I've already imagined a thousand times crossing the desert, arrivingat the Plaza of the Sacred Stone, the seven times I walk around it beforeallowing myself to touch it. Before long, maybe in just a few days, hewould be at the Pyramids. They were solitary individualswho no longer believed in things, and didn't understand that shepherdsbecome attached to their sheep. \"He wants us to leave.\"The boy was relieved. Then he turned to theboy.\"I am proud of you,\" he said. The Alchemist Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Once again he saw that, in that strange land, he was applying thesame lessons he had learned with his sheep.\"All things are one,\" the old man had said. A special 25th anniversary edition of the extraordinary international bestseller, including a new Foreword by Paulo Coelho. And I will tellyou how to find the hidden treasure. \"I dreamed that I was in a fieldwith my sheep, when a child appeared and began to play with the animals. As he took his jacket out of the pouch, thinking to give it tosomeone in the street, the two stones fell to the floor. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 3 / 94\"How did you learn to read?\" the girl asked at one point.\"Like everybody learns,\" he said. His soul must be too primitive tounderstand those things, he thought.He took back his books and packed them away again in their bags. If he sold just one of hissheep, he'd have enough to get to the other shore of the strait. All they think about is food and water.Maybe we're all that way, the boy mused. 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. They trust me, and they've forgotten how to rely on theirown instincts, because I lead them to nourishment. He never realized thatpeople are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.\"\"He should have decided to become a shepherd,\" the boy said. After all, he had all his money. There are thousands of kilometers ofdesert between here and there.\"There was a moment of silence so profound that it seemed the city was Even meI haven't thought ofother women since I met the merchant's daughter. Uponreturning to the wise man, he related in detail everything he had seen.\" 'But where are the drops of oil I entrusted to you?' He had worked for an entire year to make a dream cometrue, and that dream, minute by minute, was becoming less important.Maybe because that wasn't really his dream.Who knows maybe it's better to be like the crystal merchant: never go toMecca, and just go through life wanting to do so, he thought, again tryingto convince himself. 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. "It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.". \"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. If a guide were to fall ill or die, the camel drivers would draw lotsand appoint a new one. Then he said, \"The Prophetgave us the Koran, and left us just five obligations to satisfy during ourlives. Theshop is exactly the size I always wanted it to be. He should respect tradition.The Englishman was disappointed. As long asthe boy knew how to find the best pastures in Andalusia, they would be hisfriends. He could see that the old man wanted to knowmore about his life.\"Well, then, we've got a problem. 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 most important is to believe only in the one true God. \"This candy merchant isn't makingcandy so that later he can travel or marry a shopkeeper's daughter. 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. As he was leaving, he saw, in the corner of the room, his oldshepherd's pouch. Just handling them made himfeel better. When I was young, all Iwanted to do was put together enough money to start this shop. It turned out to be a bitter tea. In the desert, disobedience means death.\"There was a murmur from the crowd. The same book that taught me about Urimand Thummim. I'm used to theway I am.\"The boy didn't know what to say. Ten years at the university, and here I am in a corral.But he had to move on. I couldn't have found God in the seminary,he thought, as he looked at the sunrise.Whenever he could, he sought out a new road to travel. The old king hadn't told him that the Pyramids were just a pileof stones, or that anyone could build one in his backyard. That waswhat made traveling appeal to himhe always made new friends, and hedidn't need to spend all of his time with them. 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. A burning bush. During the dream, a child tells him to seek treasure at the foot of the Egyptian pyramids. But they really don'tknow what they're saying. They filled threesacks. And the solid part was called the Philosopher's Stone.\"It's not easy to find the Philosopher's Stone,\" said the Englishman. Download Free PDF. 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. He knew everything about each member ofhis flock: he knew which ones were lame, which one was to give birth twomonths from now, and which were the laziest. Although his new worldat the moment was just an empty marketplace, he had already seen it whenit was teeming with life, and he would never forget it. Before you came, I was thinkingabout how much time I had wasted in the same place, while my friends hadmoved on, and either went bankrupt or did better than they had before. Combining magic, mysticism, wisdom and wonder into an inspiring tale of self-discovery, The Alchemist has become a modern classic, selling millions of copies around the world and transforming the lives of countless readers across generations. The other man remarked that tea was alwaysmore delicious when it was served in crystal, because the aroma wasretained. But he trusted in the old man, whohad said that, when you really want something, the universe alwaysconspires in your favor. \"Maybe that's why they give up on it so early,too. That'swhy I have to live off what my daughters provide me with.\"\"And what if I never get to Egypt?\"\"Then I don't get paid. *The boy went to his room and packed his belongings. Someone had once told him that it was from there that theMoors had come, to occupy all of Spain.He could see almost the entire city from where he sat, including the plazawhere he had talked with the old man. He hadalways believed that the sheep were able to understand what he said. Something brightreflected from his chest with such intensity that the boy was momentarilyblinded. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 17 / 94The old man opened his cape, and the boy was struck by what he saw. \"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. You can publish your book online for free in a few minutes! The boy swore to Jesus Christ. He could always go back to being ashepherd. ''He told the boy it was no coincidence that he had met him with Urim andThummim in his hand. So he held out thebook to the manfor two reasons: first, that he, himself, wasn't sure how topronounce the title; and second, that if the old man didn't know how toread, he would probably feel ashamed and decide of his own accord tochange benches.\"Hmm\" said the old man, looking at all sides of the book, as if it weresome strange object. He spoke Spanish betterthan Arabic, and, if this boy was going to Al-Fayoum, there would besomeone to talk to when there were no other important things to do. Maybe God created the desert so that mancould appreciate the date trees, he thought.He decided to concentrate on more practical matters. I understand sheep;they're no longer a problem, and they can be good friends. When he had gone only a short distance, he realized that, whilethey were erecting the stall, one of them had spoken Arabic and the otherSpanish.And they had understood each other perfectly well.There must be a language that doesn't depend on words, the boy thought.I've already had that experience with my sheep, and now it's happening withpeople. \"There are rumors of tribal wars,\" he told them.The three fell silent. The miner was about to give it all up, right atthe point when, if he were to examine just one more stonejust one morehe would find his emerald. But you know that I'm not going to go to Mecca. 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. Here I am, between my flock and mytreasure, the boy thought. 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. The heat lasted until nightfall, and all that time he had to carryhis jacket. 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. He wasfeeling sorry for himself, and lamenting the fact that his life could havechanged so suddenly and so drastically.He was so ashamed that he wanted to cry. But in the crystal shop you probably realized thateven the glasses were collaborating in your success.\"The boy thought about that for a while as he looked at the moon and thebleached sands. He had not a cent in his pocket, but he had faith. 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. Then she again took his hands andstudied them carefully.\"I'm not going to charge you anything now,\" she said. He had never beento that ruined church before, in spite of having traveled through those partsmany times. He called to the boy, andthey took a walk along the dunes surrounding the encampment. Theomens had told him so. But hedecided first to buy his bakery and put some money aside. And also by unhappiness, envy, and jealousy. We're only two hours from Spain.\"\"Sit down, and let me treat you to something,\" said the boy. The treasure is at thePyramids; that you already knew. A huge wooden cross. From then on, he would make his owndecisions.\"Don't forget that everything you deal with is only one thing and nothingelse. But when he thought to complain about the burden of its weight,he remembered that, because he had the jacket, he had withstood the coldof the dawn.We have to be prepared for change, he thought, and he was grateful for thejacket's weight and warmth.The jacket had a purpose, and so did the boy. It's with those words that the universal language is written. He got up to pay the bill, but the owner grabbed himand began to speak to him in an angry stream of words. But now I'm sad andalone. I don't know how animals know the age of humanbeings.\"\"Tell me more about your dream,\" said the woman. \"Ineed you to help me find out where the alchemist lives.\"First, they tried to find him on their own. Inhis pursuit of the dream, he was being constantly subjected to tests of hispersistence and courage. When thecaravan was blocked by a boulder, it had to go around it; if there was alarge rocky area, they had to make a major detour. The He was about the same age and height as the boy.\"Almost everyone here speaks Spanish. Did you notice the beautiful parchments in mylibrary? I thought that everything Iowned would be destroyed.\"The land was ruined, and I had to find some other way to earn a living. He had assumed he would soon return to hissheep.\"Why did you want to get to the Pyramids?\" he asked, to get away from thebusiness of the display.\"Because I've always heard about them,\" the boy answered, saying nothingabout his dream. He recognized that he was feeling something he had neverexperienced before: the desire to live in one place forever. We have to take advantage whenluck is on our side, and do as much to help it as it's doing to help us. He had fallen asleep in themiddle of the marketplace, and life in the plaza was about to resume.Looking around, he sought his sheep, and then realized that he was in anew world. That was the law ofhospitality. If someone isn't what others want them to be, the othersbecome angry. \"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. At othertimes, at a crucial moment, I make it easier for things to happen. 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. He was going to miss the place and all thegood things he had learned. Hewas selling better than ever as if time had turned back to the old dayswhen the street had been one of Tangier's major attractions.\"Business has really improved,\" he said to the boy, after the customer hadleft. \"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. But there was one idea thatseemed to repeat itself throughout all the books: all things are themanifestation of one thing only.In one of the books he learned that the most important text in the literatureof alchemy contained only a few lines, and had been inscribed on thesurface of an emerald.\"It's the Emerald Tablet,\" said the Englishman, proud that he might teachsomething to the boy.\"Well, then, why do we need all these books?\" the boy asked.\"So that we can understand those few lines,\" the Englishman answered,without appearing really to believe what he had said. It prepares your spirit and your will, because there isone great truth on this planet: whoever you are, or whatever it is that youdo, when you really want something, it's because that desire originated inthe soul of the universe. If I have to fight, it will be just asgood a day to die as any other.\"Because I don't live in either my past or my future. \"The fifth obligation of every Muslim is a pilgrimage. No sound from the bazaars, no arguments among the merchants,no men climbing to the towers to chant. He had unraveled the truths behindimportant questions, but his studies had taken him to a point beyond whichhe could not seem to go. What he needed to do wasreview all he had learned over the years, because the alchemist wouldcertainly put him to the test.The young Arab took out a book and began to read. He had lived thirty years of his lifebuying and selling crystal pieces, and now it was too late to do anythingelse.He spent the entire morning observing the infrequent comings and goings inthe street. 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. Torealize one's destiny is a person's only real obligation. The problem is that they don't even realize that they're walking anew road every day. Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist. \"Therewas no way for everybody to know about alchemy. But maybe I'llnever have another chance to get to the Pyramids in Egypt. Published 1992. The next day, he gave his son a pouch that heldthree ancient Spanish gold coins.\"I found these one day in the fields. There had been a time when he thought that his sheep couldteach him everything he needed to know about the world. And no onewas going to climb the hill just to browse through a few small shops.But the crystal merchant had no choice. He drank a bit from the wine thatremained from his dinner of the night before, and he gathered his jacketcloser to his body. 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. But the alchemists were strange people, who thought onlyabout themselves, and almost always refused to help him. The Alchemist by Ben Jonson - Free Ebook. So, it's not surprising that kingswould talk to shepherds.\"And he went on, fearing that the boy wouldn't understand what he was The old manwore a breastplate of gold, and he knew about my past. *\"I'm the king of Salem,\" the old man had said.\"Why would a king be talking with a shepherd?\" the boy asked, awed andembarrassed.\"For several reasons. I'm going to hate those who have found their treasurebecause I never found mine. 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 Gold would lose its value.\"It's only those who are persistent, and willing to study things deeply, whoachieve the Master Work. Sparklet Chapter Summaries Summary & Analysis Part One, Section 1 Section 2 Hethought that, with some patience, he'd be able to transform everything intogold. 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. Everyone, when they areyoung, knows what their destiny is.\"At that point in their lives, everything is clear and everything is possible.They are not afraid to dream, and to yearn for everything they would like tosee happen to them in their lives. Eventhough the sheep didn't teach me to speak Arabic.But the sheep had taught him something even more important: that therewas a language in the world that everyone understood, a language the boyhad used throughout the time that he was trying to improve things at theshop. Maybe she didn't even remember him. An illustration of an open book. 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. But that's the way it is.\"The boy reminded the old man that he had said something about hiddentreasure. The boythought back to that conversation with his father, and felt happy; he hadalready seen many castles and met many women (but none the equal of theone who awaited him several days hence). In one he had read that, many years ago, afamous Arabian alchemist had visited Europe. \"Everyone has his or her own way of learning things,\"he said to himself. *\"People from all over the world have passed through this village, son,\" saidhis father. Africa was only a few hoursfrom Tarifa; one had only to cross the narrow straits by boat. He was afraid to look around, because he knew what hewould find. Since they werevisitors, they would have to share living space with those who lived there,and would be given the best accommodations. The black signifies 'yes,' and the white 'no.' They were fascinating stories:each of them lived out his destiny to the end. There, in front of him, where the small starshad been the night before, was an endless row of date palms, stretchingacross the entire desert.\"We've done it!\" said the Englishman, who had also awakened early.But the boy was quiet. \"I have to get back tomy cooking, and, since you don't have much money, I can't give you a lotof time.\"\"The child went on playing with my sheep for quite a while,\" continued theboy, a bit upset. He remembered thesword. The Alchemist Complete Novel PDF 19/04/2022 / English Books PDF, Novel / General, Paulo Coelho / By Kumar 'The Alchemist' PDF Quick download link is given at the bottom of this article. And don't forget the language of omens. He could always become a crystal salesman again. Itwas more activity than usual for this time of the morning. The merchants were assembling theirstalls, and the boy helped a candy seller to do his. Ashe did so, both of them pushed through a hole in the pouch and fell to theground. I'm interested only inthe present. The boy could certainly resist causingthat kind of anxiety for the baker. If I'm on themarch, I just concentrate on marching. 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. From where hestood, he saw for the first time that the old merchant's hair was very muchlike the hair of the old king. Sometimes it's better to be withthe sheep, who don't say anything. 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. But ever since he had been a child, he had wantedto know the world, and this was much more important to him than knowingGod and learning about man's sins. 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. 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 hoped that it would besomeone as capable as his previous apprentice.I don't know why these things have to be transmitted by word of mouth, hethought. The Alchemist Book PDF Free Download Link Click down the button below to download the full PDF file PDF File Author Source: Twitter The author of The Alchemist PDF Book is Paulo Coelho, he was born on 24 August 1954 in Brazil Rio de Janeiro. *A card hanging in the doorway announced that several languages werespoken in the shop. That morning he had knowneverything that was going to happen to him as he walked through thefamiliar fields. 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) But then he remembered that he wasn't going to have topay anything.\"I didn't need to waste my time just for this,\" he said.\"I told you that your dream was a difficult one. 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. I just want to dream aboutMecca. At the same time, people werepassing my shop all the time, heading for Mecca. Once obstacles were overcome, it returned to its course, sighting ona star that indicated the location of the oasis. It was only theEnglishman who was unaware of all this; he was, for the most part,immersed in reading his books.The boy, too, had his book, and he had tried to read it during the first fewdays of the journey. Anyway, the boy had becomehappy in his work, and thought all the time about the day when he woulddisembark at Tarifa as a winner.\"You must always know what it is that you want,\" the old king had said. The dunes were changed constantlyby the wind, yet these were the same sands he had known since he was achild. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 42 / 94windstorms, and told stories about the desert.At other times, mysterious, hooded men would appear; they were Bedouinswho did surveillance along the caravan route. Heknew all the fields and pastures of Andalusia. 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. A recurring dream troubles Santiago, a young and adventurous Andalusian shepherd. And then they want theperson to change. And yet,none of these people has ever met the old king. But all he foundwas the heavy book, his jacket, and the two stones the old man had givenhim.As he looked at the stones, he felt relieved for some reason. Yes, their days were all the same, with the seemingly endless hoursbetween sunrise and dusk; and they had never read a book in their younglives, and didn't understand when the boy told them about the sights of thecities. And the leader posted armed sentinels at the fringes of the group.The Englishman was unable to sleep one night. 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. He had worked hard for a year, andthe omens were that it was time to go.I'm going to go back to doing just what I did before, the boy thought. I need to buy my sheep back, so I have to earn themoney to do so.\" I havenever heard of them, but, if it was a child who showed them to you, they 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.' These stones were the only form of divination permitted byGod. Although the boy had developed a superstition that each time heopened the book he would learn something important, he decided it was anunnecessary burden.He became friendly with the camel driver who traveled alongside him. He was more confident in himself, though, andfelt as though he could conquer the world.\"But I'm going back to the fields that I know, to take care of my flockagain.\" He said that to himself with certainty, but he was no longer happywith his decision. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 1 / 94 The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho Translated by Alan R. Clarke. He knew he was stronger than hisfriend.Suddenly, there in the midst of all that confusion, he saw the most beautifulsword he had ever seen. Santiago is a humble shepherd whose desires are . \"This is an important book, but it's really irritating.\"The boy was shocked. It seemed he had made the long journeyfor nothing. His hands began to tremble, and thewoman sensed it. \"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. Dusk was falling as the boy arrived with hisherd at an abandoned church. In just a few hours he had seen menwalking hand in hand, women with their faces covered, and priests thatclimbed to the tops of towers and chantedas everyone about him went totheir knees and placed their foreheads on the ground.\"A practice of infidels,\" he said to himself. \"How many sheep do youhave?\"\"Enough,\" said the boy. There was nothing tohold him back except himself. If he were to say anything, the bakerwould spend three days thinking about giving it all up, even though he hadgotten used to the way things were. Theboy knew, and was now working toward it. 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. He was at home with the silence of the desert, andhe was content just to look at the trees. 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. 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