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\"His way isn't the same as mine, nor mine as his. 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. It was \"yes.\"\"Am I going to find my treasure?\" he asked.He stuck his hand into the pouch, and felt around for one of the stones. 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. The Alchemist (Portuguese: O Alquimista) is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that was first published in 1988. \"Tangier is not like the rest of Africa. The closer he got to therealization of his dream, the more difficult things became. When he's anold man, he's going to spend a month in Africa. If I'm on themarch, I just concentrate on marching. Neighbors movedaway, and there remained only a few small shops on the hill. 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. 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. The infidels had an evil look about them.Besides this, in the rush of his travels he had forgotten a detail, just onedetail, which could keep him from his treasure for a long time: only Arabicwas spoken in this country.The owner of the bar approached him, and the boy pointed to a drink thathad been served at the next table. Outside, a hugecaravan was being prepared for a crossing of the Sahara, and wasscheduled to pass through Al-Fayoum.I'm going to find that damned alchemist, the Englishman thought. He had helped him out in a dangeroussituation. He didn't consider mending the holethe stonescould fall through any time they wanted. 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. \"Why are you telling me all this?\"\"Because you are trying to realize your destiny. Sometimes it's better to leave things as they are, he thought tohimself, and decided to say nothing. The boy waited, and then interrupted the old man just as he himself hadbeen interrupted. The boyand the Englishman had bought camels, and climbed uncertainly onto theirbacks. When he had finished his smoke,he reached into one of his pockets, and sat there for a few moments,regarding what he had withdrawn.It was a bundle of money. 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. 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. \"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. He had noticed that, as soon as he awoke, most of his animals alsobegan to stir. \"I've seen how the guides readthe signs of the desert, and how the soul of the caravan speaks to the soulof the desert.\"The Englishman said, \"I'd better pay more attention to the caravan.\"\"And I'd better read your books,\" said the boy. They were men who had dedicated their entire lives to thepurification of metals in their laboratories; they believed that, if a metal wereheated for many years, it would free itself of all its individual properties, andwhat was left would be the Soul of the World. He saw to it that all the sheep enteredthrough the ruined gate, and then laid some planks across it to prevent theflock from wandering away during the night. She hada vessel on her shoulder, and her head was covered by a veil, but her face. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 1 / 94 The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho Translated by Alan R. Clarke. \"Let's go and have some lunch,\" said the crystal merchant.He put a sign on the door, and they went to a small caf?nearby. They trust me, and they've forgotten how to rely on theirown instincts, because I lead them to nourishment. Then when he spoke about me he would say that Iam Melchizedek, the king of Salem.He looked to the skies, feeling a bit abashed, and said, \"I know it's thevanity of vanities, as you said, my Lord. They discovered that the purification ofthe metals had led to a purification of themselves.\"The boy thought about the crystal merchant. There were just drawings, coded instructions, andobscure texts. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 33 / 94He waited patiently for the merchant to awaken and open the shop. You'll see that there is life in the desert, that there are stars in theheavens, and that tribesmen fight because they are part of the human race.Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the momentwe're living right now.\"Two nights later, as he was getting ready to bed down, the boy looked forthe star they followed every night. He had never beento that ruined church before, in spite of having traveled through those partsmany times. He knew that a few hours from now, with the sun at itszenith, the heat would be so great that he would not be able to lead hisflock across the fields. These are good omens.\" Dusk was falling as the boy arrived with hisherd at an abandoned church. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 1 / 94 The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho Translated by Alan R. Clarke. Creatures like the sheep, that are used totraveling, know about moving on.\"He thought of the merchant's daughter, and was sure that she had probablymarried. The Englishman had several suitcases filled with books.There was a babble of noise, and the leader had to repeat himself severaltimes for everyone to understand what he was saying.\"There are a lot of different people here, and each has his own God. I have to find a man who knows thatuniversal language. \"They wanted me to be apriest, but I decided to become a shepherd.\"\"Much better,\" said the old man. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 21 / 94He took his money from his pouch and showed it to the young man. 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. The boy, accustomed to recognizing omens, spoke to the merchant.\"Let's sell tea to the people who climb the hill.\"\"Lots of places sell tea around here,\" the merchant said.\"But we could sell tea in crystal glasses. It had brought with it the sweat and the dreamsof men who had once left to search for the unknown, and for gold andadventureand for the Pyramids. When youare unable to read the omens, they will help you to do so. But let's say that the most important is that you have That was his work.The gods should not have desires, because they don't have destinies. 'The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world,and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.' The boy watched it through itstrajectory for some time, until it was hidden behind the white housessurrounding the plaza. \"It's called the principle offavorability. 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. \"And ask for aglass of wine for me. I don't want anything else in life.But you are forcing me to look at wealth and at horizons I have neverknown. Atnight, as they sat around the fire, the boy related to the driver hisadventures as a shepherd.During one of these conversations, the driver told of his own life.\"I used to live near El Cairum,\" he said. Themerchant was the proprietor of a dry goods shop, and he always demandedthat the sheep be sheared in his presence, so that he would not becheated. Paulo Coelho's masterpiece tells the mystical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns . And don't forget the language of omens. I need to buy my sheep back, so I have to earn themoney to do so.\" When you play cards the first time, you are almost sure to win.Beginner's luck.\"\"Why is that?\"\"Because there is a force that wants you to realize your destiny; it whetsyour appetite with a taste of success.\"Then the old man began to inspect the sheep, and he saw that one waslame. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 28 / 94with shepherds.\"The merchant turned to a customer who wanted three crystal glasses. \"They are so used tome that they know my schedule,\" he muttered. Video An illustration of an audio speaker. Everywherethere were stalls with items for sale. It wasn't exactly that they were secrets; God revealed his secretseasily to all his creatures.He had only one explanation for this fact: things have to be transmitted this 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. The Alchemist tells the story of a young shepherd named Santiago who is able to find a treasure beyond his wildest dreams. Some of them were things that he hadalready experienced, and weren't really new, but that he had neverperceived before. Theboy felt ill and terribly alone. He felt uneasy at the man's presence. \"The oases may notshelter armies or troops.\"To the boy's surprise, the Englishman took a chrome-plated revolver out ofhis bag and gave it to the men who were collecting the arms.\"Why a revolver?\" he asked. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 27 / 94asleep. Theboy spoke very little with the Englishman, who spent most of his time withhis books.The boy observed in silence the progress of the animals and people acrossthe desert. He suggested that the boy look around the palace and return intwo hours.\" 'Meanwhile, I want to ask you to do something,' said the wise man,handing the boy a teaspoon that held two drops of oil. There were oases throughout the desert, but the tribesmen foughtin the desert, leaving the oases as places of refuge.With some difficulty, the leader of the caravan brought all his peopletogether and gave them his instructions. 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 But the Englishman appeared not to attach any importance toit.\"In a way, so am I,\" he said.\"I don't even know what alchemy is,\" the boy was saying, when thewarehouse boss called to them to come outside. I'm interested only inthe present. The Alchemist (Portuguese: O Alquimista) is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho which was first published in 1988. Itwas more activity than usual for this time of the morning. He took out his money and counted it.\"We could get to the Pyramids by tomorrow,\" said the other, taking themoney. At othertimes, at a crucial moment, I make it easier for things to happen. If you can concentrate always on the present, you'll be a happyman. *A card hanging in the doorway announced that several languages werespoken in the shop. So, he asked if the old man'sblessing was still with him.He took out one of the stones. Books. But thosewho know about such things would know that those are Urim and Thummim.I didn't know that they had them in this part of the world.\"\"They were given to me as a present by a king,\" the boy said.The stranger didn't answer; instead, he put his hand in his pocket, and tookout two stones that were the same as the boy's.\"Did you say a king?\" he asked.\"I guess you don't believe that a king would talk to someone like me, ashepherd,\" he said, wanting to end the conversation.\"Not at all. In the crowd were women,children, and a number of men with swords at their belts and rifles slung ontheir shoulders. I need to know whether you have enough.\"The boy thought it a strange question. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 46 / 94\"Go back to watching the caravan,\" he said. He knew nothing aboutthe customs of the strange land he was in.\"I'll just watch him,\" he said to himself. \"There's a caravan leaving todayfor Al-Fayoum.\"\"But I'm going to Egypt,\" the boy said.\"Al-Fayoum is in Egypt,\" said the Arab. Ashe walked past the city's castle, he interrupted his return, and climbed thestone ramp that led to the top of the wall. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 11 / 94books. He recognized that he was feeling something he had neverexperienced before: the desire to live in one place forever. He remembered something his grandfather had once toldhim: that butterflies were a good omen. Did you notice the beautiful parchments in mylibrary? There you will find a treasure that will make you a rich man.\"The boy was surprised, and then irritated. Now that I have seen them, and now that I see how immense mypossibilities are, I'm going to feel worse than I did before you arrived.Because I know the things I should be able to accomplish, and I don't wantto do so.\"It's good I refrained from saying anything to the baker in Tarifa, thought theboy to himself.They went on smoking the pipe for a while as the sun began to set. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 38 / 94talking about, \"It's in the Bible. But the marketplace was empty, and he was far fromhome, so he wept. \"Imagine if everyone went around transforming leadinto gold. Why did they use suchstrange language, with so many drawings?\"The Englishman didn't answer him directly. Sometimes it's better to be withthe sheep, who don't say anything. But I had to insist on the payment of sixsheep because I helped you to make your decision.\"The boy put the stones in his pouch. He owned a jacket, a book thathe could trade for another, and a flock of sheep. But that's the way it is.\"The boy reminded the old man that he had said something about hiddentreasure. Please enter a valid web address. In lessthan a year, he would have doubled his flock, and he would be able to dobusiness with the Arabs, because he was now able to speak their strangelanguage. \"People will pass byand bump into it, and pieces will be broken.\"\"Well, when I took my sheep through the fields some of them might havedied if we had come upon a snake. 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. 70,081 free ebooks. I never thoughtI'd end up in a place like this, he thought, as he leafed through the pages ofa chemical journal. The desert is acapricious lady, and sometimes she drives men crazy.\" Each was swearing quietly to his orher own God. From there, he could see Africa inthe distance. The old woman asked him to swearagain while looking at the image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.\"It's a dream in the language of the world,\" she said. But he found it much more interesting to observe thecaravan and listen to the wind. Only when he consents.\"Wait for the end of the war. 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. 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. He had neverthought of them in terms of a language used by God to indicate what heshould do.\"Don't be impatient,\" he repeated to himself. And the solid part was called the Philosopher's Stone.\"It's not easy to find the Philosopher's Stone,\" said the Englishman. He transformed himselfinto a stone that rolled up to the miner's foot. 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. *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 canceled all hiscommitments and pulled together the most important of his books, and nowhere he was, sitting inside a dusty, smelly warehouse. 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. The sheep will get used to my notbeing there, too, the boy thought.From where he sat, he could observe the plaza. He was about the same age and height as the boy.\"Almost everyone here speaks Spanish. 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