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 6 / 94It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting,he thought, as he looked again at the position of the sun, and hurried hispace. He had never even wept in frontof his own sheep. Theboy knew, and was now working toward it. I don't want to changeanything, because I don't know how to deal with change. Today, I understand something I didn't see before:every blessing ignored becomes a curse. Then he sat in the sun-filled doorway, smokingthe hookah.He smoked in silence, thinking of nothing, and listening to the sound of thewind that brought the scent of the desert. As he mused about these things, he realized that he had to choosebetween thinking of himself as the poor victim of a thief and as anadventurer in quest of his treasure.\"I'm an adventurer, looking for treasure,\" he said to himself. \"They come in search of new things, but when they leave theyare basically the same people they were when they arrived. When someone sees thesame people every day, as had happened with him at the seminary, theywind up becoming a part of that person's life. 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. Sometimes, there's just no way tohold back the river. \"I'll work all night, untildawn, and I'll clean every piece of crystal in your shop. \"This is an important book, but it's really irritating.\"The boy was shocked. And the solid part was called the Philosopher's Stone.\"It's not easy to find the Philosopher's Stone,\" said the Englishman. Then he realized that he had been distracted for a few moments,looking at the sword. Before long, maybe in just a few days, hewould be at the Pyramids. 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. \"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. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 26 / 94\"I can clean up those glasses in the window, if you want,\" said the boy.\"The way they look now, nobody is going to want to buy them.\"The man looked at him without responding.\"In exchange, you could give me something to eat.\"The man still said nothing, and the boy sensed that he was going to have tomake a decision. The boy was also saddened; his friend was in pursuit of hisdestiny. But he knew that Salem wasn't in Andalusia. Paulo Coelho's masterpiece tells the mystical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns . Heknew all the fields and pastures of Andalusia. The oldman was probably a Gypsy, too.But before the boy could say anything, the old man leaned over, picked upa stick, and began to write in the sand of the plaza. Once obstacles were overcome, it returned to its course, sighting ona star that indicated the location of the oasis. If a guide were to fall ill or die, the camel drivers would draw lotsand appoint a new one. They traveled, spoke withwise men, performed miracles for the incredulous, and owned thePhilosopher's Stone and the Elixir of Life.But when the boy wanted to learn how to achieve the Master Work, hebecame completely lost. He had seen kingsand beggars walking the desert sands. 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. \"I'm doing much better, and soon you'll be able to return to your sheep.Why ask more out of life?\"\"Because we have to respond to omens,\" the boy said, almost withoutmeaning to; then he regretted what he had said, because the merchant hadnever met the king.\"It's called the principle of favorability, beginner's luck. 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. And maybe it wasn't that they were teaching me,but that I was learning from them.\"Maktub,\" the merchant said, finally.\"What does that mean?\"\"You would have to have been born an Arab to understand,\" he answered.\"But in your language it would be something like 'It is written.' Thenthe two went off to have some more tea.\"I'm leaving today,\" said the boy. Sometimes it's better to be withthe sheep, who don't say anything. \"It's like the camel driver said:'Eat when it's time to eat. 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. Always ask anobjective question.\"But, if you can, try to make your own decisions. 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 Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 3 / 94\"How did you learn to read?\" the girl asked at one point.\"Like everybody learns,\" he said. The candy seller had asmile on his face: he was happy, aware of what his life was about, andready to begin a day's work. The dunes were changed constantlyby the wind, yet these were the same sands he had known since he was achild. \"I hold thepower of life and death for every person I take with me. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 38 / 94talking about, \"It's in the Bible. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 1 / 94 The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho Translated by Alan R. Clarke. *The horizon was tinged with red, and suddenly the sun appeared. The alchemist saw the tribal chiefs greet the leader of thecaravan, and converse with him at length.But none of that mattered to the alchemist. Heknew it would require a lot of patience, but shepherds know all aboutpatience. Published 1992. There were thousands of people there,arguing, selling, and buying; vegetables for sale amongst daggers, andcarpets displayed alongside tobacco. If it were, hewould already have heard of it.\"And what do you do in Salem?\" he insisted.\"What do I do in Salem?\" The old man laughed. Yes, the old man hadknown what he was talking about: during the time the boy had spent in the It was the old manwho had asked for a drink of his wine, and had started the conversation.\"Give me my book,\" the boy said. That's good. He remembered the smile of the candy seller,on his first day in Tangier, when he had nothing to eat and nowhere to gothat smile had also been like the old king's smile.It's almost as if he had been here and left his mark, he thought. They tell their incredible stories at the time when you want to hearthem. 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. 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. For nearly a year, he had beenworking incessantly, thinking only of putting aside enough money so that hecould return to Spain with pride.\"Never stop dreaming,\" the old king had said. Everywherethere were stalls with items for sale. The boy had noticed that the Englishman was irritable, and missed hisbooks.\"So that those who have the responsibility for understanding canunderstand,\" he said. The boy noticed that the man's clothing was strange. The caravan would be very lucky to reach theoasis.The animals were exhausted, and the men talked among themselves lessand less. It was bunched up, and he had hardly thought of it for along time. He had already imagined the scene manytimes; every time, the girl became fascinated when he explained that thesheep had to be sheared from back to front. The two men exchangedsome words in Arabic, and the bar owner seemed irritated.\"Let's get out of here\" said the new arrival. They called that discoverythe Master Workit was part liquid and part solid.\"Can't you just observe men and omens in order to understand thelanguage?\" the boy asked.\"You have a mania for simplifying everything,\" answered the Englishman,irritated. Hewas a devout man, and, even with all his impatience, he wanted to live hislife in accordance with Muslim law.\"What's the fifth obligation?\" the boy asked.\"Two days ago, you said that I had never dreamed of travel,\" the merchantanswered. He transformed himselfinto a stone that rolled up to the miner's foot. \"Well, I'm the king ofSalem!\"People say strange things, the boy thought. When you want something with all your heart, that'swhen you are closest to the Soul of the World. 'You cannot trust a man if you don't know his house. He had tried in vain to establish a relationship with 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. The drivers carried thefreight themselves over such treacherous footing, and then reloaded thecamels. All they ever do, really, islook for food and water. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 49 / 94\"It helped me to trust in people,\" the Englishman answered.Meanwhile, the boy thought about his treasure. He canceled all hiscommitments and pulled together the most important of his books, and nowhere he was, sitting inside a dusty, smelly warehouse. If the sand was too finefor the animals' hooves, they sought a way where the sand was moresubstantial. It's your mission on earth.\"\"Even when all you want to do is travel? Here I am, between my flock and mytreasure, the boy thought. The group was to remain there atthe oasis until the conflict between the tribes was over. 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. On the other hand, he saidthat he always appeared to help those who are trying to realize their destiny.He left without saying good-bye to the crystal merchant. He must be disguised to avoid encounters withthieves.\"Take these,\" said the old man, holding out a white stone and a black stonethat had been embedded at the center of the breastplate. 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. I'm going to hate those who have found their treasurebecause I never found mine. *The boy couldn't believe what he was seeing: the oasis, rather than beingjust a well surrounded by a few palm treesas he had seen once in ageography bookwas much larger than many towns back in Spain. The othersare to pray five times a day, fast during Ramadan, and be charitable to thepoor.\"He stopped there. They trust me, and they've forgotten how to rely on theirown instincts, because I lead them to nourishment. He thought that the horizon was a bitlower than it had been, because he seemed to see stars on the desert itself.\"It's the oasis,\" said the camel driver.\"Well, why don't we go there right now?\" the boy asked.\"Because we have to sleep.\" * I don't want anything else in life.But you are forcing me to look at wealth and at horizons I have neverknown. A shepherdalways takes his chances with wolves and with drought, and that's what \"Maybe no one herehas, either.\"The Englishman's eyes lit up. In some places, the ground was covered with the salt of dried-up lakes. Even the guides spoke very little to one another.\"I've crossed these sands many times,\" said one of the camel drivers onenight. That was the law ofhospitality. Everything you need for every book you read. 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. 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. 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. \"You and I aren't like Hassan, that richmerchant. They spent so much time close to the fire that gradually theygave up the vanities of the world. In his pouch, he had his jackethe certainly wasn't goingto need it in the desert. They spoke about mercury, salt, dragons, andkings, and he didn't understand any of it. 2 What did Santiago's parents originally hope he would be when he grew up? He was thinking about omens, and someone hadappeared.\"How come you speak Spanish?\" he asked. "It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.". So he could not be hasty, nor impatient. \"I have watched the caravan as it crossed the desert,\" hesaid. No hope, no adventure, no oldkings or destinies, no treasure, and no Pyramids. He had done this for years, and knew the schedule of everyonewho passed. But now I'm sad andalone. Although the vision of the date palms would someday be just amemory, right now it signified shade, water, and a refuge from the war.Yesterday, the camel's groan signaled danger, and now a row of date palmscould herald a miracle.The world speaks many languages, the boy thought. The Alchemist - read free eBook by Paolo Coelho in online reader directly on the web page. I can learn something from the desert, too. Neighbors movedaway, and there remained only a few small shops on the hill. He had to choose between something he hadbecome accustomed to and something he wanted to have. I shouldhave repeated it for him. \"I dreamed that I was in a fieldwith my sheep, when a child appeared and began to play with the animals. And yet,none of these people has ever met the old king. *The boy awoke before dawn. "I'm like everyone else-I see the world in terms of what I would like to see happen, not what actually does.". Sonow I'm a camel driver. 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. 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. But the alchemists were strange people, who thought onlyabout themselves, and almost always refused to help him. The way the content is organized 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. He took Urim and Thummim fromhis pocket, and began playing with them.The stranger shouted, \"Urim and Thummim!\"In a flash the boy put them back in his pocket.\"They're not for sale,\" he said.\"They're not worth much,\" the Englishman answered. The sheep were at the gates of the city, in a stable thatbelonged to a friend. During the dream, a child tells him to seek treasure at the foot of the Egyptian pyramids. 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. Uponreturning to the wise man, he related in detail everything he had seen.\" 'But where are the drops of oil I entrusted to you?' \"I have to go and gather my sheep andget going.\"\"Give me one-tenth of your sheep,\" said the old man, \"and I'll tell you howto find the hidden treasure.\"The boy remembered his dream, and suddenly everything was clear to him.The old woman hadn't charged him anything, but the old manmaybe hewas her husbandwas going to find a way to get much more money inexchange for information about something that didn't even exist. In half an hour, he had cleaned all the glasses in the window, and,as he was doing so, two customers had entered the shop and bought somecrystal.When he had completed the cleaning, he asked the man for something toeat. They don't see that the fields are new and the seasonschange. The book was written inSpanish. A small sliver of the stone can transform large quantities of metalinto gold.\"Having heard that, the boy became even more interested in alchemy. One of them, a cobbler whomade his living mending boots, said that he had traveled for almost a yearthrough the desert, but that he got more tired when he had to walk throughthe streets of Tangier buying his leather.\"\"Well, why don't you go to Mecca now?\" asked the boy.\"Because it's the thought of Mecca that keeps me alive. It had been eleven months and nine dayssince he had first set foot on the African continent.He dressed in his Arabian clothing of white linen, bought especially for thisday. \"He wants us to leave.\"The boy was relieved. 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. *\"That's strange,\" said the boy, as he tried once again to read the burial Therewere three hundred wells, fifty thousand date trees, and innumerablecolored tents spread among them.\"It looks like The Thousand and One Nights,\" said the Englishman, impatientto meet with the alchemist.They were surrounded by children, curious to look at the animals andpeople that were arriving. He put his headcloth in place and secured it with a ring made of camelskin. wishing that he had died, and that everythingwould end forever at that moment.The merchant looked anxiously at the boy. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 33 / 94He waited patiently for the merchant to awaken and open the shop. And joining this caravan may havebeen my decision, but where it goes is going to be a mystery to me.Nearby was the Englishman, reading a book. 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. His hands began to tremble, and thewoman sensed it. An illustration of two cells of a film strip. He said that for the past fewdays he had been paying attention to how the caravan operated, but that hehadn't learned anything new. \"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. He really was aking, a wise king.The hills of Andalusia were only two hours away, but there was an entiredesert between him and the Pyramids. Since they werevisitors, they would have to share living space with those who lived there,and would be given the best accommodations. Only when he consents.\"Wait for the end of the war. \"Tangier is not like the rest of Africa. 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. As he read on, an old man sat down at his side andtried to strike up a conversation.\"What are they doing?\" the old man asked, pointing at the people in theplaza.\"Working,\" the boy answered dryly, making it look as if he wanted toconcentrate on his reading.Actually, he was thinking about shearing his sheep in front of themerchant's daughter, so that she could see that he was someone who wascapable of doing difficult things. (PDF) The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. I'm going to become bitter and distrustful of people because oneperson betrayed me. Idon't like people to do that, because the sheep are afraid of strangers. On the otherhand, I don't know if the desert can be a friend, and it's in the desert that Ihave to search for my treasure. Theysearched everywhere, and found that the oasis was much larger than theycould have imagined; there were hundreds of tents.\"We've wasted almost the entire day,\" said the Englishman, sitting downwith the boy near one of the wells.\"Maybe we'd better ask someone,\" the boy suggested.The Englishman didn't want to tell others about his reasons for being at theoasis, and couldn't make up his mind. As soon as he had learned to know hiscamel better, and to establish a relationship with him, he threw the bookaway. They reached the center of a largeplaza where the market was held. That's what helpsme face these days that are all the same, these mute crystals on theshelves, and lunch and dinner at that same horrible caf? His eyes filled with tears as he spoke of the Prophet. Theold man wore a breastplate of heavy gold, covered with precious stones.The boy recalled the brilliance he had noticed on the previous day.He really was a king! The boy approached awoman who had come to the well to fill a goatskin with water.\"Good afternoon, ma'am. Then he turned to theboy.\"I am proud of you,\" he said. 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. The boy swore to Jesus Christ. Originally written in Portuguese, it became a widely translated international bestseller. It turned out to be a bitter tea. But instead of being saddened, he was happy. And,one day, the leader of the caravan made the decision that the fires shouldno longer be lighted, so as not to attract attention to the caravan.The travelers adopted the practice of arranging the animals in a circle atnight, sleeping together in the center as protection against the nocturnalcold. The boyprodded them, one by one, with his crook, calling each by name. Or beginner's luck.\"The merchant was silent for a few moments. One year, when the crop wasthe best ever, we all went to Mecca, and I satisfied the only unmetobligation in my life. He had remembered that one of thecrystal merchant's suppliers transported his crystal by means of caravansthat crossed the desert. He realized thathe could do the same thing the old man had donesense whether a personwas near to or far from his destiny. 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. pdf | Brahim EL FEZZAZI - Academia.edu Download Free PDF The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. There was afull moon, and the boy told the Englishman the story of his life.The Englishman was fascinated with the part about the progress achieved atthe crystal shop after the boy began working there.\"That's the principle that governs all things,\" he said. 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. Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other peopleshould lead their lives, but none about his or her own.He decided to wait until the sun had sunk a bit lower in the sky beforefollowing his flock back through the fields. The boy smiled to himself. The Alchemist is a novel by Paulo Coelho that was first published in 1988. Whenever he saw the sea, or a fire, he fell silent,impressed by their elemental force.I've learned things from the sheep, and I've learned things from crystal, hethought. 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.' 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. The sale of his sheep had left him with enough money in hispouch, and the boy knew that in money there was magic; whoever hasmoney is never really alone. This is aport, and every port has its thieves.\"The boy trusted his new friend. Maybe no one here knows what analchemist is! 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. Butchildren always seem to be able to play with them without frightening them.I don't know why. Itwas something that I thought could happen only to others, never to me. The old man had said to ask very clear questions, and to dothat, the boy had to know what he wanted. The black signifies 'yes,' and the white 'no.' The boy watched it through itstrajectory for some time, until it was hidden behind the white housessurrounding the plaza. The silence of thedesert was a distant dream; the travelers in the caravan were talkingincessantly, laughing and shouting, as if they had emerged from thespiritual world and found themselves once again in the world of people.They were relieved and happy.They had been taking careful precautions in the desert, but the camel driverexplained to the boy that oases were always considered to be neutralterritories, because the majority of the inhabitants were women andchildren. In the crowd were women,children, and a number of men with swords at their belts and rifles slung ontheir shoulders. \"But I have to buy two camels.\"They walked together through the narrow streets of Tangier. Wearing his new sandals, he descended the stairs silently.The city was still sleeping. 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. He recognized that he was feeling something he had neverexperienced before: the desire to live in one place forever. All his life and all his studieswere aimed at finding the one true language of the universe. 1 of 25. An illustration of an open book. We have to take advantage whenluck is on our side, and do as much to help it as it's doing to help us. A recurring dream troubles Santiago, a young and adventurous Andalusian shepherd. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 28 / 94with shepherds.\"The merchant turned to a customer who wanted three crystal glasses. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 10 / 94\"What's the world's greatest lie?\" the boy asked, completely surprised.\"It's this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what'shappening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. As theysat around the fire, the camel drivers exchanged information about But that disaster taught me to understand the wordof Allah: people need not fear the unknown if they are capable of achievingwhat they need and want.\"We are afraid of losing what we have, whether it's our life or ourpossessions and property. After all, he had all his money. \"And suddenly, the child took me by both hands andtransported me to the Egyptian pyramids.\"He paused for a moment to see if the woman knew what the Egyptianpyramids were. Just handling them made himfeel better. *The old woman led the boy to a room at the back of her house; it wasseparated from her living room by a curtain of colored beads. A burning bush. Bycoincidenceor maybe it was an omen, the boy thoughthe came to thebar he had entered on his first day there. Theshop is exactly the size I always wanted it to be. He should respect tradition.The Englishman was disappointed. 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. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 37 / 94scene that began the book. Did you see the garden that it took the mastergardener ten years to create? If he did, it waspossible that the Arab would want a part of it as payment for taking himthere. Thinking about that for amoment, he realized that it could be the other way around: that it was hewho had become accustomed to their schedule.But there were certain of them who took a bit longer to awaken. Maybe she didn't even remember him. God hasprepared a path for everyone to follow. The Alchemist by Ben Jonson - Free Ebook. Then leave with the caravan. 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. \"They wanted me to be apriest, but I decided to become a shepherd.\"\"Much better,\" said the old man. 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