The Significance Of Our Dream In The Alchemist By Paulo Coelho

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In the novel The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, he tells the story of the shepherd boy, Santiago, who leaves everything behind and decides to travel for many years in search of a treasure that he sees in his dream. During his trip, he learns to listen to his heart and by meeting so many new people, he overcomes all the obstacles and manages to achieve that dream. The dream was that a very precious treasure exists in Egypt and he mysteriously is the only person who knows about it, but has to look for its exact place. The people he meets, including the merchant, the old man, and the king impact his life and change it to better, but Fatima who Santiago falls in love with her, is the one who changes his destiny. All the adventures that the main character, …show more content…

The Alchemist is one of the best books and this is my favorite book of all time, because we learn that we do not have to think about what we left behind. Everything is written in the spirit of the world and it will stay forever. We have to know that our lives become controlled by destiny. Above all things, The Alchemist is about the power and significance of following our dream. We have to have a dream before we can follow it. For this dream, we must want something, whether it is a place, a person or something else that we do not currently have. We can want anything and dream about it, and we have to allow ourselves to do that. We should not be afraid to think big and should not be afraid to believe that our dream can come …show more content…

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 to see happen to them in their lives.” When we start the trip towards our dream, we will experience great wealth at the beginning. We should not be afraid to fail. The effort to achieve a dream is smoothed with lessons and thoughts that will stick with us and shape us for the better, no matter what the result is. For this reason, we should not be afraid of defeat. As we age, it becomes more difficult to retain

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