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. There had been a time when he thought that his sheep couldteach him everything he needed to know about the world. Melchizedek, the king ofSalem, sat on the wall of the fort that afternoon, and felt the levanterblowing in his face. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. But ever since he had been a child, he had wantedto know the world, and this was much more important to him than knowingGod and learning about man's sins. If I'm on themarch, I just concentrate on marching. 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. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 48 / 94way because they were made up from the pure life, and this kind of lifecannot be captured in pictures or words.Because people become fascinated with pictures and words, and wind upforgetting the Language of the World. He didn't need to seek out the oldwoman for this! Don't try to enterinto the life of the oasis,\" he said, and walked away.But the Englishman was exultant. It'scalled the principle of favorability. The boy saw a man appear behind the counter. \"Maybe no one herehas, either.\"The Englishman's eyes lit up. He knew that in thecaravan there was a man to whom he was to teach some of his secrets. \"They are calledUrim and Thummim. But as he held Urim and Thummim in his hand, theyhad transmitted to him the strength and will of the old king. 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. And theodor of the animals became a bit more tolerable.A young Arab, also loaded down with baggage, entered, and greeted theEnglishman.\"Where are you bound?\" asked the young Arab.\"I'm going into the desert,\" the man answered, turning back to his reading.He didn't want any conversation at this point. The other man remarked that tea was alwaysmore delicious when it was served in crystal, because the aroma wasretained. It was also saidthat they had a pact with the devil, and that they kidnapped children and,taking them away to their mysterious camps, made them their slaves. They discovered that the purification ofthe metals had led to a purification of themselves.\"The boy thought about the crystal merchant. These stones were the only form of divination permitted byGod. A friend had told the boy about the shop, and he had taken hissheep there. \"The caravan and the desert speak the same language, and it's forthat reason that the desert allows the crossing. Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist. From there, he could see Africa inthe distance. They filled threesacks. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 34 / 94and purpose, and as part of a search for something believed in and desired.Tangier was no longer a strange city, and he felt that, just as he hadconquered this place, he could conquer the world.\"When you want something, all the universe conspires to help you achieveit,\" the old king had said.But the old king hadn't said anything about being robbed, or about endlessdeserts, or about people who know what their dreams are but don't want torealize them. Maybe theworld had other hidden treasures, but he had a dream, and he had met witha king. He held Urim and Thummim in his hand; becauseof those two stones, he was once again on the way to his treasure.\"I am always nearby, when someone wants to realize their destiny,\" the oldking had told him.What could it cost to go over to the supplier's warehouse and find out if thePyramids were really that far away? He remembered that he had a number of things he had to takecare of: he went to the market for something to eat, he traded his book forone that was thicker, and he found a bench in the plaza where he couldsample the new wine he had bought. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 21 / 94He took his money from his pouch and showed it to the young man. They trust me, and they've forgotten how to rely on theirown instincts, because I lead them to nourishment. '\"The boy was embarrassed, and confessed that he had observed nothing.His only concern had been not to spill the oil that the wise man hadentrusted to him.\" 'Then go back and observe the marvels of my world,' said the wise man. I've already imagined the people who would be That waswhat made traveling appeal to himhe always made new friends, and hedidn't need to spend all of his time with them. There were thousands of people there,arguing, selling, and buying; vegetables for sale amongst daggers, andcarpets displayed alongside tobacco. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 13 / 94\"Well, he thought about that,\" the old man said. He thought about asking him togive it back, but decided that would be unfriendly. But hedecided first to buy his bakery and put some money aside. These are good omens.\" *The times rush past, and so do the caravans, thought the alchemist, as hewatched the hundreds of people and animals arriving at the oasis. Select files or add your book in reader. The peoplewere also praying to heaven for protection.A long note was sounded on a bugle, and everyone mounted up. There areother things I do, too, but most of the time people don't realize I've donethem.\"The old man related that, the week before, he had been forced to appearbefore a miner, and had taken the form of a stone. 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. Project Gutenberg. After all, he had all his money. On the very first page itdescribed a burial ceremony. Oh, if they only knew how different things are justtwo hours by ship from where they are, he thought. But he had thrown it with such force that it broke the stone it fellupon, and there, embedded in the broken stone, was the most beautifulemerald in the world.\"People learn, early in their lives, what is their reason for being,\" said the oldman, with a certain bitterness. The Then, like a colony of worker ants, theydismantled their stalls and left.The sun began its departure, as well. *The boy began again to read his book, but he was no longer able toconcentrate. The Soul of the World is nourished bypeople's happiness. In those days it had been wonderful to beselling crystal, and he had thought how he would become rich, and havebeautiful women at his side as he grew older.But, as time passed, Tangier had changed. That morning he had knowneverything that was going to happen to him as he walked through thefamiliar fields. And he asked the boy if he, too, were in search ofthe alchemist.\"I'm looking for a treasure,\" said the boy, and he immediately regrettedhaving said it. And then they want theperson to change. He felt uneasy at the man's presence. 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. Our Teacher Edition on The Alchemist can help. He still had a long way to go toreach the pyramids, and someday this morning would just be a memory. And both you and I needed to cleanse ourminds of negative thoughts.\"When they had eaten, the merchant turned to the boy and said, \"I'd like youto work in my shop. 'As you wanderaround, carry this spoon with you without allowing the oil to spill.' Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 39 / 94There were almost two hundred people gathered there, and four hundredanimalscamels, horses, mules, and fowl. And the names of the people involved werevery difficult to pronounce. A sycamore tree. He was going to miss the place and all thegood things he had learned. Eventhough the sheep didn't teach me to speak Arabic.But the sheep had taught him something even more important: that therewas a language in the world that everyone understood, a language the boyhad used throughout the time that he was trying to improve things at theshop. By the time he had hadenough of the sea, he would already have known other cities, other women,and other chances to be happy. 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. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 46 / 94\"Go back to watching the caravan,\" he said. As theysat around the fire, the camel drivers exchanged information about But, as time passes, a mysterious forcebegins to convince them that it will be impossible for them to realize theirdestiny.\"None of what the old man was saying made much sense to the boy. And no onewas going to climb the hill just to browse through a few small shops.But the crystal merchant had no choice. 12 by Ben Jonson. But the alchemists were strange people, who thought onlyabout themselves, and almost always refused to help him. He could see that the old man wanted to knowmore about his life.\"Well, then, we've got a problem. \"His way isn't the same as mine, nor mine as his. *They were strange books. A small sliver of the stone can transform large quantities of metalinto gold.\"Having heard that, the boy became even more interested in alchemy. He seemed unfriendly, andhad looked irritated when the boy had entered. Theboy was beginning to understand that intuition is really a sudden immersionof the soul into the universal current of life, where the histories of all peopleare connected, and we are able to know everything, because it's all writtenthere.\"Maktub,\" the boy said, remembering the crystal merchant.The desert was all sand in some stretches, and rocky in others. "Sooo much more helpful than SparkNotes. But the marketplace was empty, and he was far fromhome, so he wept. \"That didn't teach me anything,either.\"The boy went back to contemplating the silence of the desert, and the sandraised by the animals. The boy wasstrong, and wanted to retaliate, but he was in a foreign country. If I don't find it, I can always go home. The boythought back to that conversation with his father, and felt happy; he hadalready seen many castles and met many women (but none the equal of theone who awaited him several days hence). 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. 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. I know good crystal from bad, andeverything else there is to know about crystal. A special 25th anniversary edition of the extraordinary international bestseller, including a new Foreword by Paulo Coelho. Then, taking his sheep, hewalked away. Santiago consults a gypsy woman to interpret the . Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 20 / 94fields of Andalusia, he had become used to learning which path he shouldtake by observing the ground and the sky. He should respect tradition.The Englishman was disappointed. He looked at the people in the plaza for awhile; they were coming and going, and all of them seemed to be verybusy.\"So, what is Salem like?\" he asked, trying to get some sort of clue.\"It's like it always has been.\"No clue yet. This is aport, and every port has its thieves.\"The boy trusted his new friend. He haddecided, the night before, that he would be as much an adventurer as theones he had admired in books.He walked slowly through the market. 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. The Alchemist Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. 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. With a movement that was too quick for someone his age, the mancovered whatever it was with his cape. He didn't want tocry with the other people there. He knew how to shear them,and how to slaughter them. 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. The merchants were assembling theirstalls, and the boy helped a candy seller to do his. Yes, their days were all the same, with the seemingly endless hoursbetween sunrise and dusk; and they had never read a book in their younglives, and didn't understand when the boy told them about the sights of thecities. But she said nothing.\"Then, at the Egyptian pyramids,\"he said the last three words slowly, sothat the old woman would understand\"the child said to me, If you comehere, you will find a hidden treasure.' They tell their incredible stories at the time when you want to hearthem. Yes, the old man hadknown what he was talking about: during the time the boy had spent in the (PDF) The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. I have to find a man who knows thatuniversal language. \"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. Download Free PDF. Heknew it would require a lot of patience, but shepherds know all aboutpatience. So he began to wander through the city,and found himself at the gates. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 4 / 94The boy was surprised at his thoughts. 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. I learned how Everywherethere were stalls with items for sale. A recurring dream troubles Santiago, a young and adventurous Andalusian shepherd. 19362 likes. In his pouch, he had his jackethe certainly wasn't goingto need it in the desert. "It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.". "It's the simple things in life that are most extraordinary; only wise men are able to understand them.". 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