Hello friends, how are you? I hope you are all doing well. I'm also doing great. In the new year, with new energy, new thoughts, and new dreams, I'm learning something new.
Friends, I'm currently reading "The Alchemist." The author of this book is Paulo Coelho. Friends, sometimes we don't have clear goals in our lives, and even when we do, we lack the courage to achieve them. But what are these obstacles that prevent us from fulfilling our dreams? Friends, many such questions can be answered through this book.
The Alchemist tells the story of a young shepherd named Santiago, who lives in the Andalusian region of Spain. He loves to travel. His father suggested that if he wanted to see the world, becoming a shepherd would be the best way. So, Santiago, following his father's advice, raises sheep and travels from village to village. This gives him two advantages: firstly, he fulfills his passion for travel, and secondly, he earns some money by selling the sheep's wool. This time too, Santiago was going to sell wool, but he was very happy because he knew he would meet the merchant's daughter he had met last time. While sleeping at night, Santiago repeatedly dreams that someone is telling him about a hidden treasure in the pyramids.
One day, he meets a woman who can interpret dreams. The woman tells him that he must go to the pyramids of Egypt and demands a tenth of the treasure that appears in Santiago's dream. Santiago doesn't believe her and leaves.
On his journey, Santiago meets a man named Melchizedek, who claims to be the King of Salem. He demands a tenth of Santiago's sheep so that he can tell him about the treasure that appears in Santiago's dream. Santiago asks him what destiny is (he explains that when we are young, we all know what our desires are...). What is our destiny? We are not afraid to fulfill it and put all our strength into it. But as time passes, some force begins to tell us that fulfilling our dreams is not impossible, but first, we must trust our destiny. No matter who you are, when you truly desire something from the heart, the universe gives you everything, whether it's traveling the world, finding the treasure that appears in your dreams, or marrying the merchant's daughter.
Like the woman, the king also tells Santiago that he will find the treasure in the pyramids of Egypt. Santiago gives the king a tenth of his sheep, buys a ship ticket, and prepares to go to Africa. As he leaves, the king tells Santiago that God has made a path for everyone; one only needs to walk on that path with complete faith, accepting all the events that happen along the way.
Santiago is robbed by a thief in Tangier, a city in Africa, but he accepts it as a twist of fate and moves on. There, Santiago works in a crystal shop, where he learns resilience, perseverance, and new skills.
He travels to the desert during a caravan journey. During this journey, he meets an Englishman who is searching for the Alchemist. There, Santiago learns to understand the language of the soul and read the signs of the universe. In the desert, he falls in love with a girl named Fatima. He also meets the real Alchemist, who teaches him that the treasure can be not only material but also spiritual.
After many struggles and challenges, Santiago reaches the pyramids of Egypt. There, he realizes that the real treasure was where he started, near the old church in Spain where he first had the dream. This is where the book ends.
Friends, the book teaches us that the journey is more valuable than the destination because the experiences, lessons, and transformations gained during the journey are the real treasure. And another thing the book tells us is that if... When we intensely desire something, the entire universe conspires to help us achieve it.
I hope you enjoyed this post and that you will also read this book this year. Thank you very much for reading this far.
Content is original, translated via google translator.
