Santiago In The Alchemist

When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you achieve it.
The Alchemist is the story about a young man from Spain who desires to travel. His name is Santiago. He has a deep wish to be traveler, so he becomes a shepherd. His life as a shepherd, he dreams the same twice in a row. Owing to his enigmatic dream, his journey begins. He wants to find the meaning of his dream, thus he comes to a woman’s home who is able to interpret it, Gypsy woman. After the shepherd tells the dream’s story, the woman interprets that going to the Pyramids in Egypt; you will find a treasure to turn you a rich man. After knowing, the shepherd starts his personal region, he meets several tough situations along way to Egypt. In every occurrence always teach him. Moreover, each of them always relate to another and another occurrence. It seems he is support by something or someone to push him forward to achieve his purpose.

He is like the representation of every dreamer including me. I have a dream in each part of my life and I also achieve some. Though there are many barriers, I continuously do it. It seems some parts of my life like Santiago. For example, when I was a high school student; I studied in Bangkok, I wished to study continuously to university in the North. Then, I attended to the Opening House of Kasetsart University. Next, I saw many booths of the university in the North including Maejo University. After a year I became a freshman at Maejo University. I think this is not an accident to be studying here. It is like someone or something intends this to