The Alchemist, Paulo Coeho
8/28/03
A book about following dreams. The hero, a boy, Santagio, gives up seminary to be a Shepard, to travel.
“It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting”
“At a certainly point on our lives, we lose control of what’s happening to us and our lives become controlled by fate. That’s world’s greatest lie.”
In a plaza in Africa:
“This wasn’t a strange place, it was a new one”
The boy learns from each unexpected life event:
Shepherding, the language of omens
Crystal Sales
The Desert
The Englishman, who was looking the wrong way
The Alchemist
Fatima
The wind, sand, and sun
His journey takes him across the desert, to see the pyramids, but that is all. It was the means to the end that was the treasure.
Good vs. Evil, Love vs. Fear
And following a dream, a personal journey
Very good book, rec by Carolyne, a long time ago.
