of alchemists before,\" the boy said. The people will enjoy the tea andwant to buy the glasses. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 45 / 94 *\"Why do they make things so complicated?\" he asked the Englishman onenight. 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. He looked around at the empty plaza again,feeling less desperate than before. Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist page 17. But the boy never took his eye off hisnew friend. Today, I understand something I didn't see before:every blessing ignored becomes a curse. Originally written in Portuguese, it became a widely translated international bestseller. 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. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 30 / 94at my side, and those in front of me, and the conversations and prayers wewould share. The ideafrightened him.\"Another dreamer,\" said the ticket seller to his assistant, watching the boywalk away. 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. One always had something thatthe other neededas if everything were indeed written by one hand. *The crystal merchant awoke with the day, and felt the same anxiety that hefelt every morning. I learned how He had assumed he would soon return to hissheep.\"Why did you want to get to the Pyramids?\" he asked, to get away from thebusiness of the display.\"Because I've always heard about them,\" the boy answered, saying nothingabout his dream. 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. One afternoon, on a visit to his family,he had summoned up the courage to tell his father that he didn't want tobecome a priest. The desert is acapricious lady, and sometimes she drives men crazy.\" He hadalways believed that the sheep were able to understand what he said. *The men climbed the hill, and they were tired when they reached the top.But there they saw a crystal shop that offered refreshing mint tea. He realized: If I can learn to understand this languagewithout words, I can learn to understand the world.Relaxed and unhurried, he resolved that he would walk through the narrowstreets of Tangier. \"Maybe that's why they give up on it so early,too. When I was young, all Iwanted to do was put together enough money to start this shop. Video An illustration of an audio speaker. The boy swore to Jesus Christ. The boy knew a lot of people in the city. And he knew what was thefair price for every one of his animals.He decided to return to his friend's stable by the longest route possible. Inhis pursuit of the dream, he was being constantly subjected to tests of hispersistence and courage. The boy explained that it wasn't important, since that sheep was themost intelligent of the flock, and produced the most wool.\"Where is the treasure?\" he asked.\"It's in Egypt, near the Pyramids.\"The boy was startled. \"We make a lot of detours, butwe're always heading for the same destination.\"\"And you ought to read more about the world,\" answered the Englishman.\"Books are like caravans in that respect.\"The immense collection of people and animals began to travel faster. 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. \"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. 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. Just handling them made himfeel better. No sound from the bazaars, no arguments among the merchants,no men climbing to the towers to chant. The two men exchangedsome words in Arabic, and the bar owner seemed irritated.\"Let's get out of here\" said the new arrival. 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