He believed in omens. \"Because you really like to travel.\"\"He knew what I was thinking,\" the boy said to himself. \"My friend bought all the other sheepimmediately. The boyand the Englishman had bought camels, and climbed uncertainly onto theirbacks. Oh, if they only knew how different things are justtwo hours by ship from where they are, he thought. \"The shepherd said nothing. Originally written in Portuguese, it became a widely translated international bestseller. But he trusted in the old man, whohad said that, when you really want something, the universe alwaysconspires in your favor. \"Therewas no way for everybody to know about alchemy. 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. That he wanted to travel. The wise man conversed with everyone, andthe boy had to wait for two hours before it was his turn to be given theman's attention.\"The wise man listened attentively to the boy's explanation of why he hadcome, but told him that he didn't have time just then to explain the secret ofhappiness. I can learn something from the desert, too. \"I'll work all night, untildawn, and I'll clean every piece of crystal in your shop. 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. The roof had fallen in long ago, and anenormous sycamore had grown on the spot where the sacristy had oncestood.He decided to spend the night there. Swear that you will give me one-tenth of your treasurein exchange for what I am going to tell you.\"The shepherd swore that he would. Hethought that, with some patience, he'd be able to transform everything intogold. They were on the right track.Finally, a young woman approached who was not dressed in black. It's going to test thecaravan's every step to see if it's in time, and, if it is, we will make it to theoasis.\"\"If either of us had joined this caravan based only on personal courage, butwithout understanding that language, this journey would have been muchmore difficult.\"They stood there looking at the moon.\"That's the magic of omens,\" said the boy. They were solitary individualswho no longer believed in things, and didn't understand that shepherdsbecome attached to their sheep. It was said that he was morethan two hundred years old, and that he had discovered the Philosopher'sStone and the Elixir of Life. They spent so much time close to the fire that gradually theygave up the vanities of the world. Published 1992. There, he couldexchange his book for a thicker one, fill his wine bottle, shave, and have ahaircut; he had to prepare himself for his meeting with the girl, and he didn'twant to think about the possibility that some other shepherd, with a largerflock of sheep, had arrived there before him and asked for her hand. And if the book was irritating, as the old man had said, theboy still had time to change it for another.\"It's a book that says the same thing almost all the other books in the worldsay,\" continued the old man. The caravan would be very lucky to reach theoasis.The animals were exhausted, and the men talked among themselves lessand less. Itwas there that the wise man lived.\"Rather than finding a saintly man, though, our hero, on entering the mainroom of the castle, saw a hive of activity: tradesmen came and went,people were conversing in the corners, a small orchestra was playing softmusic, and there was a table covered with platters of the most deliciousfood in that part of the world. The old man knew how to read, and had alreadyread the book. Share to Twitter . Parents would rather see their children marry bakersthan shepherds.\"The boy felt a pang in his heart, thinking about the merchant's daughter.There was surely a baker in her town.The old man continued, \"In the long run, what people think about shepherdsand bakers becomes more important for them than their own destinies.\"The old man leafed through the book, and fell to reading a page he cameto. 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. \"There are rumors of tribal wars,\" he told them.The three fell silent. Sometimes it's better to be withthe sheep, who don't say anything. The treasure is at thePyramids; that you already knew. Did you see the garden that it took the mastergardener ten years to create? 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. Fromatop its walls, one can catch a glimpse of Africa. 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. Then she again took his hands andstudied them carefully.\"I'm not going to charge you anything now,\" she said. With a movement that was too quick for someone his age, the mancovered whatever it was with his cape. 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. \"They wanted me to be apriest, but I decided to become a shepherd.\"\"Much better,\" said the old man. 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 remembered what the old man had said about offering somethingyou didn't even have yet.\"I'd like you to take me there if you can. His purpose in life was totravel, and, after two years of walking the Andalusian terrain, he knew all thecities of the region. So the boy sat on the steps of the shop and took a book fromhis bag.\"I didn't know shepherds knew how to read,\" said a girl's voice behind him.The girl was typical of the region of Andalusia, with flowing black hair, andeyes that vaguely recalled the Moorish conquerors.\"Well, usually I learn more from my sheep than from books,\" he answered.During the two hours that they talked, she told him she was the merchant'sdaughter, and spoke of life in the village, where each day was like all theothers. That was the law ofhospitality. God hasprepared a path for everyone to follow. He continued to look at the beautiful sword for a bit longer, untilhe summoned the courage to turn around.All around him was the market, with people coming and going, shouting andbuying, and the aroma of strange foods but nowhere could he find hisnew companion. \"Thealchemists spent years in their laboratories, observing the fire that purifiedthe metals. 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. But the boy never took his eye off hisnew friend. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 13 / 94\"Well, he thought about that,\" the old man said. \"Just asyour grandfather taught you. Like crickets, and like expectations;like lizards and four-leaf clovers.\"That's right,\" said the old man, able to read the boy's thoughts. \"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. The Alchemist - read free eBook by Paolo Coelho in online reader directly on the web page. The boyprodded them, one by one, with his crook, calling each by name. 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. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 4 / 94The boy was surprised at his thoughts. \"I've been trying for two years to read this book,and I never get past these first few pages.\" Even without a king to providean interruption, he was unable to concentrate.He still had some doubts about the decision he had made. Like. But that's the way it is.\"The boy reminded the old man that he had said something about hiddentreasure. 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. As the time passed, the boy found himself wishing that theday would never end, that her father would stay busy and keep him waitingfor three days. When he speaks in our language, Ican interpret what he has said. He put his headcloth in place and secured it with a ring made of camelskin. As he was leaving, he saw, in the corner of the room, his oldshepherd's pouch. I shouldhave repeated it for him. 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. He had had the same dreamthat night as a week ago, and once again he had awakened before it ended.He arose and, taking up his crook, began to awaken the sheep that stillslept. A burning bush. Maybe she didn't even remember him. Maybe the church, with thesycamore growing from within, had been haunted. It seemed as ifwhat the old king had called \"beginner's luck\" were no longer functioning. The shepherd told her of the Andalusian countryside, and related thenews from the other towns where he had stopped. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 24 / 94Even if he never got to the Pyramids, he had already traveled farther thanany shepherd he knew. Or beginner's luck.\"The merchant was silent for a few moments. He thought about asking him togive it back, but decided that would be unfriendly. 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. 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. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 3 / 94\"How did you learn to read?\" the girl asked at one point.\"Like everybody learns,\" he said. I thoughtthat someday I'd be rich, and could go to Mecca. Always ask anobjective question.\"But, if you can, try to make your own decisions. I am in search of that universal language, amongother things. There had been a time when he thought that his sheep couldteach him everything he needed to know about the world. \"We make a lot of detours, butwe're always heading for the same destination.\"\"And you ought to read more about the world,\" answered the Englishman.\"Books are like caravans in that respect.\"The immense collection of people and animals began to travel faster. 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. It was bunched up, and he had hardly thought of it for along time. He had done this for years, and knew the schedule of everyonewho passed. He remembered something his grandfather had once toldhim: that butterflies were a good omen. 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 a shepherd, and Ihave been to many places, but I come from only one placefrom a citynear an ancient castle. I can't help you if you feel you've gotenough sheep.\"The boy was getting irritated. It'scalled the principle of favorability. 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. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 16 / 94levanter was still getting stronger, and he felt its force on his face. His hands began to tremble, and thewoman sensed it. 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. Download The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Book PDF. He knew nothing aboutthe customs of the strange land he was in.\"I'll just watch him,\" he said to himself. If he ever wrote a book, he thought, he wouldpresent one person at a time, so that the reader wouldn't have to worry \"They are calledUrim and Thummim. Wearing his new sandals, he descended the stairs silently.The city was still sleeping. The sheep will get used to my notbeing there, too, the boy thought.From where he sat, he could observe the plaza. His smile reminded the boy of the old manthe mysterious old king he had met. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 14 / 94\"Treasure is uncovered by the force of flowing water, and it is buried by thesame currents,\" said the old man. But hedecided first to buy his bakery and put some money aside. 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. \"I hold thepower of life and death for every person I take with me. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 27 / 94asleep. The boy approached awoman who had come to the well to fill a goatskin with water.\"Good afternoon, ma'am. 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 \"Ineed you to help me find out where the alchemist lives.\"First, they tried to find him on their own. They were people of the desert, and clamoredto hear his stories about the great cities.The boy told them about his life as a shepherd, and was about to tell themof his experiences at the crystal shop when the Englishman came into thetent.\"I've been looking for you all morning,\" he said, as he led the boy outside. The day was hot, and the wine wasrefreshing. *The Englishman was sitting on a bench in a structure that smelled ofanimals, sweat, and dust; it was part warehouse, part corral. I need to buy my sheep back, so I have to earn themoney to do so.\" \"But I have to buy two camels.\"They walked together through the narrow streets of Tangier. He had come to the town only to find a woman who couldinterpret his dream. "It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.". \"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. In the crowd were women,children, and a number of men with swords at their belts and rifles slung ontheir shoulders. 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. The boy smiled to himself. 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. Maybe God created the desert so that mancould appreciate the date trees, he thought.He decided to concentrate on more practical matters. It's the simple things in lifethat are the most extraordinary; only wise men are able to understand them.And since I am not wise, I have had to learn other arts, such as the readingof palms.\"\"Well, how am I going to get to Egypt?\"\"I only interpret dreams. Theboy knew, and was now working toward it. He seemed unfriendly, andhad looked irritated when the boy had entered. As theysat around the fire, the camel drivers exchanged information about He had unraveled the truths behindimportant questions, but his studies had taken him to a point beyond whichhe could not seem to go. It was a pleasant changefrom talking to his sheep. He wept because God was unfair, and because this wasthe way God repaid those who believed in their dreams.When I had my sheep, I was happy, and I made those around me happy.People saw me coming and welcomed me, he thought. Then he realized that he had been distracted for a few moments,looking at the sword. \"Imagine if everyone went around transforming leadinto gold. He transformed himselfinto a stone that rolled up to the miner's foot. By the time he had hadenough of the sea, he would already have known other cities, other women,and other chances to be happy. Both times.\"The woman was silent for some time. Bakers have homes, while shepherdssleep out in the open. 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. If he were to tire of the Andalusianfields, he could sell his sheep and go to sea. 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 promisedhimself that, when he returned from Egypt, he would buy that sword.\"Ask the owner of that stall how much the sword costs,\" he said to hisfriend. \"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. *A card hanging in the doorway announced that several languages werespoken in the shop. I learned that many alchemistsrealized their destinies, and wound up discovering the Soul of the World, thePhilosopher's Stone, and the Elixir of Life.\"But, above all, I learned that these things are all so simple that they couldbe written on the surface of an emerald.\"The Englishman was disappointed. Thenthe two went off to have some more tea.\"I'm leaving today,\" said the boy. When you want something with all your heart, that'swhen you are closest to the Soul of the World. \"His way isn't the same as mine, nor mine as his. 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