He had noticed that, as soon as he awoke, most of his animals alsobegan to stir. They spoke about mercury, salt, dragons, andkings, and he didn't understand any of it. Now it was too late tochange anythingthe only thing he had ever learned to do was to buy andsell crystal glassware. Maybe God created the desert so that mancould appreciate the date trees, he thought.He decided to concentrate on more practical matters. Along the way, he learns to listen to his heart and, more importantly, realizes that his dreams, or his Personal Legend, are not just his but part of the Soul of the Universe. He said that he had always dreamed of being a shepherd, andthat it was a good omen.\"\"That's the way it always is,\" said the old man. \"But I have to buy two camels.\"They walked together through the narrow streets of Tangier. Noteveryone can see his dreams come true in the same way. There had been a time when he thought that his sheep couldteach him everything he needed to know about the world. Other shops were opened that served tea in crystal, but they weren't atthe top of a hill, and they had little business.Eventually, the merchant had to hire two more employees. He said that for the past fewdays he had been paying attention to how the caravan operated, but that hehadn't learned anything new. 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. \"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. Books. I'm afraid that if mydream is realized, I'll have no reason to go on living.\"You dream about your sheep and the Pyramids, but you're different fromme, because you want to realize your dreams. As a child in church, he hadalways looked at the image of Saint Santiago Matamoros on his white horse,his sword unsheathed, and figures such as these kneeling at his feet. Just by looking at them. The next day, he gave his son a pouch that heldthree ancient Spanish gold coins.\"I found these one day in the fields. 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 took out his money and counted it.\"We could get to the Pyramids by tomorrow,\" said the other, taking themoney. Gold would lose its value.\"It's only those who are persistent, and willing to study things deeply, whoachieve the Master Work. \"And people say thathe is two hundred years old, and is able to transform any metal into gold.\"The Englishman could not contain his excitement. All things are one.\"And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you toachieve it.\"They were both silent for a time, observing the plaza and the townspeople.It was the old man who spoke first.\"Why do you tend a flock of sheep?\"\"Because I like to travel.\"The old man pointed to a baker standing in his shop window at one cornerof the plaza. Bakers have homes, while shepherdssleep out in the open. Two customers came in today while you were working,and that's a good omen.\"People talk a lot about omens, thought the shepherd. He had suddenly remembered that, in Tarifa, there was an old womanwho interpreted dreams. But you know that I'm not going to go to Mecca. The people will enjoy the tea andwant to buy the glasses. A special 25th anniversary edition of the extraordinary international bestseller, including a new Foreword by Paulo Coelho. pdf | Brahim EL FEZZAZI - Academia.edu Download Free PDF The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. 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. It hurt him a bit to think about it, but he had never seen one like itbefore. Free, PDF, The Alchemist, Download, Paulo Coelho. There are thousands of kilometers ofdesert between here and there.\"There was a moment of silence so profound that it seemed the city was The Alchemist (Portuguese: O Alquimista) is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that was first published in 1988. If he sold just one of hissheep, he'd have enough to get to the other shore of the strait. And he knew that Egyptwas in Africa.\"Can I help you?\" asked the man behind the window.\"Maybe tomorrow,\" said the boy, moving away. \"The shepherd said nothing. When the people saw thatstar shining in the morning sky, they knew they were on the right coursetoward water, palm trees, shelter, and other people. That's where I was born.\"\"Well then, we could say that I was born in Salem.\"The boy didn't know where Salem was, but he didn't want to ask, fearingthat he would appear ignorant. It was bunched up, and he had hardly thought of it for along time. He knew how to shear them,and how to slaughter them. These stones were the only form of divination permitted byGod. As long asthe boy knew how to find the best pastures in Andalusia, they would be hisfriends. It was the time of day when all of Spain slept duringthe summer. Since that morning in the marketplace, he had never again madeuse of Urim and Thummim, because Egypt was now just as distant a dreamfor him as was Mecca for the merchant. Just as I hadn't realized that for so many years Ihad been speaking a language without words to my sheep.\"Do you want to go to work for me?\" the merchant asked.\"I can work for the rest of today,\" the boy answered. The other man remarked that tea was alwaysmore delicious when it was served in crystal, because the aroma wasretained. The world was huge and inexhaustible; he had only to allow hissheep to set the route for a while, and he would discover other interestingthings. There was alsothe merchant's daughter, but she wasn't as important as his flock, becauseshe didn't depend on him. An illustration of an open book. You just have to read the omensthat he left for you.\"Before the boy could reply, a butterfly appeared and fluttered between himand the old man. About The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Book PDF; Language : English; Pullisher : Harper; Later Printing edition ; ISBN-10 : 9788172234980; ISBN-13 : 978-8172234980; The boy had never even noticed that there was a hole in his pouch.He knelt down to find Urim and Thummim and put them back in the pouch.But as he saw them lying there on the ground, another phrase came to hismind.\"Learn to recognize omens, and follow them,\" the old king had said.An omen. 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. *At the highest point in Tarifa there is an old fort, built by the Moors. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 8 / 94exist. He could always go back to being ashepherd. The Alchemist tells the story of a young shepherd named Santiago who is able to find a treasure beyond his wildest dreams. Don't try to enterinto the life of the oasis,\" he said, and walked away.But the Englishman was exultant. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2019-08-17 17:11:21 Identifier thealchemist_201908 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t6b35q07j Ocr ABBYY FineReader 11.0 (Extended OCR) \"Just asyour grandfather taught you. \"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. Like this book? He didn't need to seek out the oldwoman for this! The Alchemist is a novel by Paulo Coelho that was first published in 1988. There were no wolves in theregion, but once an animal had strayed during the night, and the boy hadhad to spend the entire next day searching for it.He swept the floor with his jacket and lay down, using the book he had justfinished reading as a pillow. 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. I have to find a man who knows thatuniversal language. He had had the same dreamthat night as a week ago, and once again he had awakened before it ended.He arose and, taking up his crook, began to awaken the sheep that stillslept. It wouldn't be the first time.\"And the woman told the boy to leave, saying she had already wasted toomuch time with him.So the boy was disappointed; he decided that he would never again believein dreams. If we serve tea in crystal, the shop is going to expand. If he makes a buying mistake, it doesn't affect him much. The scabbard was embossed in silver, and thehandle was black and encrusted with precious stones. He was at home with the silence of the desert, andhe was content just to look at the trees. Today, I understand something I didn't see before:every blessing ignored becomes a curse. But the alchemists were strange people, who thought onlyabout themselves, and almost always refused to help him. 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. But that's the way it is.\"The boy reminded the old man that he had said something about hiddentreasure. He canceled all hiscommitments and pulled together the most important of his books, and nowhere he was, sitting inside a dusty, smelly warehouse. The boy noted that there was a sense of fear in the air,even though no one said anything. The Alchemist - read free eBook by Paolo Coelho in online reader directly on the web page. Why not?He suddenly felt tremendously happy. Now, I can see that it hasn't been too bad. The room'sfurnishings consisted of a table, an image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus,and two chairs.The woman sat down, and told him to be seated as well. He knew that wind: people called it the levanter,because on it the Moors had come from the Levant at the eastern end ofthe Mediterranean.The levanter increased in intensity. The tea seemed less bitter.\"Who are you?\" he heard a voice ask him in Spanish.The boy was relieved. There were just drawings, coded instructions, andobscure texts. Urim and Thummim.It made the boy think of the old king, and it startled him to realize how longit had been since he had thought of him. But they really don'tknow what they're saying. He could see that the old man wanted to knowmore about his life.\"Well, then, we've got a problem. Itwas there that the wise man lived.\"Rather than finding a saintly man, though, our hero, on entering the mainroom of the castle, saw a hive of activity: tradesmen came and went,people were conversing in the corners, a small orchestra was playing softmusic, and there was a table covered with platters of the most deliciousfood in that part of the world. The problem is that they don't even realize that they're walking anew road every day. A shepherd may like to travel, but he should never forget about hissheep.The old man looked at the boy and, with his hands held together, madeseveral strange gestures over the boy's head. \"Ineed you to help me find out where the alchemist lives.\"First, they tried to find him on their own. A huge wooden cross. And he hadforgotten to mention that, when you have enough money to buy a flocklarger than the one you had before, you should buy it.The boy picked up his pouch and put it with his other things. Some of them were richpilgrims, traveling in caravans with servants and camels, but most of thepeople making the pilgrimage were poorer than I.\"All who went there were happy at having done so. The boy could see in his father's gaze adesire to be able, himself, to travel the worlda desire that was still alive,despite his father's having had to bury it, over dozens of years, under theburden of struggling for water to drink, food to eat, and the same place tosleep every night of his life. 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. I hate this tea.\"\"There is no wine in this country,\" the young man said. Inhis pursuit of the dream, he was being constantly subjected to tests of hispersistence and courage. 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. The lad wandered through the desert forforty days, and finally came upon a beautiful castle, high atop a mountain. pdf INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING PHENOMENON, 2012 Brahim EL FEZZAZI Paulo Coelho Full PDF Package This Paper A short summary of this paper 1 Full PDF related to this paper Download Download Full PDF Package Translate PDF The merchants were assembling theirstalls, and the boy helped a candy seller to do his. Every step has to be followedexactly as it was followed by the masters.\"The boy learned that the liquid part of the Master Work was called the Elixirof Life, and that it cured all illnesses; it also kept the alchemist fromgrowing old. But hewanted to know what the \"mysterious force\" was; the merchant's daughterwould be impressed when he told her about that!\"It's a force that appears to be negative, but actually shows you how torealize your destiny. They have blond hair, or dark skin, butbasically they're the same as the people who live right here.\"\"But I'd like to see the castles in the towns where they live,\" the boyexplained.\"Those people, when they see our land, say that they would like to live hereforever,\" his father continued.\"Well, I'd like to see their land, and see how they live,\" said his son.\"The people who come here have a lot of money to spend, so they can 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. But he decided to take a chance. If a guide were to fall ill or die, the camel drivers would draw lotsand appoint a new one. 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