The-Alchemist

JudyTheAuthorPauloCoelhoisaBrazilianlyricistandnovelist.Heistherecipientofnumerousinternationalawards,amongstthemtheCrystalAwardbytheWorldEconomicForum.In1982Coelhopublishedhisfirstbook,HellArchives,whichfailedtomakeasubstantialimpact.TheAlchemist,hismostfamousnovel,hasbeentranslatedinto80languages.Theauthorhassold165millioncopiesworldwideandistheall-timebestsellingPortugueselanguageauthor.SantiagoTheprotagonistMelchiazedexthekingofSalemTheShopkeeperTheEnglishmanFatimaTheAlchemistBeautifulsentencesI'mafraidthatitifmydreamisrealized,I'llhavenoreasontogoonliving.ButI'mafraidthatitwouldallbeadisappointment,soIpreferjusttodreamaboutit.BecauseIdon'tliveineithermypastormyfuture.I'minterestedonlyinthepresent.Ifyoucanconcentratealwaysonthepresent,you'llbeahappyman.Thefearofsufferingisworsethanthesufferingitself.Ifapersonislivingouthisdestiny,heknowseverythingheneedstoknow.Thereisonlyonethingthatmakesadreamimpossibletoachieve:thefearoffailure.You‘lldieinthemidistoftryingtorealizeyourdestiny.That’salotbetterthandyinglikemillionsofotherpeople,whoneverevenknewwhattheirdestinieswere.Whenyouwantsomething,alltheuniverseconspirestohelpyouachieveit.•Astheauthormentioned,Whenyouwantsomething,alltheuniverseconspireshelpyouachieveit,thedreamwillalwayscometrueaslongasyoukeepstrivingforit.Andtherearenoobstaclesonourwayaswhateverliesinfrontofuscouldmotivateustomoveforward,thatis,inconditionwherewestayoptimistic.•ItisreflectedinthestoryofSantiago,whosefortuneandloveoneweretakenfromhimandyet,whoselostwassopowerfulthatdrivehimtohisadventure.•Itisanamazingbookcontainsmorethanonemoralthatarenecessaryformetothinkdeeply.Forinstance,basedonthebook,theboytaughtmetofollowourheart,thebusinessmantaughtmetounafraidofmakingchanges,theEnglishmantaughtmetobepersistentofwhatyouintendandthelittlegirltaughtmetoletgowhenyoucannotobtaintheloveone.AndwhatI'velearnedfromthisbookgavemeagreatlesson,whichalsore-definedmycognitionoflifeconsequently.That’sallThankyou